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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 triphyllu=m
>>growing in a very wet bog, self seeded of course, and I was surprised t=o
>>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 tha=t 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 becau=se
>some triphyllums grow in wet areas, don't assume that all of them will s=urvive
>in such conditions.
>
>Also, one can certainly postulate that there may be significant differen=ces
>between the chemical/bacteriologic conditions in a natural boggy area an=d a
>poorly drained flower bed.
>
>Jim

I should like to add one point/question. Is it sure that these specimens
grow all the year through in boggy conditions?
Think to some of our alpine boggy meadows. They are boggy when snow melts
in spring, but perfectly dry in winter. This kind of conditions are, at
least for me, difficult to reproduce in our gardens.
Guy