Re: Re: Re: todays events....

yeah but your (as in Pam and Jim) shade is my sun....

Donna

----- Original Message -----
From: gardenqueen@academicplanet.com
Sent: 7/6/2004 6:14:34 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] todays events....

> Grow a lot of mine in shade here. The ones in light shade bloom as well
> as the ones in sun, the ones in deep shade bloom somewhat less. But they
> sure look nice up against my white house.
> 
> 
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marge Talt
> Sent: 7/6/2004 3:29:44 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] todays events....
> 
> > > From: Donna <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > > Had a canna there, seems it can't take sun, so is residing on the
> > screen
> > > in deck here. *Anyone heard of this non-sense?* It is called Canna
> > > stuttgart.
> > ----------
> > 
> > Fantastic Canna  - now on my lust list!  Appears what you heard is
> > true.  Tony Avent says light shade as the white parts can burn...not
> > surprising; many plants with large amounts of white can't take full
> > sun.  He also says it needs lots of water in summer.  I'd just take
> > the scissors to the burnt bits; they're dead tissue anyway and your
> > plant would look better for the rest of this season.
> > 
> > Canna actually grow pretty well in part shade; you may not get as
> > many flowers, but if you're growing the ones with marvy foliage for
> > the foliage, that doesn't matter.
> > 
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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