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S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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Posted by
whaas 5a Milwaukee (
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Sat, Jun 19, 10 at 23:20
| Is this plant worth adding to the landscape?
Description and pics have me interested...colorful spring foilage, late season bloom, bronzy fall color. |
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RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 20, 10 at 1:44
| Colorful and compact. After that, depends on if you like the style of colored foliage it has. Some might think it looks as though virused or damaged by herbicide. |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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| but does it sucker like its sister? I read up on it on few sites and only one says "considerations- spreads" and "some maintenance required after a few years"
The species really suckers two years after I removed it to the distant hillside there are suckers coming up in the original spot. If "some" maintenance is like sp. sorbaria then I'd think a few times about its placement.
But what a lovely plant in all respects. |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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| I remember seeing it at Home Depot a few years ago and was really attracted to it. But the massively rootbound pot made me go do some research first. I got scared away and passed on it. |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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- Posted by ademink z5a-5b Indianapolis (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 11:45
| I have been growing it for about 2 years now and LOVE it. I have had no spreading, no sucker, no nuttin'. Great fall color. I may eat my words in couple of years but so far, so fabulous. Compact w/ healthy, beautiful foliage. |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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| Or non-'Sems' took ~4 years to sucker. One I pulled, the other is just marking time making a million suckers until we can agree on something else for the spot. No way I plant that genus. Dan |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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- Posted by whaas 5a Milwaukee (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 14:47
| I ended up using the credit for some perrenials, the one spot I had (for a shrub) may have not looked good with a charteuse color. |
RE: S. sorbifolia ’Sem’
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- Posted by ademink z5a-5b Indianapolis (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 18:32
| You're scaring me, Dan. lol |
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