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I also think they’re pretty tough. Unless your car got to 180 degrees & it’s actually baked.
If you had targeted it for a high-profile location, maybe you want to put it in a secondary spot, just in case it does die, especially if you would be ok going to get any now. You likely just have to care for it, don’t fret if it drops leaves, don’t cut on it this summer, and see what happens next spring.
I have so many places I’d like to put epimediums but am limited by availability and my ability to dig more holes. And cost, especially insofar as they’re relatively expensive, only this year found any locally, and I’m putting them in tough environments so always worry things will not make it after all that.
But it have to be really most sincerely dead for me to give up on it.
I thought it was in a container. If it's not a container, it can't wait. So the crate over it, that's exactly what I would do (actually, I've used a chair with a blanket over it).
Is it in a container?
Whew. So just wait a bit. Since it's in a container, it can wait. For that cool, misty day. Coming in the next week. I'm sure of it. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
I can't answer the question you asked, but I'm interested in finding the show you mentioned! Thanks.
@lat62: maybe it’s because I’m not in the US.
I really enjoy watching Northlawn Flower Farm on Youtube. Here’s a link to her April garden tour, it is just dreamy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qwiB7c_b6DU&pp=ygUVbm9ydGhsYXduIGZsb3dlciBmYXJt
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I got a late start due to some travel in Feb and March, which was good times, so no regrets, but puts plants at risk of missing some of the spring rains that help new thins survive.
A local nursery had Epimediums ! None locally for decades. Gallon size at a manageable price much lower than online. Got , ummm, a lot. Because, deer, summer drought, challenging conditions. I already have some established that I had dug up from previous house, and they are actually spreading slowly, so but I want to try some in several other areas and see how they do there.
Also Lowe’s had a nicer type of Hellebore so got those and have put some in ground, more to go.
I do also order from our native plant society, and made a day trip to one of their nursery sources , and last year ordered from several online nurseries, since many things I need for my conditions aren’t available locally. But, I love cruising the big box stores and lucking in, I guess because they order in lots & somewhat randomly, and I’ll find things that “ they know not what they have”. This is where spending ( too much) time reading about plants & having tried some more expensive tiny things from online is so helpful, because then able to recognize “ gold” or reject pretty things that end up here but are meant for way different climes. Plus, some of the areas I’m planting would look better with larger swathes of 1 or 2 things, and of course it’s easier then to water a whole patch through the first year than to keep adding new to same area, so trying to get more at once & get them in the ground. So, also got a lot of quart Autumn ferns to expand groups already established.
I like propagating, but like rosaprimula I have to worry & keep them alive to grow up. Plus I’m getting too old to wait for some things to get bigger.
Hydrangea arborescens, commonly known as a smooth hydrangea or wild hydrangea, may become spindly for several reasons: (1) not receiving enough sunlight so monitor exactly when it receives sunlight and if there is something that can increase the number of hours until you get morning sun until 11am. Otherwise, it may become leggy as it stretches to reach for light. (2) Insufficient levels of nitrogen (confirm with a soil assay) and take appropriate action based on the results. You can feed it a general purpose, slow release fertilizer with a NPK Ratio of 10-10-10 normally but if nitrogen is low then you could also use blood meal to increase it a little but do not go overboard as it may then raise levels too much and produce leaves at the expense of blooms; see the recommendations on your soil assay. (3) Insufficient or inconsistent watering can make the shrub stems dry out or lose foliage during the dry season and not produce thicker stems. (4) If you prune frequently, it may be generating new growth all the time and not having time to thicken the stems. Note: some of the growth in the picture may consist of dead wood; if the stems do not leaf out by the end of June, consider pruning stems that still remain by then, not earlier. If the stems do not leaf out by that late date, the chances of future leaf out are low that they will. Normally though, you could also do a scratch test at the base of each of these individual stems if they are wide enough but some appear so tiny that that they may break up if you scratch them. (6) Lastly, you have a downward spout nearby that may be flooding the area when it rains, affecting the soil. I would ensure that that water is draining away. Add organic compost to help improve the soil.