latin names
Jean Carpenter wrote:
>
> Amy:
> The liriope plants that I grow, zone 6, are evergreen and thus I love them
> for beside a walk. They also multiply and can be divided every year or so
> so you can supply your own needs rapidly with purchasing just a few plants.
> The candytuft here is also evergreen and the foliage stays nice if you
> sheer it after blooming in the spring. I have some blooming in my basement
> as I took cuttings this summer and rooted them. They are easy to root and
> grow rapidly. You might want to fill in part of your area with a dwarf
> spirea or some other small shrub to help fill in the space. JC :)
How did everyone get so familiar with the latin names of the species? If
I take these names to my nursery would they know which plants I am
talking about. I am used to the common names of mostly annual plants. I
never grew many perennials in Illinois because there didn't seem to be
any that were hardy enough even though they were supposed to be
perennials.
Even my four-o-clocks which were self seeding came back too early the
following spring and died because of late frost.
The only things I had that came back year after year were my big
hibiscus and moon flowers that are like morning glories. I used them to
cover the neighboring fence that was a business and when they were
looking really good and covering the fence the guys would come with weed
wackers and destroy them. Better to see a nasty looking moving company
with gravel than a pretty flowery background.
One year I had really pretty giant blue morning glories covering the
fence and I came home from work to find them butchered.
I was so mad. Some of the guys were still hanging around and I was
yelling and crying as I cleaned up the mess. I think I scared the
bejesus out of them. But I was really mad, the plants were not hurting
anything.
So I planted the moon flowers to give them a headache for years to
come, even after I have moved away!
Rita
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