Re: plants in flower/ now Dicentra

I'll keep looking around, Bob.
    Found photos of A. "Peaches & Cream", "Peach Blossom", but so far no simply
"Peach". I am just checking out the wholesale catalogs I have available though...
not a good book on the subject of Astilbe species, hybrids and cultivars.
    I have really been getting into the Dicentra of late. How about those in your
garden? Think after watching the performance of the D. exima and cultivars in my
garden I will be carrying quite a few more next year. I really do like these
super-dopper performers. I have had D. exima for some time in the garden, and then
added white form, Snowdrift. Now I am going to go for "Adrain Bloom", a rose-red.
Anyone else getting hung up on these everbloomers for the shade garden?
    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: BOB CAMPBELL <llebpmac_bob@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: plants in flower


> Gene:
> Peach is not just the flower colour, it's the cultivar name. I verified this
> by looking through my Blooms of Bressingham book which lists recommended
> cultivars, and low and behold there it was.  Maybe it was the first cultivar
> to come out in peach.
>
> A. aethusifolius is the Aruncus I was thinking about.  It and doicus are the
> only two members of the species I ever see listed in plant books.
>
> Bob Campbell
> USDA 4
>
>
> >From: "GeneBush" <genebush@otherside.com>
> >Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
> >To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
> >Subject: Re: plants in flower
> >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 08:43:32 -0400
> >
> >Hello Bob,
> >     There are an awful lot of peach colored Astilbe out there. I did order
> >one for
> >the nursery this season called "Inshriach Pink" What I would call a
> >peach-pink. It
> >also has dark bronze-green foliage that stays close to the ground. Crinkly
> >and has
> >a high gloss. Only 10" tall when in bloom. Just now setting buds. If you
> >come up
> >with something more exact on the name let me know. Always open to
> >suggestions on
> >good growers. I am now trying to make up my mind on exactly which good red
> >to
> >choose. Has to be a dwarf with exceptional foliage as well as bloom.
> >     There are quite a few dwarf Goat's Beard out there as well. The one I
> >have is
> >A. aethusifolius. Reaches less than a foot when in bloom. Reminds one of a
> >tiny,
> >open Astilbe since the foliage is so finely cut.
> >     Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
> >           around the woods - around the world
> >genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: BOB CAMPBELL <llebpmac_bob@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: plants in flower
> >
> >
> > > I definitely agree with Gene about the desirablility of the Jasione,
> > > although it's smaller than a scabious in my garden.
> > > Gene, there's a peach coloured astilbe (mine was just marked Peach when
> >I
> > > bought it) which is very pretty, and here in southern Ontario it does
> >very
> > > well in full sun. You might look around for that one.  I've never met an
> > > astilbe I didn't like, but some are better than others. Wish I hadn't
> >lost
> > > the tag on the dark red one beside the house, because it's another
> >beauty.
> > > The big Aruncus may be too big for some gardens-there's a small one
> >called A
> > > sylvestris (I think) that I've seen but not been able to get for my
> >garden.
> > > It's just as pretty but only about 18 inches tall.
> > >
> > > Bob Campbell
> > > USDA 4 (or 5, or 6, depending on the year)
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