Re: Back to my garden....

Nice list Kitty.
I bought a Cimicifuga "Brunette" this spring. Beautiful dark burgandy stems
& foliage. Bloom spike is developing so I'll be able to see that soon. Plant
isn't a lot larger than it was in the pot, but looks healthy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Back to my garden....


> Donna,
> What I gave you last night was from memory.  I looked around my garden
this
> morning (haven't been to the CES gardens yet)  Here's a more accurate list
> of what's blooming here:
>
> Heliopsis Summer Sun  and H. Loraine Sunshine
> Balloon Flowers
> Four O'Clocks
> Agastache (Anise Hyssop) -many varieties available
> Galtonia (Summer Hyacinth)
> Several Clematis
> Several Hardy geraniums - Rozanne a good one
> Malva Zebrina
> Pelargoniums
> Rose of Sharon - I have Diane(white) and a Blue one
> Corydalis (fumewort)
> 3 Alliums- flavum, pulchellum, and pulchellum 'Album'
> Daylilies
> Hostas
> Filipendula 'Kayome' - a dwarf, (the full size were finished blooming some
> time ago)
> Lamium maculatum-Spotted deadnettle - bloom on and off throughout season
> Gaillardia
> Veronicas - May Night and Blue Bouquet
> Tradescantia Sweet Kate - Spiderwort - reblooming
> Astilbe chinensis - these bloom later than other Astilbes
> Hibiscus moscheutos - hardy Dinner Plate Hibs - I have Kopper King
> several Phlox paniculatas
> Purple Coneflowers
> Rudbeckias
> Coreopsis 'Moonbeam', C. rosea, - C tripteris(very tall) will be blooming
> soon)
> Liliums - lancifolium, orienpets, orientals
> Tricyrtis 'Tojen' - other toadlilies will bloom later
> Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou' (Bluestone Perennials)
> Hydrangeas
> Indigofera kirilowii
> Astrantia major - Masterworts
> Silene Clifford Moor and S. uniflora (a grndcvr) are finishing, but if cut
> back earlier may have provided rebloom now
> Actea/Cimicifuga - 3 varieties, the species blooming now, Hillside just
> getting ready to bllom, Compton, tagging behind.
> Some annuals/tender perennials I have that you ought to consider for fill,
> fast size, color, not just for bloom , but in some cases leaves:
> Coleus
> Impatiens
> Persian Shield
> African Daisy (Osteospermum)
> Real Plumbago
> Purple Fountain Grass
> Purple Majesty Millet
> Cordyline
> Tuberous begonias
> Sweet Potato vines
> Diascias and Million Bells, Petunias
> Canna
> Foxtail Fern
> Nicotiana 'Sensation' - Flowering Tobacco
> Cleome, Cosmos
> Pelargoniums
>
> Many of these tender plants can be easily overwintered as cuttings for a
lot
> more plants next year and not take up much space as cuttings rather than
as
> whole plants.
> Some of these items, both the hardies and tenders, I may be able to send
> you, let me know if any appeal to you and I'll see what I can do.
>
> Kitty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Back to my garden....
>
>
> > blooming now.....
> > Plenty of garden Phlox, Phlox paniculata.  The problem with getting it
now
> > is that usually it is sold small and takes a couple of years for the
clump
> > to develop, so if you need fullness, you'll need to buy a lot.  Of
course
> > Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia fulgida) and Purple coneflower - but you
have
> > those already.  coreopsis 'Moonbeam' is a pretty quick filler,
especially
> if
> > you pinch it a couple of times.   Tiger Lilies, Lilium, lancifolium as
> well
> > as orienpets and some orientals.  Toadlily, Tricyrtis 'Tojen' began
> blooming
> > last week and will carry on for a long time - if you need something for
> > shade.and bugbane, Actea/Cimicifuga, too, but they take time to get
> > established.  Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou', is tall, dark, and in good
> > form; not invasive.  Hydrangeas.  Indigofera is reblooming.  Astrantia
> > (Masterwort).  Silenes.
> >
> > I'll check around the Display Gardens tomorrow for more ideas.  I did
> notice
> > that the Prairie garden was very full of bloom.  Monarda fistulosa,
> Compass
> > Plants and other Sylphiums, all looking glorious.  And remember, blooms
> are
> > nice, but you can also rely on texture and leaf color.
> >
> > Kitty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:06 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Back to my garden....
> >
> >
> > > Ok folks, this time next year my yard should be on this train event.
> > > (although I am currently thinking of pulling it off, got a couple
weeks
> > > to decide)
> > >
> > > So those in my zone/weather pattern... What is blooming today in your
> > > garden... or will be in the next couple of days.
> > >
> > > And for those who are not, would still be interested in knowing, as I
am
> > > planning on using other types of plants that will not winter over here
> > > too...
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
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