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Author Topic: Polygala paucifolia  (Read 370 times)
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« on: April 28, 2012, 02:56:37 PM »
Grown from seed from Gardens North:



Sandy loam soil, morning sun, midday shade.  They spread slowly.
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2012, 04:13:01 PM »
That is a new one to me! Why haven't I seen it? It really is something to look for!
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2012, 08:09:18 PM »
That's Polygala paucifolia, not pauciflora! The flowers are never 'paucit'! It's one of my all-time favourite native plants but I can't seem to get it established. I've had seedlings a couple of times but they don't survive the move to the garden. Any suggestions?

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Gardening on a wooded rocky ridge in the Ottawa Valley, Canada. Cold winters (-30C) and hot, humid summers. Nuts about native plants, ferns, pottery, my family, and Border Collies.
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 11:07:15 AM »
Lis, when did you plant them out?  What is your soil like?  How did you lose them?  Were they in full sun? 
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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2012, 09:06:02 AM »
Quote from: Gene Mirro on April 29, 2012, 11:07:15 AM
Lis, when did you plant them out?  What is your soil like?  How did you lose them?  Were they in full sun? 

Going from memory: I planted them out in about June. The seedlings were small, only about 2" high with only a 'whorl' of 4 leaves. I think they'd been growing since the fall, in my greenhouse. I put them into woodsy soil in a dampish spot with intermittent shade from mixed maple/pine/cedar trees.

Maybe the soil wasn't acidic enough. Maybe they weren't damp enough..... if only the seeds weren't so hard to germinate. Must try again!
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