I've lost two BA agastaches the winter I planted them as bare roots. The second was in one of my best drained borders and definitely didn't come up and get eaten.
I've grown 5 from a mixed seed pack this year and will try the digging up approach this winter if I like them...
Surprised how much root they put on - I planted a small weedy looking one out this morning as it has flowers emerging and the roots were starting to get tight in a 1 litre pot...
Sorry to confuse you. Maybe they don't like clay soil, maybe yours got too wet? I have very very dry sandy soil. (might as well be sand). I have left them before in the ground and they started to re shoot, but I watched the slugs destroy them (I don't use pellets.) So to save them I pot them up when they start showing signs of life in spring. Sorry just realised I said I pot them over winter, was a bit misleading.
How about try leaving one in the ground and one in a pot, but leave it outside.
I thought I'd risk digging them up as they will die anyway- but you're right of course, Verdun.
Also it'll be a right faff storing them so I'll leave them in the ground and they can sort themselves out.
I didn't know Black Adder was sterile but I knew my seeds were a mixed bag...eventually. I naively thought 'Fragrant Delight' was a variety until I looked it up
I wish the tops weren't eaten by slugs like you Verdun. Why do you say they do NOT like being dug up? I have done it many times and they are fine? maybe I have been lucky and yes although mine are in sandy soil, they do still need water, I just meant mine seem to like the free draining soil.
I have 2 Black Adders and an Anise Hyssop which have been dug up and popped back in the ground again. The Anise has self seeded in my patio, but never grows much over 1 inch, before my super snails munch them to nothing.
I have resurrected this old thread with a new question - has anyone grown Black Adder in large pots ? I have 3 waiting to be planted out and they are flopping about all over the place. I have cut them back slightly but they're not happy, and l do have a very large pot that's empty at the moment. Thanks for any advice
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I've lost two BA agastaches the winter I planted them as bare roots. The second was in one of my best drained borders and definitely didn't come up and get eaten.
I've grown 5 from a mixed seed pack this year and will try the digging up approach this winter if I like them...
Surprised how much root they put on - I planted a small weedy looking one out this morning as it has flowers emerging and the roots were starting to get tight in a 1 litre pot...
Sorry to confuse you. Maybe they don't like clay soil, maybe yours got too wet? I have very very dry sandy soil. (might as well be sand). I have left them before in the ground and they started to re shoot, but I watched the slugs destroy them (I don't use pellets.) So to save them I pot them up when they start showing signs of life in spring. Sorry just realised I said I pot them over winter, was a bit misleading.
How about try leaving one in the ground and one in a pot, but leave it outside.
I thought I'd risk digging them up as they will die anyway- but you're right of course, Verdun.
Also it'll be a right faff storing them so I'll leave them in the ground and they can sort themselves out.
I didn't know Black Adder was sterile but I knew my seeds were a mixed bag...eventually. I naively thought 'Fragrant Delight' was a variety until I looked it up
I know the sort- worth a try
I wish the tops weren't eaten by slugs like you Verdun. Why do you say they do NOT like being dug up? I have done it many times and they are fine? maybe I have been lucky and yes although mine are in sandy soil, they do still need water, I just meant mine seem to like the free draining soil.
I have 2 Black Adders and an Anise Hyssop which have been dug up and popped back in the ground again. The Anise has self seeded in my patio, but never grows much over 1 inch, before my super snails munch them to nothing.
I have 3 waiting to be planted out and they are flopping about all over the place.
I have cut them back slightly but they're not happy, and l do have a very large pot that's empty at the moment.
Thanks for any advice