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Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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Posted by GeeDavey MD 7 (My Page) on Sun, May 29, 05 at 10:08
I have 'the rocket' and Dentata. I like Dentata a bunch, but the rocket is underwhelming.
It's still quite small in it's second year after purchase from bluestone. It seems to like sun and moisture, which are hard to supply.
In your opinion, are they worth it? Or should I dig up and discard? I'm willing to make another effort to get them a bit more sun/water. Dentata seems so much better with even less sun and moisture.
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RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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| It took 4 years for mine to really show what it could do. Coddle it and wait it should be fine. |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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- Posted by MorZ8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
Tue, May 31, 05 at 19:35
| Why are you thinking The Rocket likes sun? I find it really sun sensitive even here in the cool PNW, where it will completely wilt in early afternoon sun no matter how much water it receives... |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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Wilt it may, but it also doesn't seem to flower much unless it gets some sun here. The plant is difficult to place. I moved it from deep shade to dappled shade. I dug the hole deep and wide and used water storing polymers. I'll check back in a few years and let you know. Thanks. |
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| I have one in full sun and one in partial shade. The one in full sun is doing very well. They don't seem to like rich soil, so I was suprised how well the one in sun is doing since it's in crappy dirt. Could be the soil is too much for it. Gloria |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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| I bought mine last year in a fairly big pot, probably 1 gallon. It was pretty nice last year, but it's bigger and really healthy looking this year. It's in good soil on the North side of my house. It gets almost no direct sun because it's shaded by the house. I guess I'd call it "bright shade". Rob |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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OK-here's the scoop.
A friend had another friend who had a piece 2 foot x 2 foot of pond liner leftover from some water garden task. He dug down 18 inches (setting the Rocket to one side)
and installed the pond liner with a bit of a dip in the middle-otherwise flat and then re-entered the soil on
top and replanted the Rocket in that section. So, the pondliner kept that part of the bed constantly
moist and his Ligularia grew to 3 feet across and amazingly
lush and beautiful. Attributes it all to the liner. |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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| I ordered this plant recently and am concerned about its height. Regarding this plant, when a description says it will get 4-6 feet high, does that mean bloom height or height of the plant without blooms? |
RE: Toss Ligularia 'the rocket'?
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| Hey, GeeDavey: If you do decide to toss it, let me know and I'll come over and pick it up! I need something that the DEER don't eat! Florrie |
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