Re: New or Tried and True?
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  • Subject: Re: New or Tried and True?
  • From: B* <b*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:45:23 +0000 (UTC)
Mine are a nice bright blue. They reside on a slope under a popular tree.

B
ETN Zone 7
Remember the River Raisin, the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, 911.

----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:35:28 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] New or Tried and True?

Some of the blue plumbagos are quite nice, almost chicory quality, but B 
there's a large variation, and some are, well, anemic. Don't much care B 
for the white or red ones though.

On Dec 22, 2010, at 8:41 AM, BONNIE_HOLMES wrote:

> I also have a bed of plumbago that has a wonderful blue color.
>
> B
> ETN Zone 7
> Remember the River Raisin, the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, 911.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andreah" <andreah@hargray.com>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:34:12 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] New or Tried and True?
>
> Oooohhhhhhhhhh I love the color of chicory-wish it would grow here!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] B 
> On Behalf
> Of BONNIE_HOLMES
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 8:16 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] New or Tried and True?
>
> I like wildflowers, too and often take seeds from the road sides. I B 
> now
> have a chicory in the bed near the front door. I know some people
> consider it trash but I think the blue flower is worth it.
>
>
> B
> ETN Zone 7
> Remember the River Raisin, the Alamo, the Maine, Pearl Harbor, 911.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 5:37:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] New or Tried and True?
>
> I may be a stick-in-the-mud, but I always go for the tried and true.
> If a new plant looks especially attractive, I watch it for a few years
> before I try it, but generally I stick with what I know will work. B 
> What
> annoys me is when I can't find an old established variety because it
> has been crowded out by something new.
> I have a great love of wildflowers, and I have a good friend who is B 
> also
> a good grower, but she says she will not grow anything that has not
> been improved by human development - she calls wildflowers garbage.
> I think she is blinding herself to so much beauty with this attitude.
> Sure, development takes placde and many things are improved, but
> that doesn't mean that the the things we had were not worthwhile.
> Just my rant on the topic.
> APL
>
> In a message dated 12/18/2010 5:30:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> cathycrc@comcast.net writes:
>
> My sentiments exactly!
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Dec 18, 2010, at 10:30 AM, andreah wrote:
>
>> I'm really leaning towards the tried and true. I LOVE LOVE LOVE
>> those new
>> Echinacea, however every single one I've ever tried has died except,
>> of
>> course the original purple cone flower. Those, I can't divide fast
>> enough.
>>
>> I tried the Limerock ruby back when it came out. It died. So, I am
>> sticking
>> with what I know will do here now. I don't want to spend the money
>> and I
>> want my plants to thrive!
>> A
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
>> On Behalf
>> Of Daryl
>> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:20 AM
>> To: gardenchat
>> Subject: [CHAT] New or Tried and True?
>>
>> I was reading a trade article and the interviewee was asked what he
>> thought
>> of
>> some of the new perennials. He replied, " Coreopsis 'Crhme Brulee,'
>> and
>> 'Limerock Ruby': These were hot, hot plants five years ago.
>> Everybody had to
>> have them. Now, they're like the lepers of the perennial community."
>>
>> I like that phrase, "the lepers of the perennial community." It
>> fits. The
>> only
>> thing good about some plants, like 'Limerock Ruby', is that they
>> make way
>> for
>> something else to kill.
>>
>> I've seen so many plants come and go in my previous hort-head life
>> that I
>> now
>> prefer to grow the tried and true. If they're newer plants, I want
>> them
>> tested
>> in my climate. I don't care whether a plant does great in Chicago. I
>> want it
>> tested at UGA. Even though UGA is a bit warmer in winter than my
>> area, and
>> the
>> soil is better, and there are plenty of garden slaves (hort
>> students) to
>> take
>> care of the beds and to weed and water, at least it's humid - with
>> hideously
>> hot days and many hot nights. If a plant thrives there, it's likely B 
>> to
>> survive
>> in my garden.
>>
>> What do you think? Are you still wanting plants that are on the
>> cutting
>> edge,
>> or do you prefer to save the money and the aggravation?
>>
>> d
>
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