Re: Peonies for the South

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Peonies for the South
• From: &* H* <h*@usit.net>
• Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:38:44 -0700

Agree, I too have lived in Texas, Alabama, Florida, the Southern Coastal
Plain and New York...just responding to the comment that they wouldn't grow
in the South.  

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN




> [Original Message]
> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 05/16/2004 6:57:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Peonies for the South
>
> In a message dated 05/16/2004 7:20:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> holmesbm@usit.net writes:
> > 
> > I think it depends on what zone in the South.  We have numerous peonies
> > that do well here...zones 6 &7.  Also, Blue Skies and Miss Kim lilacs
can
> > take the heat.  Other lilacs will grow but often subcome to pests.
> > 
> > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
>
> Bonnie, the Florida panhandle would be zone 9.  Many things that you can
grow 
> in Tennessee will not grow there, most especially lilacs, peonies and
tulips. 
>  Some of these I had never even seen until I grew up and moved "up north"
to 
> North Carolina.
> I had to learn to garden all over again when I moved to New York - it's a 
> different world in more ways than one.
> Auralie
>
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