Is It Ok To Move Perennial Plants At This Time Of Year? I Have Some That Are Too Close To Each Other?
I wаѕ аblе tο grow flowering plants іn a church yard area thіѕ year аnd аѕ always seems tο happen I planted more things thаn thеrе wаѕ room fοr, ѕο now I’d lіkе tο take ѕοmе οf thе perennials аnd relocate thеm, possibly even іntο pots ѕο thаt I wουld know whеrе thеу аrе next spring. Iѕ іt a bаd іdеа tο dο thаt? I’ve hаd bаd luck wіth planting tulip bulbs іn pots аnd leaving thеm outdoors bесаυѕе thеу tend tο rot. I want tο relocate ѕοmе columbine аnd lychnis plants ѕο thеу′ll bе іn better locations next spring аnd nοt crowded together
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This is the best time to transplant. Well Fall or Spring, usually. You can really transplant any time of year, just understand it will shock the plant. So if it’s about to flower or in the middle of it’s blooming period, you will lose the flowers. Outside of that, any time is good, but the closer they are to a dormant state, (i.e. cold months) the easier it will be on them. Of course there are exceptions to every rule. Some plants bloom when it is cold and are dormant when it is hot. I usually just wait until it’s done blooming, then move them at my convenience. But sometimes I just can’t wait. (like if I am moving and want to take them with me) It won’t kill them. Like I said, you’ll just lose the flowers.
The reason your potted plants are dying is because the roots, bulbs, and or tubers are freezing. They’re not rotting. They just froze to death. Soil never drops below 50* just a few inches below the surface, so no root systems have evolved to withstand being frozen solid. I used to work in nurseries in Michigan (same temperate zone as N.Y.) and everybody just loved the look of potted alberta spruces and things on their porches year round. We tried to tell them it was not a good idea, but they would never listen. Then every Spring they drag in all these dead spruces demanding refunds. So irritating.
If you really want to pot things over Winter, you must cover the pots in a mound of leaves or mulch. Some people have gotten away with not covering their pots, but it was blind luck caused by some randomly protected area. Like it happened to be against a South facing brick wall that collected heat from the sun and was protected on three side from wind. This is a rare convergence of protective qualities.
Of the perennials just relocated them – nonsense!