RE: Re: dwarf cannas

Hmmm- this is sounding better all the time!  I noticed they had a yellow
with striped leaves, but the red with deep burgundy really caught my eye.
For $6 it's worth a try.  The hard part will be restraining myself and only
ordering those cannas.....

Theresa

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Kitty
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 5:23 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] Re: dwarf cannas


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/tchessie</a>
>>>>>>>> 1. Sun star - mystery plant.jpg
>>>>>>>>      Ornithogalum thyrsoides
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> <a target=_blank
href="http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tchessie/";>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/tches
sie/</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/tches
sie/</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/tches
sie/</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/tches
sie/</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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