Re: New plants?

I have killed Coreopsis Limerock Ruby and Polemonium Brise d'Anjou, but
Pulmonaria David Ward is a beautiful plant for me. I have split it in two,
and now it is two beautiful plants.  It can't tolerate any sun, however.
Merri Morgan
Zone 5b, WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Meum71@aol.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: New plants?


> In a message dated 4/10/2004 1:24:30 AM Central Daylight Time,
mtalt@hort.net
> writes:
> Downside to this is a lot of disappointed gardeners wondering what
> they did wrong that caused their beautiful plant to die.
> There have been more than few chances for the gardener to be disappointed
> over the last few years.  3 big ones come to mind.
>
>  Coreopsis 'Limerock Ruby' sold a a hardy perennial and the fist year many
> were selling for 12 or more dollars each.  They were said to be hardy in
zones
> 4-9.  Well, 7a-9.maybe. all the others died.
>
> Polemonium 'Brise D Anjou' - which for many did not thrive and turns out
to
> have been infected with a virus.
>
> Pulmonaria 'David Ward' -- which rarely ever looks good because the out
side
> edge grows much slower than the inside of the leaf, if not grown under the
> perfect conditions?  Causing the leaves to bow up as if they have been
sprayed
> with a weed killer.
>
> I have list of others.  Its seems that a lot of these plants are found in
> greenhouses and spend all there life in greenhouse before they are
released onto
> the market and no one knows how they are going to do in the real world.
>
> Paul
>
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