Re: What's blooming now
- Subject: Re: What's blooming now
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 00:10:40 -0400
Well, Gene, I had Boltonia - both the white and pink - for many
years, until they got tired of being deer fodder; still a few frail
stems of the white left. I enjoyed them quite a bit. This is a
plant that needs to be planted in a fairly large mass. They are very
'airy' in quality and need a mass to make a statement. Good contrast
with large or coarse leafed plants - Joe Pye weed, for instance.
The white form is more robust than the pink - it withstood the deer
munching much longer. The pink form only took being mowed for about
3 years before it quit...they do not like being continually cut back
to a foot off the ground during the growing season.
They also prefer more sun than I can offer at the moment, but when
and if I ever get the bank below our deck cleared, I will plant them
again. They will, however, grow and bloom in much less than full
sun.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com>
>
> Hello Chris,
> We share many of the same plants in the garden. Ruellia, or
wild
> petunia, is a wonderful do-er. I like that one for sure.
> Boltonia I do not have because I do not especially care for the
> daisy-shaped blooms. Perhaps I am missing out on something and
should give
> it a try. Any comments on Boltonia from anyone who has had it in
the garden
> for some time?
> Geranium wlassovianum is one of my favorite geraniums. I am now
looking
> to see if I can locate a good spot in the garden for a second stand
of this
> one. Love that fall foliage.
> Ceratostigma plumbaginoides has absolutely some of the best
and most
> intense blue blooms out there. No wonder they call the color of the
bloom
> "peacock blue". Red stems and foliage backing up the blue blooms
later in
> the season is another plus. Hummingbird moths love this plant.
> Annuals have had a tough time here this year. All the hard
freezes in
> middle May set things back. Just now beginning to look good and
fill out in
> all the large pots and containers. JoAn has them scattered almost
> everywhere, but here on the front porch is nicest, I think. Lots of
purples,
> yellows.
> Several Clethra in the landscaping and garden. A must-have
native shrub.
> Tricyrtis hatatogisa with the blue blooms was having its
portrait taken
> this week. Nice, clean green foliage. As you said, lots of plump
buds
> getting ready to show in the tricyrtis.
> Do not forget Turtlehead (Chelone). That is coming into bloom
shortly,
> as are the fall blooming anemone.
> Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > The recent thread about August color prompted me to take a quick
scroll
> > through the backyard to see what's providing color. Here's what
I found:
> >
> > Ruellia humilis [1] I wouldn't be without this plant.
It does
> > great in shade or sun and seems to
seek out
> > the driest spots imaginable.
> >
> > Boltonia asteroides 'Nana'
> > Clethra alnifolia var. rosea [2]
> > Liatris spicata 'Kobold' [3]
> > Gaultheria procumbens [4]
> > Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' [5]
> > Rudbeckia spp. (all kinds of black-eyed Susans)
> > Echinacea purpurea [6]
> > Cassia hebecarpa [7]
> >
> > Allium cernuum [8] This is a great plant -- I love the
airy
> > feel that it creates at the base of
the
> > birch tree
> >
> > Eupatorium coelestinum [9]
> > Eupatorium maculatum [10]
> > Liatris microcephala [11] I love this little mophead of a
Liatris
> > Lycoris squamigera Unfortunately, I hate these plants.
:)
> > Actaea rubra [12] Great showy fruit!
> > Arisaema spp. More fruit!
> > Geranium wlassovianum
> > Knautia macedonica
> > Verbena canadensis [13]
> > Geranium x oxonianum 'Bressingham Delight' [14]
> > Ceratostigma plumbaginoides [15]
> > Viola cornuta Still!
> >
> > And of course, all of the annuals... :)
> >
> > Ceanothus obovatus is just about ready to burst onto the (short)
scene,
> > and Tricyrtis are swelling up like there's no tomorrow.
> >
> > Oh, Gene just put up an article about August plants for the shade
garden,
> > too...
> >
> > http://www.munchkinnursery.com/newsletter/augustgarden/
> >
> > Chris
>
>
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