RE: New plants?

Marge,  Your comments reminded me that I haven't seen my P. Majeste yet this
spring.  I suppose it's a goner.  If you like incredible cobalt blue in a
Pulmonaria, try 'Benediction'.  It is an old hybrid, and not easy to find.
Mine is probably 15 years old or so and I have never found another one for
sale.  It has a plain dark green leaf and is furry, but no spots.  When its
in bloom I can't look at it enough.

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery
Portland, Oregon

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From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Marge Talt
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 12:15 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: New plants?

I've seen so many posts from people who bought 'Limerock Ruby' and
lost it as well as 'Brise D Anjou'.   Guess it's a good thing I could
never bring myself to pay what they were asking for that Polemonium
around here:-) Sure lusted for it.

I have Pulmonaria 'David Ward'.  I've noticed that leaf curl, plus
that one is really picky about water.  In fact, I wonder if I still
have it?  Hmmm...well, I HAD it for several years.  If I've lost it,
I will not cry as I did not care for the flower color much and there
are other clones that have better foliage.

Digressing a bit on Pulmonaria.  I have noticed again this year what
deep, navy blue flowers P. longifolia subsp. cevennensis has - very
nice and quite different from most clones that are either pink fading
to blue or vice versa - these seem to come on navy blue and stay navy
blue.  Also got one year before last, P. ' Diana Clare' that has
turned out to be a really nice plant; almost totally silver foliage.
Got it on a whim when I saw it; had never heard of it, but it looks
like being much more robust than 'Excalibur', or 'Majeste'.  Had
'Excalibur' for several years.  It gave birth to a child with spotted
foliage and I note this year it has departed to the old compost heap
in the sky.  Was a showy plant, but ......

Interesting that you say these 3 were discovered in greenhouses and
not trialed in the open garden before release.  Not good.  Not fair
to the gardener IMO.

So, what else is on your list of temperamental brats for the garden,
Paul?

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Meum71@aol.com
> 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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