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In a message dated 1899 12:41:35 PM, you wrote:

>Jim,
>You say "Even A. triphyllum, which sometimes grows in
>wet areas in the wild, can rot in a wet garden." I've got one triphyllum
>growing in a very wet bog, self seeded of course, and I was surprised to
>see it there. Why would it be that they can grow *wild in wet* but not
>cultivated in wet? I find that strange.
>MJ Hatfield

I think that most likely there are forms/subspecies of A. triphyllum that=are
perfectly happy growing in wet areas either in the wild or in the garden.
However, what I was trying to say, but not very well, is that just becaus=e
some triphyllums grow in wet areas, don't assume that all of them will su=rvive
in such conditions.

Also, one can certainly postulate that there may be significant differenc=es
between the chemical/bacteriologic conditions in a natural boggy area and=a
poorly drained flower bed.

Jim