This is kind of an interesting paradox being that cabomba is a
predominantly southern plant. Just like the Whorled Milfoil - M.
verticillatum is a northern plant that pretty much shares the range of
M. farwellii but adopts a growth strategy more like the southern
species.
The problem with wintering Cabomba in my climate seems to be that the
meristems are often destroyed because they stay on the ends of the stem
near the water surface. Only the lucky fragments with meristem that
break off and settle to the bottom or stems that lay down to the bottom
survive.
With this new approach I hope to improve the odds- which is better than
replacing the plants every spring.
Jeff
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