Re: now new version of old plants- was need yourthoughts on some plants please.

Marge,
I love columbines, too.  The Rose Columbine is one of my favorites and I
thought it was a "natural".   You don't have to like them, but I think they
are charming.
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] now new version of old plants- was need yourthoughts on
some plants please.


> > From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > Hum-- aside from a small difference in the look of the plant...
> isn't the
> > theory that the new versions are either- hardier, disease
> resistant, no
> > mildew, and other claims to get us to buy them?
> ----------
>
> Yeah,  possibly, but it's mostly that they look different and the
> nursery business lives and dies on 'new' to tempt people to buy more
> plants:-)  Well, that's what they're in business for.
>
> "New" in and of itself does not tempt me.  The plant has to hit one
> of my lust nerves, whether old or new.  One thing I have discovered
> about some 'new' plants is that they do not prove really
> garden-worthy...just sort of fade out or decide to cover the world
> with their offspring.  One thing I learned the hard way is to wait a
> bit before forking out more than I usually pay for a perennial for
> something new.  I will never forget that I paid $20 for Persicaria
> 'Painter's Palette' when it first came out...now doing its best to
> cover the world with seedlings that all come true...never again:-)
>
> I do not think that 'new' plants are trialed enough in enough
> different climates, really, before they hit the market.  We gardeners
> turn out to be the trial gardens.  If the new child is a good'un, it
> will turn into a classic; if not, you won't find it again next year.
> Also think breeders are sort of going nuts for 'different', which is
> not always better.  Take one of my pet peeves - double Aquilegia
> (columbine).  I know some people love them, but to me they are just
> plain ugly...half the charm of Aquilegia is the spurs and graceful
> flower form, both lost in the congested double flowers.  But, to each
> their own and those who find charm in the doubles are welcome to
> them:-)
>
> So, I tend to ignore 'new' and just go for what appeals..
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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