Re: lavender and Russian sage
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- Subject: Re: lavender and Russian sage
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 14:06:09 -0800 (PST)
At 06:49 PM 2/23/98 -0500, Ann Brodie wrote:
>My lavender & Russian sage do pretty well here. They get no special
>attention whatsoever, and I think they like the neglect. The lavender is in
>clay that I have added a lot of stuff to over 5 years. The Russian sage is
>in sandier dirt that was hauled in to make a new bed. I throw leaves on the
>beds in the autumn, but I think it's because we have had LOTS of snow cover
>here the last few winters that the -35 C can be toughed out.
>
>Ann
Lavenders and Russian Sage (Perovskia) do very well in my garden here in the
pacific NW where the cold is not a problem but soggy soil certainly can be.
I grow mine on a sloping bank under a huge Douglas Fir tree that has been
limbed up about 30 ft. The tree canopy & roots keep this bank very dry.
Flourishing companion plants are Artemesia 'Powis Castle', Gaura
lindheimerii, several different Dianthuses with silvery blue leaves,
Artemesia schimidtiana 'Silver Mound', Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Ballota nigra,
Verbascum chauxii and several ornamental grasses. These plants are
bountiful bloomers with foliage that is handsome in its own right.
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon
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