Re: yellow and blue
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: yellow and blue
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:11:17 EDT
In a message dated 7/13/00 10:13:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lynnlamb@quik.com writes:
<< Another combination I have in another bed is coreopsis ZAGREB and veronica
SUNNY BORDER BLUE, along with other plants. I am most unhappy with the
veronica--it mildewed early in the season and most of the bottom leaves have
dried up and fallen off. Looks very unattractive. They have been floppy as
well. I think i prefer MOONBEAM coreopsis to ZAGREB >>
Lynn,
I have never had 'Sunny Border Blue' look good for more than one week. It
needs a lot of water prior to blooming. This was a much promoted plant of
the year somewhere, sometime.
Moonbeam, while ubiquitous, will survive and bloom with little water.
Moonbeam is also a very long bloomer, sometimes for two months or more.
Veronica incana is a good companion for Moonbeam needing a dry soil to
thrive. If V. incana is planted in a bed that is watered it will need a
pebble mulch to prevent rotting of the grey felty foliage.
If you like a blue accent, grow a big pot of Lobelia 'Crystal Palace'
(annual) and place the pot whereever you need the accent in the garden. You
can move around the pot or heighten it with an upturned pot. A little deceit
can go a long way in the border.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY z4
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