Re: zagreb coreopsis

Is it Gaillardia, Indian Blanket? They do very well here, too.

Maria in NE PA


I know what you're talking about Tricia.  My mother is from Buffalo,
Oklahoma, up near the panhandle. If plants can't take the heat then don't even bother. What are those flowers that are native up there..they look like they belong in the coreopsis family and they are yellow and maroon? Indian somethingorother. My grandmother could grow roses, iris, morning glories, four o'clocks and some kind of succulant cactus that flowers. (I'm brain dead today and can't remember anything...too much work in the garden and allergies kicking my butt). Anyway...it has to be really hardy to live in that area. I bet anything in the sedum family would make it out there? 

On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Patricia Dickson
<pdickson@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
Those are both great ideas! Thank you. I have used the umbrella one before 
but I don't have enough umbrellas this time.  I have had one of those
mister
things... not sure where it is now.... and never really used it. Great 
idea!
Thanks,
Tricia

--- On Sat, 4/25/09, Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:

From: Daryl <dp2413@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] zagreb coreopsis
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 7:12 AM

I don't know if it might be too tacky for your neighborhood,  but I
sometimes use an old beach umbrella to shade my plants when I first put 
them
in.
It holds the humidity, too. The pointy end of the umbrella goes into the 
ground
to help keep it from blowing away, and there are so many holes in it, the 
wind
can go through it.
The other thing I've used is a little mist kit. Mine is made by Nelson and hooks onto a garden hose. Works great when you get that hot, windy weather 
that
we don't often have. It wastes water to evaporation, of course, but
probably
uses less than repeat watering. And with a battery operated timer (also 
from
Nelson), I set it and ignore it.

d

----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Dickson"
<pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] zagreb coreopsis



Daryl,
Thank you and Theresa for your comments. I never can keep moonbeam alive here. It has to be a bit invasive to even make it here. I was moving 
and
dividing plants on Thursday and then on Friday we had a hot, dry and very windy day. Like putting them on a grill to see if they can endure that. 
I
need to go out and water again to give them a fighting chance. We have 
chances of rain all next week so maybe if it will cool down and the

humidity

will go up they will make it.
Tricia


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