[pbs] American Fritillaria in plunge bed
Jim McKenney
jimmckenney at jimmckenney.com
Wed Sep 6 21:37:06 EDT 2006
In an earlier post I came down pretty dogmatically against summering
American frits in a plunge bed here on the east coast.
While poking around in the garden yesterday, I realized that I have already
done essentially that - and with good results.
But the frit in question is Fritillaria camtschatcensis. I checked it
yesterday and it's fine. It's not really in a plunge bed, but it is exposed
to the rain and humidity.
This plant is probably of Japanese provenance, not North American
provenance, so technically I have not yet successfully summered a North
American frit outside, exposed to summer rain.
Jim McKenney
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where there are enough rice
grains on that frit bulb to start a little cottage industry.
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