Re: Longest blooming perennial?

I have thought that next year I would try and stake my six hills giants 
to try and contain them.  I was thinking of using a small tomatoe cage.  
Any other suggestions?


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 lowery@teamzeon.com wrote:

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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 12/16/98 03:27 PM
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> In my garden, the coreopsis family blooms all summer, closely followed by
> the purple coneflower.  Calamintha bloomed most of the summer until frost.
> Come to think of it, nepeta "Six Hills Giant" lived up to its name, took
> over a goodly part of the garden, and bullied its neighbors by growing all
> over them and choking them out.  It was a nightmare to cut back as I
> expected all sorts of snakes and field mice to come scampering out for
> safety!  To its credit, it started blooming early June and never stopped
> until frost.  And I liked the soft blue and grey; so I looked the other way
> and told the other plants just to forgive it...much like an indulgent
> mother would act with her favorite child.
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> Are we also considering rebloomers in this category?  I consider any plant
> that behaves this way a bonus to have around.
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> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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