RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
- Subject: RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
- From: "Saxton, Susan" S*@schwabe.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:34:20 -0700
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- Thread-topic: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
Sounds great. I will keep my eye out for it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cheryl Isaak [c*@adelphia.net]
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 4:31 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: RE: now plants that are excelling in theheat/drought
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'
>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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>>>Londonderry, NH
>>>AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
>>>growing, stitching and reading in NH
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