Re: 25 perennials that flower in year one from seed
Brian Chandley wrote:
>
> Fine Gardening magazine published this list in the most recent (April)
> edition:
>
> 1) Achillea "Summer Pastels" yarrow
> 2) Anemone sylvestris Snowdrop anemone
> 3) Anthemis tinctoria 'Kelwayi' Golden marguerite
> 4) Armeria maritima Sea thrift
> 5) Asclepias tuberosa 'Gay Butterflies' butterfly weed
> 6) Aster alpinus Alpine aster
> 7) Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry lily
> 8) Campanula carpatica 'Bellissimo' Carpathian harebell
> 9) Catananche caerulea Caupid's dart
> 10) Centranthus ruber Red valerian, Jupiter's beard
> 11) Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' coreopsis
> 12) Delphinium 'Southern Jesters'
> 13) Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar pinks
> 14) Erigon speciosus Daisy fleabane
> 15) Gaillardia X grandiflora Blanket flower
> 16) Gaura lindheimeri
> 17) Gypsophila paniculata Baby's breath
> 18) Leucanthemum X superbum 'Starburst' Shasta Daisy
> 19) Linum perenne Blue flax
> 20) Lychnis coronaria Rose campion
> 21) Malva moschata Musk mallow
> 22) Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca Sundrops
> 23) Rudbeckia fulgida Black-eyed Susan
> 24) Veronica spicata Speedwell
> 25) Viola cornuta Horned violet
>
> Printed here without permission.
>
Lychnis coronaria doesn't bloom until the second year. Then it forms
seed and the third year your garden will look like a heavy textured
berber carpet.
This I say from >experience<.
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Port Angeles, WA 98362
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