RE: one more plant id
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: one more plant id
- From: S* S*
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:11:30 -0700
Tovara is the newest name, I think, for polygonum or persicaria. I think
they've switched the names 3 x since I've been gardening!
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> From: Pavlacky@cs.com [P*@cs.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:05 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: one more plant id
>
>
> One more, if you please!
>
> I bought a plant at a plant sale--no tag, great foliage.
> I saw the same plant at a garden in a garden tour this
> weekend, and asked
> what it was. The woman there said it was Tovara. WHat?
> Never heard of it.
> It's not in any of my books, but I found one picture of
> Tovara "Painters
> Palette" on the Net. Doesn't look like it at all.
> Lime green leaves with a maroon "chevron" type design (or
> upside down V) in
> the middle of an ordinary 4"ovate leaf. Stems are kind of
> woody at the base
> and spreads in a clumping fashion. Gets about 18" tall,
> apparently likes
> shade, wilts when dry. THe woman said hers blooms tiny red
> flowers spaced
> out on long grasslike wands. Must bloom later than this time,
> because it
> hasn't bloomed yet. It has beautiful foliage, and I'd like
> to know its care
> requirements. I know I've seen this plant somewhere before
> in one of the
> many books I've looked through, and I'm sure it's not some
> rare specimen.
> Help!
>
>
> Thanks,
> Shelly Pavlacky
>
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