RE: Rose Bowl Parade AND Plant Catalogs...

I'm glad Kitty had an explanation, because it truth, I didn't have any idea.
It is just what I saw on their web flier.  It looked interesting and I
thought it might work in my blue garden or in the patriotic garden.  Who
knew that just two years ago I was wondering how I would ever fill in such a
large area! LOL!!!  Now I'm trying to shoe-horn things in that will extend
the color theme through the entire growing season.

I think I'll send after some seeds in a select spot (with good boundaries)
and see what happens before I risk either garden.  My current balloon
flowers (can't find their tags to give the botanical name) has been very
well behaved thus far.  It too is a blue color, but I cut so many of them
for pressing and in bouquets I doubt there was much seed to cause a problem,
but this spring will tell.  :>)  The little "blue clips" have behaved too
well.  They are very slowly growing bigger clumps and I have not seen any
seedlings.  Of course, the Russian sage and the Echinacea "white swan" make
up for "blue clips" by seeding everywhere.  I think I took three flats of
those two flats into work that I yanked out of the patriotic garden last
spring.  

Thanks for your good words!

Blessings,
Bonnie

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
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Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:45 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Rose Bowl Parade AND Plant Catalogs...

In a message dated 1/3/04 4:41:39 PM, wmorgan972@ameritech.net writes:

<< Park Seed has sent an e-flier featuring "Catchfly (Viscaria oculata)" and
"Balloon Flower AstraBalloon Flower Astra" that seemed pretty interesting.
Has anyone grown these from seed or seedlings? >>

Bonnie, Catchfly as I know it is Silene or Lychnis.  Is this a 
reclassification?  BTW, I have grown both Silene & Lychnis from seed and
both are great 
reseeders.  I find it interesting that this is listed in the index as
catchfly not 
Viscaria.  Platycodon is another plant that has become almost invasive in my

garden as it reseeds and the root system goes deep.  One of my favorites is 
the very short, large blooming, 'Sentimental Blue' which I have started from

seed.  I have 'Komachi' in my garden (just below Astra) and it is my
favorite  
tall Platycodon but was purchased as a plant.
    Ceres

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