Re: Summer poinsettia now ruellia

Pam, I love ruellia. It has always stayed in tight clumps for me. I think
because of the clay maybe. my friend Liz's tends to run a bit more but she
has very sandy loose soil. My favorite is the purple but any kind is great.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT]Summer poinsettia


> Fortunately I don't have gutters.  So the ruellia isn't that bad after
all??  They're pretty plants...
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: TeichFlora@aol.com
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:33:17 EDT
>
> >Yep, in the gutters, guess the birds or wind takes it up there.  Would
help
> >if I cleaned the gutters out more, then there would not be such a
problem.
> >Jewel of Opar and the Kalanchoes grow there too.
> >
> >This is the first year that the Summer Poinsettia has been such a
nuisance.
> >Not sure why.  Ruellia really isn't that bad.  It stays much more
contained
> >than others do.
> >I like it because it is evergreen here and mostly blooms through the
winter
> >too.  Great border planting.  Tall ones are great for back of borders.
> >Noreen
> >zone 9
> >Texas Gulf Coast
> >
> >In a message dated 6/19/2003 10:02:25 AM Central Standard Time,
> >gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >
> >>
> >> It grows in gutters? Wow. I guess my clay and amended clay keeps it
more
> >> under control. That's wild. Ditto on the pink Salvia, first thing my
> >> hummers go for!! My hibiscus gets crowded by the wild blue phlox (which
> >> blooms purple - go figure)
> >>
> >> some, but I thin it out when I have time. I love it because it's a
> >> butterfly favorite. Don't have any Ruellia, was considering it until
> >> now! It's that rampant, huh??
> >
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