[pbs] Hardy Crinum - Planting depth
Tony Avent
tony at plantdelights.com
Tue Jun 29 21:26:21 EDT 2004
Jim:
Our digging of that particular clump of crinum was many years and holes
ago...sorry, but I don't remember the soil type.
At 07:36 PM 6/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Tony Avent wrote:
>> Jim:
>>
>> I think if we left C. x powellii in the ground long enough, it would pull
>> itself back to Africa. I was able to dig bulbs from the garden of the late
>> Elizabeth Lawrence's Charlotte garden. The bottom of the bulbs were 28"
deep.
>>
>>
>>> Just how deep does C. x powellii grow in mild climates?
>>>
>>> Best Jim W.
>>
>>
>> Tony Avent
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>What sort of soil were these in, loose & friable, or heavy clay, or...?
>Thanks,
>-jrf
>--
>Jim Fisher
>Vienna, Virginia USA
>38.9 N 77.2 W
>USDA Zone 7
>Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
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