Hardy gloxinia

Adam Fikso adam14113@ameritech.net
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:54:45 PDT
I wonder if I should do the same.  A few of my tree peonies show some 
chlorosis in the last two years. .  However, most plants, including azaleas 
do very well. I'm puzzled.  And Lycoris have done especially well this year, 
seed pods on al including squamigera (which may be balloons, even if they're 
bigger than usual by different species).



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boyce Tankersley" <btankers@chicagobotanic.org>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Hardy gloxinia


> Hi Adam:
>
> I apply soil sulfur for the blueberry bushes in the same bed and yes,
> the soils are alkaline. The soil pH ranges somewhere between 7.2 and 7.8
> at Chicago Botanic Garden and the soils at my house were derived from
> the same environmental factors - probably near the higher end of the
> spectrum.
>
> Rhododendrons, Vaccinium and other Ericaceceae plants all exhibit
> typical iron chlorosis and foxtailing (magnesium deficiency) if no
> effort is made to lower the pH.
>
> Boyce Tankersley
> Director of Living Plant Documentation
> Chicago Botanic Garden
> 1000 Lake Cook Road
> Glencoe, IL 60022
> tel: 847-835-6841
> fax: 847-835-1635
> email: btankers@chicagobotanic.org
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Adam Fikso
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:57 AM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Hardy gloxinia
>
> Boyce?  Why do you top-dress with powdered sulfur?  Is your soil
> alkaline?
>
>
>
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