Re: OT-Plants, Companions

        I have a wildflower which volunteers that may be Blue Flax ( that was 
one of the components of the mixture ) It gets about 18" high or more with many 
small blue/white flowers, The seed heads are round and the plant itself is 
somewhat vase shaped (wider at the top than the bottom. It is very prolific and 
can easily shade/smother its smaller neighbors, I am not going to let it grow 
among the Iris in the future.

        In an earlier post someone mentioned crocosmia, I am happy to say that 
so far Crocosmia hyb. Lucifer has been a good neighbor, its leaves come up 
during Iris bloom time and it flowers in mid summer (no stalks yet here). I 
would avoid the orange/yellow Chasmanthe (sometimes called crocosmia) which 
grows like a weed here.

        Another well behaved "edge" plant which blooms almost all the time in 
mild climates is the Scabiosa hyb. (Butterfly Blue and Pink Mist) which stays 
low and spreads slowly with many flowers held 12" high on thin leafless stems. 
These guys will never shade out their neighbors.

        Chad Schroter in Los Gatos CA  ackk 100+ this weekend


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Subject: OT-Plants, Companions
Author:  "Dorothy C. Frisbie" <dfrisbie@cts.com> at SMTP
Date:    5/18/97 6:47 PM


Has anyone had experience planting Blue Flax with iris -- or planting Blue 
Flax, period?

Dorothy C. Frisbie
Woman of Many Interests
Escondido, CA
AIS Region 15, Sunset Zone 20/21
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