Re: New Plants for spring

Gene, I love my Aster tataricus, the straight species, but I'd love to know
the names of the hybrids. Do they look to be as aggressive as the species?
Merri Morgan
zone 5b, WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: New Plants for spring


> Well,
>     I stumbled upon some new species and hybrid asters this year. Or they
> kept popping up in my life until they caught my attention. I had give up
on
> our species aster and its hybrids in my gardens and JoAn removed them from
> her garden as well. We both loved the blooms, but they always went woody
> just as they came into bloom and had brown crispy  unsightly legs.A friend
> brought me a division of Aster tataricus "Jindai" and I am once more in
love
> with aster. Stays bright green in foliage all year. Heavy bloomer, reaches
> about 6 or 7 feet with no blow-over when in bloom. When at a symposium I
> came across two hybrids from A. tataricus and purchase one of each for
> trials. Absolutely wonderful. Stayed under two feet, bright green textured
> foliage with heavy blooms from June through last killing freeze. And...
now
> that I have opened my mouth... I can not locate my notes with the names...
> >From Heines nurseries release this past spring. I will be back with more
> when my senior moment passes....
>     meanwhile, all the best to you and your gardens.
>     Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> ----- Original Message -----
> > >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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