Re: Peonies for the South

One of these days I'm going to get those Lilacs. Don't know why I haven't
yet.
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Peonies for the South


> 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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