Re: "Treasured Perennials"
Hi Val,
I got my Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' from Gene a few years ago and I do agree
with him that it is a lovely plant. A. nemorosa is one of my very favorites
and I collect all the different colors, shapes and forms I can find.
Eva Thorn
Solon OH zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: GeneBush <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: "Treasured Perennials"
> Hello Val,
> Can't assist on most of these, but the Anemone nemorosa Vestal is one
of my
> favorites. I have it both in the garden and the nursery. In fact, I carry
five
> different cultivars this year. Love this little anemone. Makes a wonderful
> ground-cover beneath shrubs and small trees. Also weaving in and out of
tall,
> spiky, plants. Good lacy foliage, nice open blooms in cup shape that are
of good
> size and the color range is a wide one. From white, to pinks, blue,
lavender and
> blooms with one color on the inside, another on the back side of the
petals. There
> are also doubles, semi-doubles in form. Quite a few of these have been
collected
> for my garden and I still keep an eye out for more.
> They are easy to grow with very little demands.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Moorman@teamzeon.com>
> Subject: "Treasured Perennials"
>
>
> >
> > I obtained the above-referenced book by Graham Stuart Thomas. In it, he
> > has named some perennials that I am most interested in. Has anyone
grown
> > the following or know of a source:
> >
> > Hemerocallis 'Kwanso Variegata' (a variegated daylily!)
> > Selinum wallichianum (a glorified cow parsley)
> > Nepeta govaniana (a.k.a Dracocephalum; bears multitudes of small,
> > lemon-yellow lipped flowers)
> > Epilobium canum (a.k.a Zauschneria californica cana)
> > Delphinium nudicaule (a red flowering version that is a loose bunch of
> > blooms -- no spikes)
> > Crepis incana (looks like pink daisies)
> > Anemone nemorosa 'Vestal' (a most unusual flowering form)
> >
> > You would think with all of the spring catalogs coming out that I could
> > find these, but I'm afraid that some may only be in cultivation in
Thomas'
> > native UK.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Val in KY
> > zone 6a
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> > message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
> message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
