Re: Helichrysum 'Limelight' was: Heliopsis Limelight
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- Subject: Re: Helichrysum 'Limelight' was: Heliopsis Limelight
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 03:07:45 -0400
True, younger plants are more limber and older ones can be awkward and
resent getting cut back into old wood...good point. But, do you ever get
those awful leaf minors I have problems with?
I like your combo...have one of the species (whitish gray) in a pot with a
Canna 'Wyoming', a bit of Moses in the Bulrushes (cannot think of bot. name
- has that lovely glaucous purple foliage) and a Coleus with tiny purple
and green leaves...right nice IMO. Have tried the Variegatum a few times
when I could get my hands on it....not as easily found in this area, it
seems. They do go with everything. I put one in the ground once and they
can get quite large in a season, I found...I adore those fuzzy leaves, just
wish that dratted insect didn't like them as well.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <maridube@teleport.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:21 PM
>
> Hi Marge, I have found the best way to have good looking Helichrysum
from
> year to year is to take cuttings in fall of nice limber tips and winter
them
> over as you describe. That way I avoid the woody stems that won't trail
and
> want to stick straight out. I like to use both H. Limelight and H.
> Variegatum (soft cream + 2 shades of gray) as trailing edgers in my big
pots
> on the deck. Both of them go with everything! My favorite combination
> right now is H. Limelight intermingled with Abutilon megapotamicum (dark
red
> & gold flowers) & Coleus 'Alabama Sunset' (dark red with gold
variegation).
> It will put a smile on my face anytime :)
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Design Plants
> Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
> Portland, OR Zone 8b
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