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Re: [SG] kalmia & Shade Vines

CCREDUX <CCREDUX@AOL.COM> wrote:
> In a message dated 98-03-26 18:46:01 EST, you write:
>
> << Do I dare try? I don't lose many
>  plants, but it always is very sad for me when I do...
>
>  Susan Campanini >>
>  Hi Susan!
> Patsy Stygall is on this listserve and has grown kalmias in Indianapolis with
> success. She can be reached at weedrwoman@aol.com

Uh.  In an effort to avoiding a "me too" post, I remained
silent.  I was hoping this would be answered publically.  I have
6 tiny kalmia "olympic fire" that have been happily growing for
a couple years in one of my nursery beds.   I'd like to begin to
prepare their eventual home, but after waiting all this time, it
would be kind of nice to have them succeed.

The thing I don't quite understand is the native species which
grow rampantly here (which I was using for environment cues)
grow in the understory of our wood, which has filtered light
most of the day - very filtered.  Because it is understory and
the woods are dense, it isn't especially moist.  I sort of
figured that they would be content in well-drained soil with a
nice thick layer of chopped leaves mulch.  I figured they must
want to be planted shallowly because we have extremely rocky
soil.

I'd appreciate any additional information and/or corrections
posted publically.


> On vines for shade gardens---how about the climbing hydrangea? H. anomala
> petiolaris. Will this one do well in part shade? Mine is still an infant so I
> don't know the answer.

H. petiolaris demands part shade.  They get really cranky with
too much sun, the hot afternoon sun in particular.  They do
wonderfully climbing trees; actually they need something that
strong to climb.   They also can take from 5 - 7 years or even
longer to begin blooming, although the foliage is lovely.  They
also do not care at all for transplantation once they are a year
or two old (i.e., their root system gets to be relatively large.

Jaime
jknoble@warwick.net
NW NJ, zone 6/5
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