Re: Thoughts on some of the following plants?
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  • Subject: Re: Thoughts on some of the following plants?
  • From: B* H* <3*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 19:09:55 +0000
Maybe I'll try moving mine this spring...

Wouldn't think climate would make a lot of difference.... I,m in northern 
Michigan, zone 5...

Beth
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> On Apr 28, 2019, at 3:01 PM, Kitty Morrissy <1018@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
> 
> I have Stained Glass and it seems to do well enough here. I bought them
> wholesale from Shady Oaks a few years b4 they sold the nursery to their son.
> A 12 pack was about 4 by 6 inches - tiny! But plenty strong enough. And they
> got big pretty quickly. The leaves seem more medium to me. I don't buy
> thin-leaved hostas because of the slugfest. I've divided it a few times over
> the years.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Beth H
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 12:57 PM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: Re: Thoughts on some of the following plants?
> 
> Hosta Stained Glass... if I remember correctly, this one has fairly thin
> leaves, and the slugs loved it... And it was not very vigorous for me...
> maybe there was some competition from surrounding plants, roots? Have it
> under a Sargent crab... maybe it wants more light, less competition? Have
> had it more than 5 yrs...
> 
> Beth
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Apr 28, 2019, at 1:05 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey
> <1160a63f1@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I have some new plants for the garden this spring, and I generally have a
> good idea of where things should go.  But I'm curious what tidbits of
> knowledge some of you might have about these plants.  You know, something
> beyond the old 'moist and well-drained' line that we find in the gardening
> books.  Things like 'I found the color to be more intense with more sun', or
> 'this one needed wind protection', etc.
>> 
>> I'd love to get some of your insights on these:
>> 
>>  Adonis amurensis
>>  Ajuga incisa 'Bikun'
>>  Aquilegia 'Winky Single Red-White' **
>>  Cacalia delphinifolia
>>  Caltha palustris *
>>  Caltha palustris var. multiplex
>>  Cardiandra alternifolia
>>  Convallaria majalis 'Aureovariegata'
>>  Diphylleia grayi
>>  Helleborus 'Golden Lotus'
>>  Helleborus 'Love Bug' 
>>  Helleborus 'Sandy Shores'
>>  Helleborus 'Silver Dollar'
>>  Heuchera 'Miracle'
>>  Hosta 'Bridal Falls'
>>  Hosta 'Curly Fries' *
>>  Hosta 'Emerald Charger'
>>  Hosta 'Fantabulous'
>>  Hosta 'First Blush'
>>  Hosta 'Maui Butterflies'
>>  Hosta 'Mini Skirt'
>>  Hosta 'Miracle Lemony'
>>  Hosta 'Munchkin Fire'
>>  Hosta 'Pocketful of Sunshine'
>>  Hosta 'Praying Hands' **
>>  Hosta 'Stained Glass' **
>>  Liriope 'Variegata'
>>  Pachysandra procumbens *
>>  Primula spp. *
>>  Tricyrtis flava *
>>  Trillium grandiflorum 'Plena' *
>> 
>>  *  I had this once and it died
>>  ** I have this currently and am adding more
>> 
>> Thanks, and I'm hoping we can get some discussions going on the list
> again!
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
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