Re: colchiums & ivy question

Hi all,

About 3 of mine are blooming, and the rest are peeking out.  They are
planted in front of a prairie aster, that has about 300 blooms on it.  The
pink blooms look really neat with the lavender blooms on the aster.  Rich in
Z-5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] colchiums & ivy question


> Oh man - some of mine are blooming now and more are sprouting!  I LOVE
these things - thanks Kitty!
> I've been getting home so late w/ Bridgett on maternity leave (thank God
she got fixed this time)
> that I can't get all my watering done, but I make the rounds to check on
> my babies. Got my 'Blue Hill' salvias planted - will plant the 'Wild
> Thing' salvias in tomorrow or Sat. morning. Has anyone figured out what
> this crazy ivy is w/ the red berries yet? It's too cool and the birds
> love it, but I'd love to know what it is!! The two pigeonberries (bird
> planted) are doing beautifully but I must admit, at first I thought it
> was garlic mustard. Glad I waited before I yanked it out!!
>
>
> whew!
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:12:33 -0500
>
> >Cool - thanks!
> >
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: Ron & Penny Verow <rverow@earthlink.net>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Date:  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:50:42 -0400
> >
> >>Hey Pam,
> >>
> >>Yep, that's how mine started - I now have 20-30 showing with flowers up
> >>to about 8" - quite lovely & a few more just showing their vanilla
heads.
> >>
> >>A nice day here in Maine
> >>
> >>Ron
> >>
> >>Pamela J. Evans wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hey colchium lovers! When they sprout, do they look like a little white
> >>>sprout w/ a purple tip? If so, I've got a few showing right now. Just
> >>>got home from work and I'm out watering and saw them.
> >>>
> >>>And a sure sign of fall - the spider lilies are coming up everywhere
> >>>too. The red ones are wild here and grow everywhere - love it.
> >>>
> >>>Also, does anyone know what kind of ivy grows and forms clusters of
> >>>bright red berries, like little bunches of grapes? I have wild ivy all
> >>>the time, but this is the first time I've seen it produce berries? They
> >>>weren't there day before yesterday.
> >>>
> >>>Strange. Also my purple morning glories are mutating into the most
> >>>glorious combination of colors. There's the dark purple w/ purple-red
> >>>stripes, now lighter purple w/ same stripes and a deep bluish-purple w/
> >>>the stripes and a light rose-pink w/ dots of deeper pink. I've got all
> >>>of these on that cattle panel trellis all at once and I mean to tell ya
> >>>- what a gorgeous combo it is!! Gotta go get another camera Monday to
> >>>get a picture of this. Delightfully beautiful. Hope everyone's ok and
> >>>having a gr888 day as our pal Tony would say!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Pam Evans
> >>>Kemp TX/zone 8A
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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