New plant acquisition...

I'm sorry I haven't had time to enjoy the group more lately.  I do miss all
of you.  I hope you don't mind helping me figure out what I need to do with
a certain plant.

Today I couldn't stand it any longer and after seeing a specific plant for a
couple of weeks, I spent money I didn't have to buy it.  Here is the
problem.  It was sold to me as a perennial (zone 5) but when I tried to get
some culture/zone info on the web, it comes up as an annual or tender
perennial.  I purchased a gallon pot of Trachelium 'Devotion Purple.'  Will
it come back in zone 5?  Should I save seed and try to start it again next
year if it isn't perennial in zone 5?  Should I try to over winter it in the
house?  (O.K., so I know better than to impulse buy, but the flowers are so
beautiful and unique!)  

Blessings,

Bonnie (Zone 5, SW OH)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Cersgarden@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:58 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden design mag.

In a message dated 7/9/03 10:03:18 PM, romans8@comcast.net writes:

<< The latest has a good article
about heritage roses of Dr. Griffith Buck. Roses developed for hardiness for
Iowa & like states. >>

Tony, Dr Buck did his work at ISU.  ISU Reiman Gardens has almost a full 
collection of the roses he developed.  He passed away several years ago but
his 
wife & daughter Mary still live in Ames (home of ISU).  Mary gives talks on
his 
roses.  I have several of his roses which are not only hardy (own root
stock) 
but disease resistant also.
    Ceres

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