RE: Filipendula rubra
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Filipendula rubra
- From: S* S*
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:41:25 -0800
In moist soil it will spread by underground (stolens)? I like the dried
seed heads in fall arrangements. In drier soil, it barely survives for me,
here in Oregon.
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
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
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
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> From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 5:03 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Filipendula rubra
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 02/24/99 08:02 AM
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> Fellow listmates:
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> how crucial is it for the above-named perennial to get a lot
> of moisture?
> Everywhere I've read about this plant it claims that it needs
> a constantly
> moist soil; however, I've seen it paired with plants that do
> pretty darn
> well in my dry yard in amended clay soil (like malvas and boltonias).
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> Does anyone have success with this plant in otherwise less-than-idea
> conditions? I'm planning on putting this in partial sun (it
> gets sun all
> day up to 5:00 pm). What do you have it paired with? Does
> it last long in
> bloom? Is it a good cut flower? (I see visions of this with roses...)
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> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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