RE: Phlomis purpurea was:Persicaria, phlomis, and ratibida (oh, my!)
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- Subject: RE: Phlomis purpurea was:Persicaria, phlomis, and ratibida (oh, my!)
- From: "* A* <a*@arrakis.es>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 22:42:50 +0100
Dear Marge,
I'm afraid I haven't got very good news for you regarding Phlomis purpurea.
I've looked for you in the RHS Dictionnary of Gardening, and it says that is
hardy Z8, summer flowering, native of Spain and Portugal. The book states
P.fruticosa as hardy Z7. Having said so, I would try this pink phlomis in
your area, JUST IN CASE... It is definitively worthy. We grow it in full sun
in a well drained place. I suspect that, as with many Mediterraneans, the
poorer and gravelly the soil, the better. Our climate is far too wet for it,
and our average soil too heavy (clay) and rich, but it adapts well with a
bit of extra help. I have never tried to cut it before the big frosts and
deep cover with mulch: not sure whether it could survive, having in mind its
woolly look, but you MUST try. It has some flowers right now, and I promise
to look for if there are any fruits formed...
All the best for 1998,
Your friend in Spain,
Jose
-----Original Message-----
De: Marge Talt <mtalt@clark.net>
Para: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Fecha: miércoles 14 de enero de 1998 1:51
Asunto: Re: Phlomis purpurea was:Persicaria, phlomis, and ratibida (oh, my!)
>Oooo Jose, that one sounds really intriguing! Now, I just have to keep an
>eye out to see if I can find it. Do you have any idea what the lowest
>temperatures it will tolerate are? And, what kind of growing conditions
>does it like?
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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>> From: Jose Almandoz. <almand@arrakis.es>
>> Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 5:08 AM
>>
>> I grow Phlomis fruticosa and Phlomis purpurea. The latter I don't know if
>> it is hardy with you, but I LOVE it as a garden plant. Keep it well
>pruned,
>> and it will cover a big surface. The pink blossoms are an added bonus to
>a
>> beautiful blue grey foliage... Growth habit nicer and more delicate than
>> Ph. fruticosa.
>
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