Re: drought

I have tried penstemons, they can't handle the clay, even amended clay.
Agastaches too.  They just croak, never make a full season.  Too bad too,
because I love them.

On 1/3/06, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
wrote:
>
> Pam,
> Have you tried penstemons? Many of them seem to take dry conditions in
> stride, although I don't know if they'd handle no water at all. I water my
> dry garden about once a month in summer. Penstemons, erigonum, salvias,
> yuccas, chilopsis, opuntia cactus, russian sage, texas ranger, all doing
> well.
> How about rabbitbush (chrysothamnus)? It is a native here, and survives
> quite well on just a few inches of water in the spring. You'd have to trim
> it now and again as it isn't the most attractive thing left unpruned, but
> it
> is pretty in bloom in the fall, bees love it.
> The LA Times had a big article about your drought last weekend. It's truly
> disastrous.
>
> Cyndi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
>
>
> > Yes, quite few.  Pineapple sage croaked, the caryopteris (four of
> > them) also, even the Russian sage which likes dry conditions, I think
> all
> of
> > three of those are toast too.  Even my big Wild thing salvia isn't
> looking
> > too good.  My weigela is a goner, going to replace it w/ a big rosemary.
> No
> > telling if any of the grass will come back.  If not, I'll just let the
> weeds
> > take over the lawn.  Been keeping all my viburnums well watered and the
> > roses.  I think they will be OK, but only March will tell.  Most of the
> > mints and purple coneflowers are history too.  Some daylilies have
> > disappeared, but they may be hunkering down, at least I hope so.  All
> I'm
> > planting next Spring are rosemary, lavender, thyme and salvias.  And I
> will
> > replace the purple coneflowers.  They're a must w/ a bird & butterfly
> > sanctuary.  I may do a few peppers in pots, because I must have my
> peppers.
> > But I won't plant a big bed of them again.  Ten months of this.  It's
> > crazy.
> > Thanks for letting me vent Chris.  I can't tell you how badly I want to
> take
> > all the flood waters and redirect them to Oklahoma & Texas.
> >
> >
> > On 1/2/06, Chris Petersen <chris@widom-assoc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Pam,
> > >
> > > Have you lost a lot of plants?
> > >
> > > Chris Petersen
> > > Northport, Long Island, New York
> > > Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> > >
> > > chris@widom-assoc.com
> > > My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
> > >
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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