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#11833 November 5th, 2003 at 09:24 PM
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I planted three A. rupestris plants this spring...they grew and bloomed beautifully. I am concerned about overwintering them here in zone 7 because they can be really finicky. I know they need excellent drainage, so I added sand and compost when I planted them. What I need to know is do I cut them back now or wait until spring, and how far do I cut them back (the base almost looks woody like lavender)? If no one is familiar with it I will probably wait until spring and see where they start to regrow before I cut them back.

#11834 November 5th, 2003 at 10:11 PM
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they are frost tendermight save some seeds.can mulch and see if roots come back.does yours have a rootbeery smell?

#11835 November 8th, 2003 at 02:53 PM
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I love this plant. The bees go absolutely crazy over the flowers and the smell took me completely by surprise. Each year I trim it back in fall to about 6 inches. Once the spring is officially here and I am cleaning up the beds, I trim it to the ground. This plant is an accent to any garden. Next year I want to look into some of the other varieties of this beauty.
Good Luck

#11836 November 10th, 2003 at 01:42 AM
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I have no trouble with my licorice plants up here in zone 4 - in fact I tried to transplant a cedar that wasn't doing too well, and must have gotten some of the licorice roots with it - and it ended up growing around the cedar itself - kind of neat actually! Anyway - it seems to grow no matter what I do to it so I would assume you would not have problems either (at least I hope not)!
Good luck to you. grinnnn

#11837 November 16th, 2003 at 05:49 PM
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Mine self-seeded itself all over a few gardens and I was able to both transplant the seedlings, and give quite a few away. What a great plant!

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