Mine are in pretty dry stony soil and don't have the shade they used to before some willows were felled. But they haven't had much sun to cope with since then and plenty of water. I shall see what happens next, may need to move them, might benefit from a split up, It's a huge clump now and I can't reach to puck off the sawfly larvae in the middle
Hi. I have grown Solomons Seal for many years and always sadly that sawfly has been a bind. I gave up on the standard one but still have a variegated form. As a matter of interest consider also the very similar ( except for flowers) Smilacina racemosa which likes the same growing conditions for me. Its flowers form in a short plume at the very ends of the arching stems, these are white and beautifully perfumed. I have had no sawfly probs with these.
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Mine are in pretty dry stony soil and don't have the shade they used to before some willows were felled. But they haven't had much sun to cope with since then and plenty of water. I shall see what happens next, may need to move them, might benefit from a split up, It's a huge clump now and I can't reach to puck off the sawfly larvae in the middle
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi. I have grown Solomons Seal for many years and always sadly that sawfly has been a bind. I gave up on the standard one but still have a variegated form. As a matter of interest consider also the very similar ( except for flowers) Smilacina racemosa which likes the same growing conditions for me. Its flowers form in a short plume at the very ends of the arching stems, these are white and beautifully perfumed. I have had no sawfly probs with these.
I had those at my last house and loved them but have failed with two attempts to get them started here. Maybe I'll give them another try
In the sticks near Peterborough
Lovely plant Booker. I want to get it again as I've had it in previous gardens. Hope it does well for you.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...