Re: Spurias for Zones 4-5
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- Subject: Re: Spurias for Zones 4-5
- From: B* M* <p*@umich.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 08:51:41 -0700 (MST)
Barbara Mann wrote:
>
> . Also, is anyone growing spurias? Beth Metty, Munith MI, 40
> >degrees and raining
>
> Hi, Beth. I have three spurias at my driveway: RESPONSE, DRESS CIRCLE,
> and something I thought was ON PARADE, but I don't think that's a registered
> Spuria name, and of course I've lost the tag. They bloom for me about 3
> weeks after the peak TB season, which means mid to late June, 'way too late
> for the local shows. Unfortunately, this is also peak season for the
> no-see-um's, so I rarely spend much time looking at them closely, but they
> are lovely.
>
> Are you growing Spurias, also?
>
> Barb in Santa Fe, where all the snow melted in two days, and the resulting
> mud is incredible.
Sorry for being so long in replying - modem became toast and had to
replace. I grew many spurias when I gardened in north Texas, and loved
them, but I'm wondering about growing them in Mich. Any Zone 4-5's out
there who are successful with them? Beth - 20 and cloudy
