Re: New plants...crepe myrtle

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Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> Thanks, Chris!  Unless the 'Snow Fairy' needs wind protection, I think I'll
> put it out between the Japanese maple and the pink dogwood on the southwest
> corner of the property.  Those two trees are between two mature elms that
> have been pruned up a good 30'.  That is it's best chance for something less
> than full sun, but more sun than most of the yard with good drainage.   Does
> 'Snow Fairy' have any difficulty (salt spray, pollution, etc.) being 30'
> from the street?   My 'Blue Mist' is next to the garage on the NW side of
> the house.  It is one of the few places near the house that has no trees to
> overshadow it, but it gets very good wind protection there in a small micro
> climate, partly shaded by the garage.  
>
> I'll put he Veronica out in the Patriotic Garden probably, though it is
> getting a bit crowded as of late.  It's a bed that holds a great deal of
> plant life around the flag pole.  It's somewhat of a landmark for folks,
> apparently.  
>
> The Sedum will go on the North side driveway border.  It's so long now that
> I can't really call it a bed anymore.  LOL!!!  
>
> I really appreciate the heads up, Chris.  And thanks for the info about the
> Crape Myrtle.  The blossoms on Zuni were so wonderfully fragrant that I had
> half hoped it was a new hybrid that would work in zone 5.   It really is a
> lovely plant.  Were I to live where one could grown them, I'm afraid I'd
> have to have several in the yard!  LOL!!!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Christopher P. Lindsey
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:24 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] New plants...
>
>   
>> I've been waiting until the nursery where my daughter bought my gift 
>> certificate for my birthday had a sale, so today I came home with 
>> Caryopteris 'Snow Fairy,' Sedum 'Pink Chablis' and Veronica austriaca 
>> 'Trehane.'  Does anyone have any experience/advice with any of these?
>>
>> I want to make sure I place these just right.  The Caryopteris 'Snow
>>     
> Fairy'
>   
>> has striking foliage and the pictures I see on the web for its flowers 
>> are quite different from "Blue Mist" that I already have.  The 1 
>> gallon pot that I have of it is not showing any sign of bloom.  How 
>> old does one need to be to bloom?  My other Caryopteris has been in 
>> bloom for two or three weeks now and still growing strong.
>>     
>
> The 'Snow Fairy' should use the same cultural conditions as your 'Blue
> Mist'; it won't even burn in full sun.  Personally, I like it in dryish,
> well-drained partial shade so that the variegation shows more.
>
> The Veronica is probably best in full sun with partial shade.
>
>   
>> when he finally conceded that there were a number of places in the 
>> Miami Valley that were strictly zone 5 and that the crape myrtle I was 
>> looking at was among those that were really zone 6.  Why on earth 
>> couldn't they just tell me its zone up front?  I think that approach 
>> will lose them more business than they will get.
>>     
>
> To be honest, even zone 6 is stretching it for a crepe myrtle.  6b with
> protection, maybe.  :)
>
> Chris
>
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