Re: was poem, now foxgloves in the car

In a message dated 12/21/2001 8:54:30 PM Central Standard Time, ECPep@aol.com writes:


Paul, what in the world are you doing with 100 foxgloves in your car?  I have
had to put up with some real strange stuff in my car but I never kept plants
there all winter


Almost every thing I have goes under a set of large tarps after they are covered with an inch or so of dry straw-used 50 bales this year.  But not every thing is so winter hardy, last year the vinca majors made threw the winter under the tarps but we had a lot of snow. This year no snow but a very mild fall -- early winter and thus the plants sat in back of my Ford Taurus station wagon. 

The reason they ended up in the car was they needed to come home with me so they could have a place to live for the winter-but since it was so mild I just let them be in the car.


Thank you every one for the good ideas about over wintering the plants-my problem is that they are zone 7 plants and we do get down to-30 F almost every winter. 

What I need is some type of root ceiler....wownder were am I going to dig the whole for next year?


Below is description of the digitalis-like most foxgloves they are true perennials.

Digitalis davisiana = A Perennial with linear lance shaped leaves.  Leaf edges finely toothed and leaves hairless and mid green in color. Plants have pale yellow flowers that are 1.5" long with orange to purple veining and having a protruding lower lip that is hairy. Blooming in early summer on 30 to 40" tall racemes. Native to turkey and hardy in zones 8-10? 

There are a few D.  trojana mixed in with the above plants-other wise I would have sold the off.  After winter is over I will plant them out and when they bloom I can separate the two types.

Digitalis trojana = This species is from Turkey and has very lance-shaped foliage with densely silver/white furry flowers pikes, giving an overall silvery appearance. The white to carmel colored flowers are veined    green, with a long,bright white tongue. Grow in cool, dry, well draining  light shade. Clump-forming perennials grow 3 to 4 feet tall.  Hardy in zones 7-9?

the blue-eyed grass is hardy in zones 7-10, its more or less evergreen with very nice iris like leaves that have a blue-green cast to them.  Yellow flowers on spikes.
The foliage grows into clumps around 7-9 inches tall with the flowers growing to 15 inches.  I love the blue-eyed grasses and wish they were more hardy-great plants for rock gardens or dry locations if you are a collector.

Paul
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index