RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought

What's the botanical name?  I've not seen a blue one of that height.

-----Original Message-----
From: Cheryl Isaak [c*@adelphia.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:52 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought


Yes - a truly lovely color especially right now! Broad arching leaves 
coming off the stalk.
Cheryl
>Is it as blue as 'Elijah Blue'?  Sounds like a great grass.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cheryl Isaak [c*@adelphia.net]
>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:55 AM
>To: perennials@hort.net
>Subject: RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
>
>
>Sorry - it is an ornamental grass - current around 4.5 to 5 feet tall
>and just coming into flower!
>I love the idea of growing with a caryoptersis of any shade, but they
>are annuals for me :(
>Cheryl
>>What plant is Dallas  Blues?
>>
>>I have that same scabiosa, Cheryl, growing with caryopteris 'Dark
>>Knight' and a dark pink Japanese anemone.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Cheryl Isaak [c*@adelphia.net]
>>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 5:00 AM
>>To: perennials@hort.net
>>Subject: Re: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
>>
>>
>>I have a yellow scabiosa (Scabiosa ochroleuca) scattered about the
>>gardens - it appears completely unaffected by the heat and lack of
>>water!
>>
>>One happy accident has it in front of Dallas Blues - a quiet
>>combination of palest yellow and blue!
>>I will find my way clear to snapping a shot of that today!
>>
>>Cheryl
>>
>>>Pat-
>>>Mine seem to fade out in color earlier than normal in this dreaded
>>>heat and humidity... which is back again today... but server storms
>>>expected tonight.
>>>
>>>Donna
>>>
>>>    corgilover@wi.rr.com writes:
>>>
>>>>    I vote for the Blue Globe thistle (Echinops) in the heat and drought.
>>>>    Very prolific and quite lovely.  A goldfinch sitting on
>>>>    that lovely
>>>>    blue globe makes them the prettiest thing in the garden!
>>>>    --
>>>>    Pat Mitchell
>>>
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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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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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