RE: Was Penstemons, now plants that are excelling in the heat/drought

Hello All,

But the true star of the garden right now is angelica gigas. I wish I could find more, as I understand it is a biannual and this is it for the show (this year). Cann anyone tell me more about this plant?
I grew this once - I should find it again! it was great and would look good in the back to the border. I understand there is one that is closer to a short lived perennial - 3-4 years, so maybe next year I'll nab those!

I grow another biennial - teasel. It is a tall thistle look a like that drives the bees crazy in bloom and the goldfinches swarm to it until the seeds are gone!


The REAL surprise in my garden is the annual snapdragons, from the Rocket series. I planted these all over the place in probably March and April. I always think of them as cool weather plants, but they are hale, hearty, blooming their hearts out and not showing any signs of stress -- and we had a week of near and a few days over 100 last week. Go figure. They are in full sun, too.
I planted snapdragons several years ago and they are still going strong - I am happy to see them!
Cheryl
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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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