I noted the water as I did as JI's enjoy being flooded, thought not left in standing water for extended periods. So they would love to be...Read More near a creek, not in it, that overruns its banks intermittently; or in a mountain meadow that gets a good wash with spring thaws. It is thought this process washes out some metabolite that, left to build up, becomes toxic to the JI and will diminish it as years go by.
Baring a creek or a mountain slope for your JI collection, a deep watering when needed will sustain them nicely in the general perennial garden. If diminishment of the plant is noted, which would be at about 5 years, then transplant to a spot that has not had a JI for at least 3-5 years.
I noted the water as I did as JI's enjoy being flooded, thought not left in standing water for extended periods. So they would love to be...Read More