Re: Longest blooming perennial? -Reply
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- Subject: Re: Longest blooming perennial? -Reply
- From: D* L*
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:40:17 -0500 (EST)
I assume the cage method then works for you to keep your six hills giant
from flopping all over its neighbors. The small tomato cages I have are
about 2 feet tall when stuck into the ground I think. I take it that the
cages should be more like 18 inches tall. How big are the holes in the
wire you use?
Thanks, Denise, zone 5
Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com
On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, SUSAN SAXTON wrote:
> My Six Hills Giant doesn't get tall enough for small
> tomato cages. I use that 2' tall plastic coated wire
> fencing that comes in a roll for about $10 (can get
> 3-4 'cages' out of one roll). I use this around most
> floppy perennials, etc., (shorter ones) and the small
> tomato cages for the larger ones.
>
> Susan Saxton
>
> For mine is just a little old-fashioned garden where
> the flowers come together to praise the Lord and
> teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
> 1835-1894
> >>> Denise Leonard
> <dal@equinox.shaysnet.com> 12/17/98 08:04am
> >>>
> 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:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> > 12/16/98 03:27 PM
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Are we also considering rebloomers in this
> category? I consider any plant
> > that behaves this way a bonus to have around.
> >
> > Val in KY
> > zone 6a
> >
> >
> >
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