Wet/dry preferences

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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:24:45 -0700
From: "John Green" <HPJGREEN@ihc.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Wet/dry preferences

I'm re-doing my outdoor bog this spring and I'll be creating a lower
spot near the primary water source (the bottom of the rain gutter) and a
higher spot (on the other end of the bog). I've read on the Cherryhill
website that different species have different preferences for wetter or
drier; like S. rubras, S. minor (not Okee giant), and VFTs like it
drier, and S. purpurea venosa, S. psittacina, and D. intermedia like it
wetter. Can anyone help me with general preferences, as far as
wet/dry/intermediate for the following:

S. leucophylla
S. flava
S. alata
S. purpurea ssp. purpurea
S. oreophila
D. rotundifolia
D. filiformis (both subspecies)
D. anglica
P. vulgaris

Also, please correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression for most
temperate pings is that they prefer sandier soils. My idea is to plant
them towards the back at the bases of some Sarrs in a bit sandier soil.
That way they'll also benefit from some partial shade from the Sarrs.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

John Green
Salt Lake City, Utah

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