Re: HIST: LORELEY
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- Subject: Re: HIST: LORELEY
- From: M* L* <m*@worldiris.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:57:41 +0100
From: Mike Lowe <mlowe@worldiris.com>
Marte writes...
>I'm unsure what's meant by "the general effect is
>that of a short, open bloom with cup-formed standards"
I have placed two shots of LORELEY in "Quick Fixes" on the HIPS website
http://www.worldiris.com
Both illustrate the 'cup-formed' standards and both also show what is often
termed 'crawling purple.' The tendency to show segments of fall color on
the standards was not mentioned in 'Cornell 112.' The two pictures show the
extreme range of LORELEY's bloom: from about as messy as L. gets, to as
pretty a bloom as I have seen in two decades of photographing LORELEY.
Of interest: on one Region 4 Spring convention, LORELEY was found in every
garden we visited. [Even Carol Warner's Draycott!!!] For color in the
garden it is hard to beat. The pleasing effect tends to wane a bit when
LORELEY is viewed at close range. To its credit, LORELEY is about as
durable a perennial as you will encounter.
Cheers,
Mike, mlowe@worldiris.com -- http://www.worldiris.com
South Central Virginia, USA; USDA Zone 7A, pH-5.4, very sandy loam
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