Re: New Plants for spring
- Subject: Re: New Plants for spring
- From: Don Martinson l*@wi.rr.com
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:00:38 -0600
Here is a shortened link to the Monrovia site, but the name seems to
be different (Art's Pride):
http://tinyurl.com/2u2hd
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, WI
>>Absolutely! Watch for Echinacea Magnabrite Orange. Yes, the flower is orange
>>and it has the fragrance of honey tea. This is coming out of the Chicago
>>Botanic Gardens where they've been testing and breeding echinacea. I saw the
>>flowers last summer and they're beautiful. I think I read somewhere
>>that Wayside
>>will be carrying it. I have one that was a gift and the leaves are
>>still green,
>>even though we've had freezing temperatures and some snow here in the
>>Cincinnati area.
>>Bill Lee
>
>Monrovia nurseries are distributing it widely on the west coast and
>I believe further east as well. I am on plant number two as the
>first one I planted last summer disappeared one day - poof! No
>gopher, no roots, no nothing. It was just gone
>
>Just in case, the second one is planted in a cage.
>
>And it is remarkeable looking!
>
>Nan
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