Re: Favourite little ones

I tried to get Anemone ranunculoides to grow from dormant form without
success.  Then I ordered it from Gene at Munchkin Nursery and he sent me a
brick of it one spring.   It's been lovely every after!  I have several nice
Epimediums that I ordered from Darrell Probst's Garden Vision.  I think he
must be the best source for the widest variety.  I had forgotten to mention
the superb double bloodroot, Sanguineria canadensis 'Flore Pleno' - to die
for.  I got lucky and sent my order in fast when Seneca Hill offered them
for only $10.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Nottle" <Trevor.Nottle@tv.tafe.sa.edu.au>
To: <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>; <Medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Favourite little ones


Couldn't agree more about the Anemone nemerosa. there are dozens of
different forms as well as allied species including ranunculoides (yellow),
a double yellow and X seemanii (cream), Anemone blanda is good too, esp the
deep blue forms. Don't forget Asarum proboscidium - the Mouse Plant, and the
tiny wild tulip species and hybrids - just beautiful along edges and tough
as old Med boots tho' they prefer some dappled shade to a daily sun baked
roasting. then there are all the myriad forms and sp of wild cyclamen and
narcissus, and in favoured areas the small wild 'hard' ferns with leathery
leaves. More vigorous are the dwarf forms of Vinca minor. This merges well
with euphorbia cyparissias and it's reddish leaved forms selected by several
nurseries. Epimediums are pretty relaible too, tho' some of the high
rainfall sp just introduced form China are too tender for Med climates
without additional summer watering.

regards

trevor n

>>> "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com> 22/06/2005 8:59 am >>>
Hi Robin,
My choices may not be of interest as I reside in Zone 5, but I wanted to say
that last year I got a darling little groundcover plant from World Plants
called Kenilworth Ivy, Cymbalaria muralis.  It's a great filler for shady
areas with tiny leaves and very tiny lavender flowers.  I enjoy little
Anemones like A. blanda and A. nemerosa for under shrubs and at edges.  I
bought a really nice mat Veronica a few years ago, V. allionii, which seems
to enjoy sun or shade.  It's only an inch or 2 high, the flowers might reach
4 inches.  I have a miniature Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum sp) that's no more
than 5 inches high, sweet little thing.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <nofsmith@iinet.net.au>
To: <Medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 9:39 PM
Subject: Favourite little ones


Hi everyone,
    Just wondered what your favourite little fillers and edgers are. Here in
Gingin, Western Australia, I just love the species pelargonium,
P.ionidiflorum
which forms soft mounds of pretty foliage with the tiniest lolly pink
flowers
for much of the year. Also much loved is the nutmeg-scented pelly and P.
Lara
Princess, which has wonderful blue/silver leaves.
     Geranium incanum takes all the heat even we can subject it to, as do
all
the Nepeta ssp. ......oh and all the thymes...Silver Posy is especially
appealing. In shade our native Australian wood violet is a star, as is the
silver Plectranthus.
   Would like to hear about your littlies,
                                            Robin
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