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| I recently removed a large section of Russian Sage, planted about 10 years ago, because it wasn't growing well and its leaves were yellowing. I noticed some Calamintha next to it had some spots on its leaves too - nothing deadly, but I suspected there may be a drainage problem in that area of the garden. I dug up the soil, turned it over and added some mushroom compost, and re-planted the Calamintha (after I divided it), some ornamental grass (I can't remember which kind) and five Creme Brulee Coral Bells. Everything is doing fine except three of the Coral Bells died immediately. Their leaves flopped to the ground almost as soon as I planted them. The other two, however, are fine. My questions are: (1) would root rot or wilt affect a very specific area like that? The Coral Bells that survived were about 6 inches away from the dead ones; and (2) what should I do now? The soil seems to be draining fine, and I thought Coral Bells were resistant to wilt, so I'm not sure what's happening. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 15:51
| how hot was it prior to your RECENT transplant ... and how long was there drought prior ... what you did.. i would have done in spring or fall.. not july/august ... and since this all happened as soon as you did it.. why would you be looking at any other variable other than bad timing??? even if only in regard to CBells.... i think the more base question in the perennial forum would be.. something along the lines of whether or not coral bells dislike transplant ... ken
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| Since two of the Coral Bells are doing fine, I assumed it wasn't a transplant or weather issue. We did have some hot and humid days at that time, but none of the other transplants suffered - just those three Coral Bells. Of course, you're correct that mid-summer is a poor time to make these kinds of changes ... however, I think this particular problem is due to something else. |
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- Posted by GreatPlains1 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 16:37
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| You proved 40 percent success rate for transplanting under those conditions. I would not try to rationalize a different cause and effect because 2 lived. Waiting another 6 weeks would be the prudent thing to do. Moving daylilies or Iris, sure go ahead. I don't think Russian Sage enjoys being moved around although I do it. Timing seems to be the issue here. |
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| GrreatPlains1, your response is very helpful and appreciated by those of us having the same problems. Thank you for taking time to share your gardening experience. Pat |
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- Posted by GreatPlains1 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 25, 13 at 1:13
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This post was edited by GreatPlains1 on Wed, Sep 4, 13 at 5:12
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