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Re: [SG] Cimicifuga information

In a message dated 6/20/98 9:52:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
diehlr@INDIANA.EDU writes:

<<
 The plain simplex has purple stems and green leaves; the other two have
 more purple on the leaves. All bloom late and are very fragrant. He says
 simplex is for partial shade and moderately moist soils. He offers
 'Brunette' for $15, the others for $8.  Based on his descriptions, I'm
 sure that what I have is simplex, since mine has purple stems but no
 purple on the leaves. So, Clyde was right--ramosa is simplex--at least it
 sounds that way to me. >>

Bobbi,

All this discussion on cimicifuga jogs my memory tonight.  I have found ramosa
in several perennial references but always as a subspecies of simplex.

What I remembered is that no-one was buying form 'Brunette' for years as it
was infected with nematodes.  All the stock in this country was supposed to
German and the advice was buy a TC or not buy.  This is described in Allen
Lacy's 1990 book on the autumn garden.  I suspect the higher cost of the form
'Brunette" may be the higher propagation cost.  I cannot imagine why I
remember this.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
z4
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