Re: SoCal Plant recommendations
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  • Subject: Re: SoCal Plant recommendations
  • From: &* <d*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:11 -0400
Jim,
I'm answering questions for the Home Depot Garden Club. I'm supposed to be the expert. I have an old disc of SWGB, but I can't usually ask what zone they're in.
If they're planting Star Jasmine, I can't imagine that it freezes very much, though both Rosemary and Gaura tolerate quite a bit of cold - even here in GA - at least down to 20F. 

d
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] SoCal Plant recommendations
I'd suggest they get a Sunset Western Garden book and figure out what Sunset zone they are in. Yep, parts of SoCal freeze; parts don't... zillions of microclimates. Get Sunset. 


On Jun 28, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Daryl wrote:


They're apparently looking for perennials.

SoCal freezes?
d
----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/SCOSI" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 7:06 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] SoCal Plant recommendations



Annuals, perennials, shrubs? Does it freeze where they live? All  those
things they have will grow where I am but if the area doesn't get frost, 
those folks can really expand their horizons. I'm assuming it's not
xeric if they are planting star jasmine. Here's some low- maintenance and 
easily available that should do okay:
Agapanthus
Phormium (comes in standard bronze foliage but there are some nice
variegated colors if you look)
Cannas
Erisymum
Gazania
Society garlic (put it away from traffic areas, it smells...but it
flowers all summer)
Pelargoniums (not hardy)
Aloes (not hardy)
Kangaroo paw (not hardy)
Lion's tail (not hardy)
Mexican bush sage (not hardy)
Other salvias...I used to have a culinary sage that got about 4'  tall,
flowered hugely every year...
Bird of paradise (not hardy)

Cyndi


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Daryl
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 3:20 PM
To: gardenchat
Subject: [CHAT] SoCal Plant recommendations

For a couple that's in the Navy. The need low maintenance and said  that
they've planted
Rosemary, Gaura, and star jasmine but I want a little more color

Thanks.

d

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Inland Jim
Willamette Valley

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