Drought-tolerant plants dying
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8 years agoSuzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Comments (7)No offense, but they look like they're growing on the surface of the moon. Don't know where you are located, but locally in the Mid-Atlantic region and into the NE we're in the middle of a rather serious drought that has brought temps into the 100's.--Nothing would survive transplant into my yard at this point in time--except cactus. I see native, drought tolerant plants dying! Hard to tell from a picture, but your soil may need to be amended with humus and peat (I'm not opposed to improving the soil if the local soil is poor.) With some human effort, soils can improve over time. A second recommendation I would make is that you MULCH the area around your plants--will help with soil moisture and temperature regulation. Hopefully you did not plant too deeply as the above poster warns. Also, agree that you should not be fertilizing at this point. But Idabean,"A week of rain or drizzle"!--I feel like it hasn't rained since March around here! Good luck....See MoreYour favorite drought tolerant companion plant?s
Comments (17)I'm trying to get perennials going, especially gypsophilia paniculata, but it hasn't bloomed yet, tried some crushed drywall (chalky) to lower the ph a little. Coreopsis went double on me, loved that, but hard to train right, cut it back. I have grown annual salvia 2 years now but want to go perennial where I used that, blue crystal this year and sangria last year, also a freebie yellow coneflower looks nice, meadow sage is good, haven't had time to mulch it yet and can't get that bed watered much. Some Color Parade lilies. Trying to get some delphs and white foxglove going. Crazy daisy should bloom next year. And catmint, not doing much this year but hangin' in there. Annual alyssum is very drought tolerant. White, pink and purple phlox. I stuck in some Rudbeckia Prairie Sun, very striking but not where it is, supposed to self-seed. I want something medium height or tallish with purple bells. What might that be? Failed twice trying to get campanula? ladybells going from seed, will give it one more shot. Russian sage I love but it gets too big, should try to find the smaller variety. Finally, clematis. Have two kinds going well now; one too young yet, one won't bloom, and one isn't happy where I put it. Many of the plants people in warmer zones are using doubt will grow in my zone....See MoreDrought tolerant plants dying!?!
Comments (9)Are you talking about Echinacea purpurea??? Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflowers) are NOT all that drought tolerant here in Colorado. They originate from the tallgrass prairies back east (IL, WI, Iowa) where rainfall averages 30" per year or more. We here in Colorado are in the shortgrass prairie "zone" and get, if we're lucky, half of that rainfall. So, Illinois' version of "drought-tolerant" is not the same as Colorado's version. Plus, purple coneflowers are not all that well adaped to our intense sunlight at 5200+ feet (IL is at about 500 feet). You can try growing them in areas with morning sun only (afternoon shade) - this technique works for a friend of mine (we live at 7000+ feet near Colorado Springs), and mulch them too. You will probably have to water them more than other plants that are drought-tolerant here in Colorado. I would also suggest replacing the purple coneflowers with the variety that is native to the shortgrass prairie here in the west - Echinacea angustifolia. It is similar, but can survive our Colorado conditions better. Prairie coneflower, while yellow, also does well here (Ratibida columnifera - yellow form). I don't know a ton about strawflowers, sorry. Nancy Here is a link that might be useful: Echinacea angustifolia...See MoreWatering of drought-tolerant plants until established
Comments (5)Wannabe, I'm having the exact same problem and I'm in Vista, CA (8 miles inland/San Diego county). I watered deeply once, sometimes twice, from February through May. The bush thrived and generated loads of flowers over a couple of months. The flowers burned out and then the leaves turned brown. They have been 85% brown with no (or very limited) signs of growth for 3 weeks. I stopped watering them a week ago, thinking I overwatered. Now I'm leaning towards MORE water. What was your experience?...See Morerosemint
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