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Re: August is a hard month

In zone 5 I really am proud of my Butterfly Bushes,  I just hope they make
it through the winter, I've heard that they can be hard to grow.

Chris zn5 in  Co

At 04:47 PM 8/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-08-20 15:49:07 EDT, you write:
><< 
> What plant in your border are you proud of in the month of August? 
>  Is it a shrub or perennial? sun or shade? >>
>
>Here in zone 6, clethra (sweetshrub) comes into it's own in August.  This is
>a decidous shrub that prefers some shade and can tolerate a moist soil.  I
>have a pink variety with 6-8 inch spires of flowers that look very refreshing
>on those dog days of late summer, and the fragrance is a real treat.  It's
>somewhat akin to a lilac, perhaps, but not as heavy, with some overtones of
>hyacinth--a very spring-like smell.  
>
>I've got a guara, Whirling Butterflies, (a sun lover) that started in the
>beginning of June and, astonishingly, is still going strong.  Just as the
>first flowers stalks were finishing up, it produced a huge crop of new ones.
> A light, airy, and very satisfying plant. 
>
>There's a seedling foxglove that decided to forgo the biennial thing and is
>blooming it's head off.  August is also the month for one of my absolute
>favorites, the plume poppy, but it's just a shadow of it's potential self
>this year, due to the droughty conditions.  Both of these like part shade
>conditions and a moist soil.
>
>There's buddleia, of course, and vitex blooming right now, and some hostas
>and  late lilies.  I'm still waiting for the boltonia and asters.  The
>balloon flowers and plumbago are giving me the satisfaction of
>almost-true-blue flowers.
>
>Sue Reno, enjoying a lovely soaking rain.
>SunspotSue@aol.com
>
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