Re: Gentiana andrewsii + speaking of blooming... (Spiranthes cernua)

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Gentiana andrewsii + speaking of blooming... (Spiranthes cernua)
• From: Cathy Carpenter c*@insightbb.com
• Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:03:50 -0500
• In-reply-to: 048901c6e09d$a509ad80$ad0818d8@munchkin
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The flowers are not yet opened, so no scent yet. I planted them in  
the front of the bed so as to easily see them. There is a button bush  
(Cephalanthes occidentalis) to the right, and Louisiana iris behind  
and to the left. Also have a curly rush and some short fine leafed  
sedge nearby.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 25, 2006, at 7:20 AM, Gene Bush wrote:

> Ladies Tress are coming into bloom here as well, Cathy.
>    Does your nose pick up on the wonderful scent? I always enjoy  
> the white trumpets as the spiral around the stem... so intricate  
> and so tough at the same time. Any gardener who has a spot that  
> stays relatively moist needs one or two for fall..... What do you  
> have as companions in your garden?
>    Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter"  
> <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
>> My two "nodding ladies tresses" (native north american members of the
>> orchidaeceae) have sent up seven bloom spikes between them.  Hoping
>> they have a chance to bloom before the temps dip below freezing.
>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
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