Re: companions

Indigofera pseudotinctoria is the current one.  I
thought it looked familiar when I bought it, but
wasn't on my plant sheet.

Never heard of Roslyn's before Chris mentioned it. A
quick look at the site it appeared to have some
different things- many not in my zone :(

Donna


--- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Which Indigofera Donna?  My I. kirilowii is going
> gangbusters.  I think you 
> lost one a few years back.
> I always loved looking at Roslyn's offerings but
> cringed when placing an 
> order and I only ordered from them if they were the
> only supplier.  No 
> matter what I ordered, shrubs or perennials, there
> was always some loss. 
> Damage from very poor packaging, root rot, poor
> specimens.  Not every item, 
> but always something in every order.
> 
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:00 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] companions
> 
> 
> > Sounds like another great nursery is leaving us.
> >
> > I just bought Indigofera but the purple one. So
> far it
> > is doing ok, but will have to see how it takes my
> > winter.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > --- Chris Petersen <chris@widom-assoc.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> Heuchera 'Obsidian' has proven to be a nice
> >> companion to Japanese painted
> >> ferns as well. A newly acquired heuchera that I
> >> adore is H. 'Vesuvius'.  It
> >> has burgundy foliage and deep pink blooms, and
> >> appears to be very
> >> floriferous.
> >>
> >> Chris, I've been potting up Japanese honewort
> >> (Cryptotaenia japonica
> >> forma atropurpurea) this afternoon. It does have
> >> great chocolate-hued
> >> foliage and makes a nice accent to many plants.
> >> What do you do when it
> >> blooms? I've cut the plant back hard as it is
> >> difficult to remove all the
> >> spent bloom. I have hundreds of plants where it
> has
> >> seeded in. Eventually,
> >> I'll just compost it when I get tired of filling
> >> quart pots!
> >>
> >> I have bought some interesting plants at Roslyn
> >> Nursery recently.  They are
> >> unfortunately closing due to the owner's health.
> >> They had a 50% off sale. I
> >> got some nice viburnums, V. 'Red
> Feather'(Arrowwood
> >> with blue berries), V.
> >> 'Michael Dodge' (yellow berries), and V. 'Park
> >> Harvest' (European Cranberry
> >> with yellow foliage). I bought a bunch of shrubs
> >> that I'd never heard of
> >> such as Adina rubella, Ceanothus pallidus 'Marie
> >> Simon' and Indigofera
> >> amblyantha.
> >>
> >> Then today, I went to Farmingdale University's
> >> Garden Festival and I was
> >> able to pick up a huge pot of Dianella
> >> 'Variegata'(Flax lily).  It has
> >> iris-like variegated leaves.  I've never grown
> it,
> >> but I'm looking forward
> >> to giving it a try!  I also got Salvia
> turkestanica
> >> which is a biennial with
> >> large lavender/white bracts.
> >>
> >
>
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medplant/about_mprc/My%20Webs/Sage/S.sclarea/about_scla
> >> rea.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> I've been too busy to write much lately, but I
> have
> >> been following the posts
> >> about Mr. Kitty and Jim's bees with anticipation.
> >>
> >> Someday I'll write about my other nursery
> purchases.
> >>
> >> Chris Petersen
> >> Northport, Long Island, New York
> >>  Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> >>
> >> chris@widom-assoc.com
> >> My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
> >>
> >>
> >
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