RE: Susan & gentiana cruciata
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- Subject: RE: Susan & gentiana cruciata
- From: S* S*
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:01:19 -0700
Thanksk so much Gene. You are a WEALTH of information! Certainly more than
I found in any book!
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the
flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all
who look upon them to do likewise.
Celia Thaxter
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 2:06 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Susan & gentiana cruciata
>
>
> Hello Susan,
> Gentiana cruciata is the Cross leaf Gentian. If you
> look down on the
> mature leaves you will see that they form a cross. Easy to
> grow Gentian
> that blooms in early summer. Just give it a touch of shade,
> well drained
> decent soil and mulch. It gets a bit of a bad rap with the
> English rock
> gardening gardening literature. Far too easy to grow and the
> blooms are
> only pleasing....
> I think you will like the plant. Try a yellow blooming
> Toadlily with it to
> help bring out the blue trumpets of the Gentian.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> > Subject: Reblooming daylilies and gentiana cruciata
> > Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 11:40 AM
> >
> > Last night I purchased a plant strictly because it looked so darn
> healthy,
> > gentiana cruciata. Somehow I had it in my mind that the
> gentiana family
> > liked hot and dry, but the little information I've been
> able to find in
> my
> > books doesn't say much. The tag on this plant says it is
> able to take a
> > little bit of dryness, which would lead me to believe they like more
> moist
> > soil
> >
> > The only thing conclusive I read was "well draining and NO
> LIME." I live
> in
> > the PNW, so drainage is always a problem, but we are acidic
> not alkaline
> so
> > I'm okay there.
> >
> > Any advice?
> >
> > Also, I'm getting ready to place an order of daylilies with
> Oakes and am
> > wondering if the "rebloomers" REALLY rebloom -- well; do
> they rebloom a
> tiny
> > bit, nothing to write home about, great rebloom, what??? Or is it
> > individual to the variety?
> >
> > Susan Saxton, zone 6b
> > For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the
> > flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all
> > who look upon them to do likewise.
> > Celia Thaxter
> >
> > I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> >
> >
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