Re: What plant should I choose?
- To: Laura Cooper , m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: What plant should I choose?
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:32:09 -0700
- References: <B5F40580.F42%lcooper@artcenter.edu>
Yes, I know that crinum and I love it. Good suggestion! I think I
know where I could find one or two (or three). Also, the cannas are
doing well this year. I just returned from a garden writers
conference in philadelphia where we visted many many gardens and I
was amazed at how popular cannas are in the east. They treat them
like annuals! Here the are pretty much year-round and might do the
trick. Is the Dark Knight a pink/red or an orange/red?
Nan
>Hi Nan, and all,
>I have two ideas:
>
>A crinum species--I don't know the last name but I bet John McGregor could
>help out here. It's the big one with the dark burgundy leaves almost year
>round, and beautiful pink and white flowers as well. Also there are some
>really cool Draecenas with dark burgundy leaves these days. Very
>architectural.
>
>I'm interested to see what others suggest because this color scheme is right
>up my alley---love the Euphorbia cotinifolia with the Salvia van houtii.
>Just placed those two in proximity myself!
>
>Another thought, although depending on where you live not as "year-round",
>would be one of the newer Cannas, i.e. "Tropicana" or the one i got recently
>from Gary Hammer that I believe is called "Dark Knight" (very dark burgundy
>leaves and red flowers)..
>
>Best of luck,
>Laura
>
>
>
>--
> Laura Cooper
>
>
>
>> From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>> Reply-To: nsterman@mindsovermatter.com
>> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 19:38:59 -0700
>> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>> Subject: What plant should I choose?
>>
>> Hi all -- I am looking for a plant to fit a particular spot in my
>> garden, something that has the basic shape of a yucca or a phormium
>> -- it needs to tolerate the same amount of water as a perennial (that
>> may eliminate succulents such as aloes), grow to about 4 ft tall,
>> have variegated or bronzy leaves, do okay in full sun and I don't
>> care whether or not it flowers as I want it to be a backdrop to
>> Salvia vanhoutii. It will sit beneath a Euphorbia cotinifolia (I
>> think that's right) which will grow to about 15 feet.
>>
>> So, what plant do you recommend? OR, which plant finder do you recommend?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nan
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>> Nan Sterman
>> San Diego County California
>> Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
