Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

Kitty, you are a hoot!
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


Ah, but Syringa? Middle name ;+)?
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


Even I know his name -- Meriweather Lewis of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
:-)
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


> That is terribly confusing to non-Idahoans, Judy. You are saying they
use

> the botanical name for the genus of Lilacs as a common name for a Mock
> Orange?
> And... if they named it after a guy named Lewis, then why isn't it

called

> Lewis? (or Lewisia to make it even stranger)?  Was his name Syringa

Lewis?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Z5
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
>
>
>> Mock orange. Syringa, Idaho's state flower is Philadelphis lewisii,
named
>> for the explorer who found it here. I noticed this morning that newly
> opened
>> blooms on the single are more fragrant than the older blooms.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
>>
>>
>> > Judy, are you talking about Lilacs (Syringa) or Mock Orange
>> (Philadelphus)?
>> > Kitty
>> > neIN, Z5
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
>> >
>> >
>> > > I have 2. One I bought as a "native" syringa. They lied. It is a
> lovely
>> > > double, but not what I wanted at the time so it got chopped, >> > > ripped
> out
>> &
>> > > moved to the far SW corner of my property, full sun. It has never
> grown
>> > tall
>> > > again, but is getting wider, blooms profusely & smells heavenly.
The

>> other
>> > > is a local syringa, Philidelphus lewisii, single like the ones in

the

>> > woods
>> > > and smells even better. Sucker from one in a friend's yard. It is

on

> the
>> > > east side full sun most of the day. Wish I could send you some of

the

>> > > perfume. Want to try a cutting?
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
>> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:19 AM
>> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Kitty,
>> > > > What did you do to get it to bloom?  I have had one about 25

years

> ago
>> > > that
>> > > > was wonderful... huge, smelled wonderful and bloomed every year.

I

>> have
>> > > > tried now for 4-5 years to get one to bloom but never have had

one
>> > bloom.
>> > > I
>> > > > moved it this last fall and it lived but still no blooms.
>> > > > I moved it into more sun so I thought that might help.
>> > > > Tricia
>> > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
>> > > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
>> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 1:13 PM
>> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > > We were supposed to get rain Fri-Sat-Sun, none so far except
>> > > > > Thurs
>> > > > > overnight. I spent about 6 hrs in the garden yesterday and >> > > > > got
a

>> few
>> > > > > things
>> > > > > done.  While looking for spaces to tuck things in, lo and

behold,

> my
>> > > Mock
>> > > > > Orange was blooming!  No fragrance, but at least it bloomed.
>> > > > > It's
> a
>> > > > > sprawling, leggy thing with little to its credit, so it may

still

>> get
>> > > > > yanked
>> > > > > someday.  But after trying for 15 yrs to get a Philadelphus to
>> flower,
>> > I
>> > > > > did
>> > > > > derive some pleasure from this one blooming in its third year.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Kitty
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > > > From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
>> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:19 AM
>> > > > > Subject: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >> Thanks to Rich's rain dance..  we had a good amount of rain

last

>> > night
>> > > > >> so
>> > > > >> weeding will be easier.  Hey anyone want some very invasive
>> > > BAMBOO!!!??
>> > > > > Have
>> > > > >> to go cut some down..  No I wasn't the one who  planted it..

the

>> > owners
>> > > > > before
>> > > > >> me did, and my guess is they knew nothing about  gardening.

;(

>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> Holli
>> > > > >> Long Island, New York
>> > > > >>
>> > > >
>>

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