gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: Russian Sage. |
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Has anyone transplanted Russian Sage shrubs? I've heard that they don't like to be moved. advice appreciated.
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dooley
Texas
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't moved them from one place to another but I have planted them into the ground from pots. We had a very big one in Arizona and I hated leaving it and I'm thinking I'll get one or two this spring. They are used as a landscape plant in Arizona and they are found up and down streets and highways and in parking lot boundaries. dooley
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Newfpaws
Idaho
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:38 am Post subject: |
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I moved mine when I lived in Utah. They did ok. I discovered that the bigger the section of earth they are in you can take with you when you move them, the better they do. Now for some reason, I had trouble saying that. Did that make sense? Tired now. Long day.
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gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Dooley and Newfpaws. I won't be afraid to move them this spring. I'm still developing my border and plan to put different varieties of Sunflowers in the back this year.
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gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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They make such a pretty background for shorter plants in the garden.
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Kay
Lincoln, Nebraska
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:21 am Post subject: |
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I love Russian sage! Here in NE, it is kind of like a big, lovable weed  The fragrance is wonderful 
If it is a happy plant, it will have "babies" and they are easy to move. You just need to be certain to dig up the whole root.
I find that in my zone 5, they prefer not to be over watered. good luck! 
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gardengater
NC
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Kay, I'll remember not to overwater. I love them.
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