RE: Re: dwarf cannas

To: g*@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Re: dwarf cannas
From: "Chris" c*@widom-assoc.com
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 17:33:45 -0400
In-reply-to: 5.2.0.9.2.20030506170123.00a4d2b0@pop.igc.org
Jim, 

I've grown to love canna "Tropicana' for its gorgeous foliage!  I've
planted it in containers on my deck.  There is a photo of it with coleus
'Molten Lava' in my Yahoo briefcase.  I've never had the time to dig it
up in the fall, so I have to purchase it every spring, if I can find it!

http://briefcase.yahoo.com/chrispnpt

Chris
Long Island, NY
Zone 7

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Island Jim
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:06 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: dwarf cannas

personally don't like cannas, but among those of you who do, have any of

you tried "tropicanna," which was introduced a couple of years ago? it's

purple foliage make it attractive to me. if it wasn't a canna, i'd
probably 
plant some.


At 07:23 AM 5/6/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Pam,
>Yes there are. I got a gorgeous little hot pink one from B&BB a few
years 
>back...and cheap! 5 for $6.  Good multipliers too.
>Kitty
>-------Original Message-------
>From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>Sent: 05/06/03 06:42 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas/
>
> >
> > yes there are dwarf cannas.  I think I saw some in the Brent's and
Becky's
>bulb catalog, will have to look when I get home.
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: David Franzman <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date:  Mon, 05 May 2003 21:10:56 -0700
>
> >If tall is the issue there are Canna types that only get a couple of
> >feet tall.  I have a really nice one that is called...I think...tiger
> >eye or something similar.  Beautiful.
> >
> >DF
> >
> >cathy carpenter wrote:
> >
> >> If canna would be too tall, so would all the hibiscus.
> >> Cathy
> >> On Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 11:23 PM, Theresa- yahoo wrote:
> >>
> >>> They are too tall.  There is a raised bricked bed right behind
this
> >>> area, so
> >>> I dont want to totally obscure it.  What a delimma...  In the mean
> >>> time, I'm
> >>> going to give the couple of japanese iris a got a try.  Hey- tell
me
> >>> more
> >>> about the hibiscus moscuetos...
> >>>
> >>> Theresa
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On
> >>> Behalf Of David Franzman
> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:48 PM
> >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> What about more canna?  Or did you say you had enough of that?
> >>>
> >>> DF
> >>>
> >>> David Franzman wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hibiscus moscuetos!  Swamp mallow.
> >>>>
> >>>> DF
> >>>>
> >>>> Theresa- yahoo wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'm sure it is a drainage problem, but what is the difference
> >>>>> between wet
> >>>>> and poor drainage?  And any other plant suggestions would be
> >>>>> appreciated.
> >>>>> This spot used to have pea gravel covering the whole thing (now
I
> >>>>> think I
> >>>>> know why!)  There is a concrete mow strip around it and I have
run
> >>>>> into
> >>>>
> >>> some
> >>>
> >>>>> rock/concrete chunks buried in it too (these have been
unremovable
> >>>>> due to
> >>>>> size and proximity to the sidewalk and a brick raised bed.
So....
> >>>>> still
> >>>>> need a plan.  None of the "cheap" nurseries in the area had
> >>>>> japanese  iris-
> >>>>> so I will hunk more tomorrow.  There used to be an Iris grower
>around
> >>>>
> >>> here-=
> >>>
> >>>>> not sure if they still exist though.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Theresa
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On
> >>>>> Behalf Of Island Jim
> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 1:50 PM
> >>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)/callas
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> surprised they don't like the wet area. the natives in florida
are
> >>>>> called
> >>>>> "swamp lilies" because that's where they grow. somewhere i've
got
> >>>>> pictures
> >>>>> of them growing among lotus in a retention pond. maybe it's a
> >>>>> drainage
> >>>>> problem rather than a wet problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At 01:42 PM 5/4/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Well, I'm going to the grocery store now, so we'll see if they
> >>>>>> are  still
> >>>>>> there.  But really, I have to rip up more grass if I'm going to
buy
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> anything
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> else.  But I don't have the cash right now to put in more
windsor
> >>>>>> wall
> >>>>>> blocks to hold the soil from running right off the slope of the
> >>>>>> yard into
> >>>>>> the street.  I bought 2 5-gallon sized oregon grapes this AM-
> >>>>>> they  were
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> only
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> $11 each.  I'm trying to find some iris to try in my wet area
out
> >>>>>> front.
> >>>>>> The yellow callas clearly hate it there- in fact they are
> >>>>>> rotting.   So on
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> to
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> plan B.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Oh, and I clearly am guilty of color scrutiny-  I have yanked
out
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> everything
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> pink that was next to the house out front (they were all given
> >>>>>> away, well
> >>>>>> except the crepe myrtle tree that I did give away, but it died
> >>>>>> anyway)-
> >>>>>> clashed horribly with the color brick.  Orange should be fine
