Re: Still blooming -Reply
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- Subject: Re: Still blooming -Reply
- From: M* D*
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:47:26 -0600
At 09:33 AM 12/10/98 -0800, SUSAN SAXTON wrote:
>The hybrid musk roses love fall/early winter weather
>in my PNW garden. My 'Propserity' and 'Moonlight'
>are both blooming, Darlow's Enigma (which gets
>no direct light any time of year) and Lyda Rose both
>have blooms, as well as a climber, Golden
>Showers.
>
>The thrushes are chowing down on the
>chokeberries (aronia), the winter jasmine is nearly
>in full bloom (jasmine nudiflorum), as well as the two
>sasanqua camillas I have, a white one and
>'Yuletide' (red with yellow centers).
>
>In an effort not to complete total sacriledge on this
>list, I can mention one perennial that's still
>blooming, cimicifuga! Real blooms too, not just
>"left over" stuff.
>
>We have barely had frost here so most things look
>good and anything with berries is stunning with
>everything being so gray or brown right now. Most
>of the silver plants, like the artemesias, look good
>too.
>
>Susan Saxton
Susan,
No frost here yet and I am amazed at what all is still blooming
(even though we have not had the very warm temps here in the PNW as in other
parts of the country). Shizostylis 'Oregon Sunset' refuses to stop, I have
been cutting a bouquet of these sweet mini Glad-like flowers about once a
week since last June. Salvia elegans is still covered with red firecracker
flowers and even the 8 ft. Castor Bean is still flowering (although I think
it will blow over in the next wind of any sort.
Roses 'Graham Thomas', 'The Fairy' and climber 'Appleblossom' are
still blooming. But the star of the show now is the yellow Helleborus in
full bloom. I was disappointed when I first saw the buds open because I
thought yellow was a real stretch of the imagination, but as the flowers
have matured I think it is definitely a soft creamy yellow. The pure white
H. niger usually is the first to bloom, but is only showing tight buds at
this point.
I agree with you, it is very nice to be able to see the "bones" of
the garden in winter. I particularly like the bright red Redtwig Dogwood
and the Magnolia soulangiana covered with furry flower buds that will open
in March.
The catalogs are rolling in and planning for spring is in full swing. Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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