Perennial Production with HydraFiber Spring 2017 highlights perennial crops grown in substrates that incorporate HydraFiber with peat, bark and compost in varied ratios. Photographic examples span genera such as Achillea, Coreopsis, Dianthus, Echinacea, Gaillardia, Heuchera, Lavendula, Lilium, Salvia, Scabiosa and Veronica in mixes like 33% peat, 33% fine bark, 33% HydraFiber. Bark-based blends combine 50% 1″ bark, 22.5% peat, 22.5% HydraFiber and 5% compost, while additional recipes feature peat 70% / HydraFiber 30% and bark mixes with 20–40% HydraFiber, showing multiple ways HydraFiber is used in perennial production substrates.
Key Points
- Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’, Astilbe chinensis, Brunnera macrophylla, Campanula and Heuchera are grown in a bark-based blend of 50% 1″ bark, 22.5% peat, 22.5% HydraFiber and 5% compost.
- Ajuga reptans ‘Mahogany’, Galium odoratum and Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’ use a peat 70% / HydraFiber 30% mix, with Galium and Lavendula angustifolia noted just two weeks after transplant.
- Plants grown in HydraFiber finished at the same time as plants grown in Control mixes.
- Comparative bark substrates include 100% bark alongside mixes containing 25% or 20% HydraFiber for Dianthus caryophyllus ‘Super Trouper Pink’, Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Ruby Glow’ and Veronica longifolia ‘Vernique Dark Blue’, plus a control versus 40% HydraFiber for Perovskia atriplicifolia.
