[pbs] Crocus laevigatus in wet/hot summer areas
Alberto Castillo
ezeizabotgard at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 10 20:20:01 EST 2004
>From: "Burger, Steve" <Steve.Burger at choa.org>
>Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
>To: <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: [pbs] Crocus laevigatus in wet/hot summer areas
>Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 03:00:30 -0500
>
>Can anyone tell me about my chances of success with this plant here in the
>hot and wet SE USA. I have placed it in my "dry" garden with the best
>drainage I can provide it. It has already put out its first bloom for me.
>I just want to see it again next year bigger and better. I'm also
>considering planting much more of it in less ideal locations.
>
>
>Steve
Dear Steve:
Here near Buenos Aires we are roughly zone 9b with year round rains (on the
abundant side). I have grown for many years laevigatus, goulimyi, niveus,
kotschyanus, hadriaticus, cartwrightianus, biflorus, and a number of others
without lifting the comrs for the summer. They were repotted every late
spring to clean old tiisues,roots, tunics,etc. without changing the mix only
adding more perlite to compensate for any settling. Mix was 2/3 crushed
rock in two sizes. They were in big pots plunged in a raised bed and had
only morning sun in summer, hence my success : they were never extremely hot
while wet.I am not implying that they are better without being dry in summer
but in an extremely drained mix they are not likely to rot if given some
protection from afternoon sun.
All the best
Alberto
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