Re: scabiosa and coreopsis Moonbeam

In a message dated 4/21/99 9:51:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tilton44@erols.com writes:

<< Do you know if other types of
 coreopsis have different water requirements? >>
Barb
Kris probably already answered this question (I haven't finished reading all 
my mail yet!), but I have found in my area-Connecticut-coreopsis of any sort 
likes it on the dry side.
I planted Moonbeam about 5 years ago in the boarder I have running along the 
length of our house. This area was clay, which I've amended and topped 
dressed over the years. The sun shines for about 5 hours, then it is in the 
shade the remainder of the day. My Moonbeam is humungus!  I really need to 
dig up some and pass it along to friends. I barely water this area, unless we 
are having a really dry summer. The other things I have planted there are: 
Purple Coneflowers, Phlox, Valerian, Black-eyed Susan's, Monarda, Perennial 
Sunflower, Evening Primrose, Spirea, Jacob's Ladder, Shasta Daisy's, plus 
others. Some of the things above require more water (like the Black-eyed 
Susan's, Phlox) but because the sun only hits this area for 5 hrs, they do 
well with the rest of the day in the shade.
As far as Scabiosa is concerned. I have yet to have any luck with it. I've 
had Butterfly Blue and the yellow cultivar (can never remember the name) and 
they both crapped out on me after the first season. I am going to try again.

Another thing I was disappointed in was my Gaura. I planted a large plant 
last year, and it is now dead. I thought they were okay in zone 6. It was 
planted in full sun, about three feet away from the foundation of the house, 
where I thought it would be slightly warmer...still, it is nothing but a 
clump of dead twigs.

Janice
CT

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