I have three seedlings planted out in a shady location that gets several hours of sun each day two of them are currently suffering from the 100+ degree days the third is holding up as well as the Fargesia rufa plants that I have planted in the same row.
This is an older picture but I am encouraged by the fact that it is still putting out new growth. The plant is the second one on the left in the ground the other two nitida plants are 3 and 4 in the sequence the 1st 5th, 6th and 7th are Fargesia rufa. The seedling which I started this spring is about 8-10 inches tall with an equal spread on the top foliage with new growth continuing. The other two plants will curl their leaves but this one is exhibiting almost none of this. I hope it turns out to be as good as I hope. Anyone else have similar results or stories they would like to share?
Last edited by ocimum_nate on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Yep, I've noticed some similar results. I've had many die from the heat or cold. I have one particularly strong seedling which seems to handle the heat and cold.
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I have a nitida I got from Fred earlier in the year and mine has been exposed to consistant high nineties and low 100s for a few months and holding well. It is a single culm, 6' division. My rufa on a note is doing fantastic too
Chris
It makes me wonder if there is a Chusquea culeou somewhere that can handle the Indiana summers and winters. Perhaps if we had a couple of pounds of Chusquea culeou seeds to germinate such a seedling could be found.
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Brian_K wrote:Thats what I was thinking when I ordered C. culeou seeds, but never got mine due to "crop failure".
Yelp! That's what I was praying for when I was young and sowing my wild oats!
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Ha ha Roy. I guess there are times when crop failure is a blessing.
I have a few Chusquea sulcata seedlings doing OK. They seem to handle heat better than I'd been expecting. Of course I wouldn't quite expect any of them to survive a Wisconsin winter, but it might be fun trying once I need to weed out some plants from the house.
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