Re: [SG] Advice needed on polemonium caeruleum "Brise d'anjou"
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Advice needed on polemonium caeruleum "Brise d'anjou"
- From: N* S* S*
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:38:38 -0500
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Paul - many thanks. I think that is exactly the problem. I like the plant well
enough to start again and will do so as you suggested. I will also give it B-1
as Clyde suggested. When it is good, it is very, very good.
Nancy S. deGrazia
Paul Henjum wrote:
> Many of the Polonium do not like wet soils or even a soil that is damp for a
> number of days in a row.
>
> If the roots have rotted away this is a good indication that the soil is too
> moist-if you can pull the top of the plant out of the ground with just a
> little tug, the roots have rooted away.
>
> Next time you plant, use a good amount of sand and build up the soil so the
> plant is growing on a small hill.
> There have been a number of reports that this plant(Brise D' Anjou) can be a
> little difficult to grow.
>
> Paul