Re: More Crayola Red Perennials
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: More Crayola Red Perennials
- From: D* S*
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:45:07 -0400
On Mon, 31 Jul 2000 09:36:35 -0400 Lowery@zeonchemicals.com writes:
> yes, my astilbe 'Fanal' is a gorgeous blood red. The funny thing is
> that I
> bought it at K-Mart when it was in bloom. And as we all know,
> K-Mart is
> not known to have the most exotic of plant collections or the most
> accurately labeled items. Me now thinks I could have been
> hoodwinked as to
> the cultivar.
Well, Val, that's what color 'Fanal' is supposed to be, so I'd say they
got it right. ;-)
Personally, I've never noticed K-Mart having any more or less poorly
labeled plants than anywhere else. One of the pinky-purple "Fanals" I
have came via mail-order from a supposedly reputable nursery, so...
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
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