Re: Question of the day

Parkinsonia aculeata.  Not that it's a bad tree, but the thornless Parkinsonia 'Desert Museum' would be vastly preferable.

Vitis 'Roger's Red'.  A handsome vine, but messy with its abundant yet sour fruit.

Roses in abundance.  Roses do bloom for many months, and I like the way they look in the garden, but they are rather a lot of work: I'd go for something that didn't require dead-heading, or maybe a once-only spring blooming rose with good foliage for the rest of the year.

-Ben Armentrout-Wiswall
Simi Valley, inland southern California


On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Carol Moholt <c*@mac.com> wrote:
Loropetalum chinense 'Chang Nian Hong'

Never plant a brand new introduction!  You just don't know its growth pattern from a catalog description or a view in a 5 gallon container.  This plant is rangy, with stems stiffer than my German Shepherd dog's legs.  The other issue is that the leaves are bright red, and I was assuming a more burgundy green red as with the pink and plum flowered varieties.  I bought this because of the bright red flowers, which are lovely, but the rest of the bush is so bright red you never even see the flowers.  I put in three, as a major understory shrub planting in the front of the house, under bedroom windows and they just isn't working. I also have many other red-leaved plants in that area.  However, to pull them out and start over is going to make for a big hole in an established border.

Carol

On Jul 18, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Nan Sterman wrote:

Woke up thinking about this this morning - What do you regret planting in your garden (or someone else's) and why?


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