Re: Strobilanthes dyerianus
- Subject: Re: Strobilanthes dyerianus
- From: "Merri Morgan" m*@wcgnet.net
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:56:08 -0400
Walter, Strobilanthes atropurpureus is the zone 5 plant I was asking about.
It is in Roslyn Nursery's "Fall Fling' catalog, a small supplement which
arrived a few days ago. This whole thread has gotten very confused. Or
perhaps it's me who confused everyone!
Merri Morgan
zone 5b in West Virginia
----- Original Message -----
From: <OXFORDWALT@aol.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:59 PM
Subject: Strobilanthes dyerianus
> In a message dated 8/21/2002 12:01:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> perennials-owner@hort.net writes:
>
>
> > Persian Shield is strobilanthes dyerianus
>
> Now folks, I'm getting a little confused.
> First, I can't find Strobilanthes in Roslyn's 2002 catalog.
> Second, in Graf's Exotica, Stroblanthes dyerianus is listed as a tropical
> from Burma, certainly not a temperate plant. And it is known as Persian
> Shield.
> Third, I have grwon it several times and it definitely doesn'r winter over
in
> zone 6b. It will carry over inside and accordind to the person who gave
it
> to me,"It loves water/moisture. a great tropical pot plant for the
> patio....and
> fourth...are we talking about two different plants here or??????
> Let's investigate and educate.....
> Walter in Bucks County...no measurable rainfall since some date in late
May.
> Tuesday am we got between 1/4 and 1/2 inch....oh, 3/8.....izzat
measurable?
>
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