tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886463554262638819.post5562411147217006432..comments2023-04-28T08:26:18.665-04:00Comments on Gene's Garden: Hot and Humid--Summer is hereGenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00193567298698046763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886463554262638819.post-26638814184637351762012-07-17T23:21:36.167-04:002012-07-17T23:21:36.167-04:00bfish, It's a root fungus that kills the plant...bfish, It's a root fungus that kills the plant from the literature that I've read. These plants prefer rocky thin top soil that is well drained. I planted these under large trees so the soil is never wet but it has a lot of pine needle and leaf humus which probably contributes to the fungus. I agree that the climate here must not be what a heuchera needs though I'm not sure where it Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193567298698046763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886463554262638819.post-13833065052205356192012-07-17T05:29:24.854-04:002012-07-17T05:29:24.854-04:00Do you have any clue to what causes the sudden dea...Do you have any clue to what causes the sudden death of a Daphne odora? I have lost a few (about 8 years old) to the same thing. My first daphne is about the same age as yours and is around 5-6'W and 4' tall -- don't want to lose this prime specimen!<br /><br />Re: the heuchera in a pot -- is it because of the heat and/or hot nights that they don't grow so well in southern VA? bfishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7886463554262638819.post-84618148425095895022012-07-06T10:34:16.840-04:002012-07-06T10:34:16.840-04:00Oh Gene, so sorry to see your Daphne! I love Daph...Oh Gene, so sorry to see your Daphne! I love Daphne and it breaks my heart to see such a large one die. <br />The rest of your garden is going gangbusters!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com