Re: [SG] Pulmonarias
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Pulmonarias
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- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:29:56 -0400
Bill,
What are your growing conditions (incl. mulch or no mulch) such that you
get seedlings?
Gerry
At 10:18 AM 6/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Pulmonarias freely seed around in my garden. This is interesting because
>something very similar to this description has appeared near 'Sissinghurst
>White' (I don't grow 'Mrs. Moon' and doubt that a lot of what is sold as
>that cultivar are anything more than random seedlings). Leaves about twice
>the size of anything else, and very large, densely spaced silver spots--no
>bloom as yet. The seedlings are usually much more vigorous than the named
>varieties, some of which take years to re-establish here (perhaps our
>recent series of hot, dry summers has something to do with it). My
>original stock of Pulmonaria saccharata came from my parents' old house; it
>was growing all over the place there when we moved to the house in 1945.
>Now I pull up any routine ones, and behead any but the best to prevent more
>seeding. It's been an interesting experiment!
>
>Bill Shear
>Department of Biology
>Hampden-Sydney College
>Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
>(804)223-6172
>FAX (804)223-6374
>email<bills@hsc.edu>
>
>
