Re: blue blue flowers
Betty, Western New York, Zone 5
My blue flax began in the spring; a gorgeous thing to behold. But then they
began dying. I pulled one out and discovered a bunch of gray buggythings
munching on the roots, or so I gather. I had found these in a container
planted with pansies, and last year feeding on roots to my old-fashioned
bleeding hearts. What in the world are they -- does anyone know? How can
they be dealt with, without resorting to high powered chemicals?
I did remove by hand those that had infested the container of pansies, which
recovered and are blooming their hearts out for me right now.
Back to the flax: there is one plant that escaped the onslaught by these
round gray bugs and it looks wonderful.
Betty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat" <pattm@execpc.com>
To: "Perennials list" <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:58 PM
Subject: blue blue flowers
> I guess we forgot to mention Blue Flax as a nice flower if you want true
> blue. I have it blooming now (and for the last 6 weeks) with white
> daisies and pink cleome and deep maroon cosmos - it's splendid - and
> quite hardy in my zone 5 garden.
>
>
> --
> Pat
> pattm@execpc.com
> zone 5 - se wisconsin
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