Re: Color combinations
- Subject: Re: Color combinations
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:15:23 EDT
In a message dated 8/9/2002 7:46:09 AM Central Standard Time,
lynnlamb@carolina.rr.com writes:
> All of these are not true purples, but in the
> family. I would like to create a garden witih more saturated orange and
> purple next year. I love color and my garden is a distance from the house
> and
> I like to be able to see color from the windows.
>
Lynn: If you really want a true contrast with purple you might want to think
about purple foliaged plants. Perilla is a seedy plant around here but I
wouldn't do without it in the garden. It's a wonderful filler plant and the
foliage is a deep, dark purple. If you keep the blooms nipped (as you would
a Coleus) the seedlings are minimal. I generally do not allow the plant to
keep a bloom until late summer, just to ensure a few seedlings. In the
spring when the seedlings pop up, they are easily selected out......if you
get too cold, you may just want to collect the seed and start a few each
spring. I always keep the darkest of the seedlings.
Another wondeful dark foliage plant is the Canna Australia - beautiful rich
dark foliage.
I love this color combo too.
Kemberly McLain
Katy, Texas Zone 9
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