You killed a Russian Vine Fairygirl? - Give yourself a medal and a pat on the back - then rack your brains as to what on earth you did with it - you are right, you could make a fortune with that knowledge. Mind, I killed a healthy looking buddlea a few years ago - not quite in the same class as Russian Vine, but close.
Believe it or not but i killed a lobelia, i put it in semi shade, in a moist ruch soil, and it died.. I guess they don't like clay. I think last year (1st in garden) i killed 4 plants, the lobellia, a delphinium (eaten by slugs), Blue Verbascum (eaten by slugs), a tree heather (not sure what killed it to be honest just went brown, cheif suspect was the cold easterly winds).
I can't complain too much 4 from dozens and dozens of plants can't be too bad.
I suspect the tree heather died because clay soil will most likely be alkaline (PH7 ish) Heathers like acid soil and in my experience don't survive let alone thrive in alkaline soils.
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You killed a Russian Vine Fairygirl? - Give yourself a medal and a pat on the back - then rack your brains as to what on earth you did with it - you are right, you could make a fortune with that knowledge. Mind, I killed a healthy looking buddlea a few years ago - not quite in the same class as Russian Vine, but close.
I suspect the tree heather died because clay soil will most likely be alkaline (PH7 ish) Heathers like acid soil and in my experience don't survive let alone thrive in alkaline soils.
It was a long time ago Booker and I've no idea what I did! It was in quite a restricted area along with a honeysuckle - it survived no problem
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...