RE: Short Siberians
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: RE: Short Siberians
- From: "* R* <d*@anent.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 21:24:54 -0700 (MST)
Hi: Has anyone seen or grown SHOWDOWN, a megenta, short (18") SIB? It =
is an excellent addition to anyone's garden, as it is very vigorous =
without being invasive. Sara Marley, zone 6, 45 mi. due west of =
Wash.D.C.
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From: Henryanner[SMTP:Henryanner@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 1998 8:37 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: SIB: Short Siberians
In a message dated 98-03-26 14:24:37 EST, you write:
<< Is anyone out there interested in breeding short Siberians ? I =
thought I
would play with these as they would be good rock garden subjects and =
not be
as=20
difficult to grow across the US as the PCI's are. I am aware of BABY =
SISTER,
are
there any others ? >>
I really like the idea, myself, and I've been tryng to snag seeds for =
shorter
ones when the come up in the SIGNA exchange. But I'm not interested in =
any
that are not in pretty good proportion. The flowers need to be scaled to =
the
foliage height. Lots of the Siberians are pretty large for the smaller =
garden
but some smaller ones would be very nice there and also to lend variety =
to the
siberian bed, or the rock garden, as you said. What I am really =
ambivalent
about is too much miniaturization. The smaller setosas have a lot of =
dignity
and lovely proportions, but one could, if one pushed the idea of smaller
siberians to extremes, end up with something with that pixiefied look of =
the
miniature roses, which I find annoying. Yes, some smaller Siberians with =
the
better qualities of the MTBs would be very nice, and I'd love to see =
more that
clumped up fast, held their foliage quality all season and bloomed well =
at
about fourteen inches. =20
Anner Whitehead, Richmond,Va
Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
