Re: Zone 5 Rebloom
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- Subject: Re: Zone 5 Rebloom
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 04:16:38 -0700 (MST)
Monashee Perennials wrote:
>
> I am coming to the conclusion that climate zones are not very usful in
> predicting whether or not a particular cultivar will rebloom.
>
> Obviously there are Zone 5's and Zone 5's. One of the differences I imagine
> is the length of winter or perhaps more correctly, the number of frost free
> days or the number of growing days. Perhaps the day length at different
> latitudes may play a role also. There must be some reason why "Immortality"
> to take one example performs so differently for various growers in Zone 5.
> Most years here it is almost a continual rebloomer from early August onward.
>
> For the record, here are a few of the quite reliable rebloomers here.
> "Immortality", "Belvi Queen" and "Rainbow Sherbet" have never missed a year.
> "Jewel Baby", "Velvet Toy", "Autumn Tryst", "Renown". "Champagne Elegance",
> "Hi Low Silver", and "Marmalade Skies" can almost always be counted on and
> there are others in this group but their names escape my memory at the moment.
>
> I have another which never misses but I have no name for it. When it blooms
> this year, I shall make some careful notes and challenge you with it's ID.
>
> John Montgomery
> monashee@bcgrizzly. com
> Vernon, BC Where it has been snowing all day and all night so
> far. I am more used to weeding at this time than
> shovelling snow.
Thanks to you and everyone else who have discussed and named rebloomers
(something I knew nothing about). Iam really in zone 4 -- 18 degrees
today with snow cover and snow showers, down to the teens tonight. Will
any of these rebloomers do anything in my zone? And where does one buy
them?
Rima
terra@catskill.net
Margaretville, NY