> >>>>>> though-
> >>>>>
> >>> since
> >>>
> >>>>>> my America rose looks great with the brick.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Theresa
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>[o*@hort.net]On
> >>>>>> Behalf Of Kitty Morrissy
> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:19 AM
> >>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Re> vivid orange ones now!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ah!, The long-coveted Ornithogalum dubium!  Years ago, Van
> >>>>>> Bourgondien
> >>>>>> showed it in their catalogue as hardy to Zone 3.  Couldn't
> >>>>>> believe  it.
> >>>>>> Called and they said "no, that's a misprint."  I woner how many
> >>>>>> suckers
> >>>>>> jumped on that one.  FIND a plance for it, Theresa.  Nature
doesn't
> >>>>>> scrutinize the color wheel, why should you?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Kitty
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> [Original Message]
> >>>>>>> From: Theresa- yahoo <tchessie@yahoo.com>
> >>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>>>>> Date: 5/4/2003 12:45:20 AM
> >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks- I should have taken a picture with my hand near it so
> >>>>>>> you  could
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> tell
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> how large it is. It really is much different than a star of
> >>>>>>> bethleham,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> sort
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> of like comparing a dandelion to a dahlia.
> >>>>>>> I noticed that the grocery store where my husband got this
last
> >>>>>>> year had
> >>>>>>> vivid orange ones now!  I don't really have a place for an
> >>>>>>> orange  one,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>> but
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> if I ever see a yellow one, I'm buying it!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Theresa
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>>>> [o*@hort.net]On
> >>>>>>> Behalf Of Kitty Morrissy
> >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 9:46 PM
> >>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Theresa,
> >>>>>>> Great pics.  The ol' Star of Bethlehem has sort of given
> >>>>>>> Ornithogalums a
> >>>>>>> bad rap (tend to be invasive) But this is a real beauty!  I'll
> >>>>>>> try  to
> >>>>>>> remember to post a pic of O. magnum when it blooms this year.
> >>>>>>> Kitty
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> [Original Message]
> >>>>>>>> From: <tchessie@none.net>
> >>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>>>>>> Date: 5/3/2003 10:22:17 PM
> >>>>>>>> Subject: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's photo(s)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> tchessie is sharing some photos with you!
> >>>>>>>> Hi all- <br> <br>The mystery plant (believed to be
Ornithogalum
> >>>>>>>> thyrsoides) is blooming.  Here are some
> >>>>>>>> pics.  Somebody let me know if the id is incorrect.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
>------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>> ----
> >>>>>>>> Photos from
> >>>>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com/tchessie";>http://photos.yahoo.com/tchessi
e</a>
> >>>>>>>> 1. Sun star - mystery plant.jpg
> >>>>>>>>      Ornithogalum thyrsoides
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tchessie/";>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/
tchessie/</a> 
>
> >>>>>> vwp2?.tok=bcppIgRBlx9MZx5c&.dir=/Gard
> >>>>>
> >>> en
> >>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> +
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> pics&.dnm=Sun+star+-+mystery+plant.jpg&.src=ph
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 2. Ornithogalum thyrsoides bloom.jpg
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tchessie/";>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/
tchessie/</a> 
>
> >>>>>> vwp2?.tok=bcppIgRBU__OOsrx&.dir=/Gard
> >>>>>
> >>> en
> >>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> +
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> pics&.dnm=Ornithogalum+thyrsoides+bloom.jpg&.src=ph
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 3. Ornithogalum thyrsoides bloom2.jpg
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tchessie/";>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/
tchessie/</a> 
>
> >>>>>> vwp2?.tok=bcppIgRBj5Z7UoUC&.dir=/Gard
> >>>>>
> >>> en
> >>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> +
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> pics&.dnm=Ornithogalum+thyrsoides+bloom2.jpg&.src=ph
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> 4. Ornithogalum thyrsoides bloom3.jpg
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tchessie/";>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/
tchessie/</a> 
>
> >>>>>> vwp2?.tok=bcppIgRBy8ea8KIW&.dir=/Gard
> >>>>>
> >>> en
> >>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> +
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> pics&.dnm=Ornithogalum+thyrsoides+bloom3.jpg&.src=ph
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
>------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>> ----
> >>>>>>>> Share with friends and order 35mm quality prints of your
> >>>>>>>> pictures  with
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Yahoo! Photos
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> <a target=_blank
>href="http://photos.yahoo.com";>http://photos.yahoo.com</a>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Note: Please view photos only from people you trust.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
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>Pam Evans
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