Re: purple
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: purple
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:25:25 -0600 (CST)
> Anne, I think I have only one of the salvias and it is a light purple not sure
> what it's called. I want to get more. I have never heard of the wood sorrel
> that you were talking about. My garden club took a trip up to Chicago and we
> went to Catigny(sp?)
> And we went to the Planters Pallette. Neat nursery maybe they have the wood
> sorrell tha tyou're looking for.
Planter's Palette (or T&Z Nursery) probably would have it, but expect to
pay an arm and a leg for it. They tend to be pretty pricy and cater to
the yuppies out there. Although their stock tends to be pretty nice
(they've got a tremendous collection of hardy geranium species!), I've
never had much luck with it. In fact, both of the Rosa rugosa 'Fru Dagmar
Hastrupp' plants died, the male and female kiwi plants turned out to
be either both male or female (can't tell, so how do I know which one to
buy to get fruit?), and most of the perennials went kapoot.
On the other hand, it's run by one of the Tyznik sons (can't remember
which one). Anthony Tyznik (the father) was the Landscape Architect
for the Morton Arboretum since time began. That family knows what
it's doing, so it could be that I'm just incompetent. :)
Anyhow, I would buy the Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea?) from a mailorder
source such as Elk Mountain Nursery ( http://www.elk-mountain.com/ ).
Then you won't be tempted to buy things at first sight (yeah, right).
Chris
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