Lazy Lysichitum-

From: Bob Burns bobburns61 at yahoo.com> on 1999.08.30 at 00:50:19(3604) Dear Aroiders; I'm the one who back in the spring asked for help getting Lysichitum to grow for me. I have one small plant each of the two species, both in a soggy, shady spot near a spring where other swamp plants like Louisiana iris and white callas thrive. The Lysichitums just seem to maintain, with small new leaves growing out and older ones dying about as fast. Someone suggested they need more fertilizer (somewhat surprising, given 4 ft. tall callas right nearby), so I mulched around them both with composted horsemanure. This seemed to perk them up for a little while, but now they are asleep again. Is it maybe they need more sun? Or closer to the spring and stream where the water runs a little? These two were pricey- at least to my budget, and I really don't want to lose them. As it is now, they are so small that an adventurous slug could probably finish them. Maybe I should get them out of the swamp and pot tem and cosset them to a larger size? Thanks much for any advice.. Bob Burns (bobburns61@yahoo.com)

From: Newton Newton at coiinc.com> on 1999.09.02 at 03:33:53(3615) Bob: The eastern variety growing near my home seems the most healthy in areas where it receives standing water through till early summer. Much of the water is from spring floods of the nearby spring-fed creek. Farm fields surround the area and contribute rich runoff. The soil is silt and sand and they grow in heavy shade. Each spring they are growing up through the remaining snow but the roots are deep enough to require a back hoe to get them out. Tim Mcninch +More Bob Burns wrote: > Dear Aroiders; > I'm the one who back in the spring asked for > help getting Lysichitum to grow for me. I have one > small plant each of the two species, both in a soggy, > shady spot near a spring where other swamp plants like > Louisiana iris and white callas thrive. The > Lysichitums just seem to maintain, with small new > leaves growing out and older ones dying about as fast. > Someone suggested they need more fertilizer (somewhat > surprising, given 4 ft. tall callas right nearby), so > I mulched around them both with composted horsemanure. > This seemed to perk them up for a little while, but > now they are asleep again. Is it maybe they need > more sun? Or closer to the spring and stream where > the water runs a little? These two were pricey- at > least to my budget, and I really don't want to lose > them. As it is now, they are so small that an > adventurous slug could probably finish them. Maybe I > should get them out of the swamp and pot tem and > cosset them to a larger size? > Thanks much for any advice.. > Bob Burns (bobburns61@yahoo.com)

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