Re: Cimicifuga help??
- Subject: Re: [SG] Cimicifuga help??
- From: D* T*
- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 01:50:27 -0000
Thanks for the encouragement, Gene. And the timeline info is especially
interesting. As long as they're healthy, I guess I can wait.
Diann
>From: GeneBush <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
>Reply-To: PRIMROSES <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
>To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
>Subject: Re: [SG] Cimicifuga help??
>Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 07:52:46 -0400
>
>Hello Diann,
> For those of you having problems growing Fairycandles, try the
>Cimicifuga
>acerina... Mapleleaf fairycandles (bugbane). Shorter that the others at two
>feet
>when in bloom. Mostly is a clump of glossy maple shaped leaves until about
>now
>when it sends up long stems to bloom. I find it very dependable here in my
>garden.
>Like all Cimicifuga don't let it severely dry out just as it is coming into
>bloom.
>Mine is up on a hillside in heavy soil along with hardy begonia, ferns,
>Tricyrtis.
> I also have the species in the garden and have had it for many years.
>Now huge
>clumps of foliage and in bloom. C. atropurpurea is growing for me, but is
>not
>getting enough light in the spot where I planted it. Also will be running
>out of
>room before long. C. Brunette I have I have in two locations (3 in each).
>May be a
>while before they bloom. These are from tissue culture and take a while to
>bulk
>up.
> Incidentally, unless the nursery grew Cimicifuga on for a while
>before you
>got them patience is going to be required. They can take 4 to 5 years from
>seed to
>bloom, transplanting may set them back one year as well. Mostly TC is being
>used
>on the fancy ones, so you should not have to wait too long before blooms.
> This plant is really not all that fussy. Much like any other
>perennial. Some
>species do perform better in one area than another, though....
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
>genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Diann Thoma <diannthoma@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: [SG] Cimicifuga help??
>
>
> > I'm on my 3rd HBB. It looks healthy this year, but is only 8" high and
>not
> > growing more at this time. I have Brunette which is not as touchy but
>also
> > which is here its 3rd year and has never gotten close to blooming.
>(Maybe it
> > needs more sun. It certainly does NOT like getting dry.) Just bought
>Black
> > Lace (? Black Negligee); will see how it does with morning sun. Very
>pretty
> > leaves.
> >
> > The best I have is plain ol' racemosa. I don't do anything special for
>it
> > and it's blooming for the 2nd year in a row. Gets filtered later
>afternoon
> > sun.
> >
> > Diann
> > >Hi Bobbi--Thanks for the comments. I have four other varieties of
> > >cimicifuga that are doing great. They are all within 30 feet of
>'Hillside
> > >Black Beauty'. Other genera growing next to HBB are doing great also.
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