No and no. A few inches deeper and in well cultivated FREE DRAINING soil. Add some good compost to the site and mix it well in. Avoid a frost pocket/cold site as, although the plant is hardy, the new growth will suffer in the spring if it catches a late frost. You may need to think about protection from the cold in early spring. Try to avoid damaging any roots. They hate root disturbance or damage and it's easy to do. Awesome things in flower, so, give them that special care and they're well worth it!
Ladybird, thinking about it, you may be right, but Stevo may be somewhere mild. I'll have a look. Trouble is, what to do with the crowns meantime? I just think they might be better planted.
Ladybird I so hope its not too late. I bought them over 6wks ago but I have been unable to get in the garden. I'm worried that if try to store them it will ruin them.
Depending on how many you have Stevo - how about getting some large pots and planting them in those. Keep them in a sheltered area and if you keep an eye on them they may survive and can be planted in the garden where you want them next Spring. As H-C says the roots are very brittle so if they have dried out try soaking overnight and handle with care. Here are some I saw at Tatton earlier this year:
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No and no. A few inches deeper and in well cultivated FREE DRAINING soil. Add some good compost to the site and mix it well in. Avoid a frost pocket/cold site as, although the plant is hardy, the new growth will suffer in the spring if it catches a late frost. You may need to think about protection from the cold in early spring. Try to avoid damaging any roots. They hate root disturbance or damage and it's easy to do. Awesome things in flower, so, give them that special care and they're well worth it!
H-C
I think it is a little late now Stevo. Have you just acquired the roots?
Ladybird, thinking about it, you may be right, but Stevo may be somewhere mild. I'll have a look. Trouble is, what to do with the crowns meantime? I just think they might be better planted.
H-C
Thanks H-C I'm gonna take your advice.
Ladybird I so hope its not too late. I bought them over 6wks ago but I have been unable to get in the garden. I'm worried that if try to store them it will ruin them.
Fingers crossed and thank you for replying.
Where are you in the country? Somewhere milder? You may be better off than some for winter cold, but BEWARE the wet.
H-C
I'll put them in a little deeper than normal and cover them with leaf mould and straw. I'm south facing and enclosed so it could work.
I can't wait for spring now!
I'll beware the wet but my clay soil may be the biggest obstacle. Especially if this awful weather continues. I'm just south of Pontefract.
Ah, in which case preparation will be critical. Still, got to be tried, right?
H-C
As my Gran used to say, "nothing ventured, nothing gained". Watch the weather turn very wet and cold now
Depending on how many you have Stevo - how about getting some large pots and planting them in those. Keep them in a sheltered area and if you keep an eye on them they may survive and can be planted in the garden where you want them next Spring. As H-C says the roots are very brittle so if they have dried out try soaking overnight and handle with care. Here are some I saw at Tatton earlier this year: