Re: Interplanting iris
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- Subject: Re: Interplanting iris
- From: m*@ix.netcom.com
- Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 10:50:48 -0600 (MDT)
Amy Rupp wrote:
>
> > Earlier this year I put in plants of one variety of nicotiana, some diascia
> > (pretty pink flowers), babiana bulbs, some interesting species geraniums
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Now there's a thought. Full sun, dry loving bulbs that would bloom
> summer, fall or winter. Hmmm.
>
> --
> Amy Moseley Rupp
> amyr@austx.tandem.com, Austin, TX, USDA zone 8b, Sunset zone 30
> *or* amyr@mpd.tandem.com
> Jill O. *Trades, Mistress O. {}
Hi Everyone.
In regards to companion plants, one of my favorites is the petunia.
I have grown it for the past three years in my garden and it seems to
do well. This however, is the first year it has reseeded itself. I
am curious to know if this has happened for others.
It grows only approximately six to eight inches high, does not have time
to invade the iris since it dies out (or back) in winter, does not
require
a lot of watering, and still puts out colorful flowers.
My first year of the new garden, I put in purslane. Talk about
invasive!!!
Although colorful, it reseeds without seeds! And never goes away. I
finally
resorted to Roundup on the plants in the walkway. Yes, it even started
living on top of the concrete stepping stones I made for the path.
Anywhere where there was even a spattering of dust - there was purslane.
Petunias - I definitely like them.
Diana - Richardson, Tx where it looks and sounds like the sky is just
about to fall down around our ears.
