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Comments (38)" I wonder how one would do in pure muck soil where taxodium grow, if inland enough where saltwater flooding isn't a problem." Not well! It would last about a week in summer before the root rots would take it out! In the rest of the southeast where they do grow, they definitely only grow on well drained soils. I have had one die from root rot. In spite of being hexaploid, they are not invincible. FWIW, there's a 'trick' about the PNW - coastal CA climate. I saw rhododendrons almost in the bottom of swales at the old Greer Gardens in Eugene, OR.* You would NEVER see them growing somewhere like that in PA, NJ, or MD. But...the time plants like rhodies and redwood are most susceptible to root rot organisms is in the summer. That's when most of those disease organisms grow best...at temps >= 15C. I see redwoods in the native environs growing in soil that appears year round damp, but guess what? It's only going to be inundated with water, during California's wet winters! Likewise with the rhodies that would experience wet (but not underwater, mind you) soil conditions at Greer...only in winter! There's just NO WAY for Eugene to have 3" of hot wet rain in late July, on a single day, as we can have! (or, now that I think about it, at Sonoma Horticultural Nursery, which is called something else these days, the same is true. Although Polo did put some rhodies on the lowest plains of his property in impromptu little raised beds. That might be necessary because he was so mild in winter, root rot organisms could still grow well during the wet season.) Now that a nursery has supposedly grafted Sequoia onto Metasequoia, maybe people in the southeast can plant them in poorly drained soils with abandon. We'll see. * - although, TBH, it wasn't much to see and not even as nice as the peak of NJ Rarefind around the time Hank died in 2009, I'm glad I got to see it in 2011 and meet the famous Mr. Greer. Greer might have had rarer, more tender cultivars in zone 8a, but Rarefind had just more plants, and better displayed, period, in their 6b garden....See MoreWill Ground Orchids Survive in Northeast or Central Florida?
Comments (21)I'm not sure about central Florida, but they survive here in central Maryland. I received a small clump from my mother a few years back. They have really taken hold and slowly increased in size each year. I didn't know anything about them, just planted them in a spot that rarely gets full sun during the summer due to shade from a flowering plum tree. No special attention is given to them in the winter either. This past winter was fairly mild in comparison to most, but the previous winter was not as forgiving. By the way, my mother lives about 50 mi north east of my location and hers have also been doing well for years....See MoreOne Year Comparison - Central Florida
Comments (6)mjjones453, I am in Lakeland. You are about 45 minutes to an hour south of me. I just left them in the pots and let them go down on their own. This winter, if one of them does not go down, like my Guacamole, I am considering storing them in a mini fridge. This will be my next trial. Hope this information helps. There is a lot of information for growing Hostas in pots on this forum. I read and read until I finally bit the bullet last year. Trust me, they will enable you on this site....See MoreCentral Florida Front Yard Landscaping- Adding coziness
Comments (13)You have lots of room to add an island planting in your front yard. A stretched out free form island with a couple of large trees. We built last year in FL and did enough landscaping to pass the HOA inspection. We are now seeing what works and doesn't work and what get damaged by our dogs ... they will destroy a plant if a lizard is hiding in it! I happened to be in St. Armand for the day and saw really interesting landscaping around one of the buildings. Luckily the landscape designer had a sign in one of the beds so I took a photo. I plan on calling and see if they work in my area and can come and jazz ours up. Hurricane Ian didn't help in my area and we lost many fronds on our young palms trees....See MoreRelated Professionals
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