Re: blue and red crayons
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: blue and red crayons
- From: D* L*
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:32:00 -0400 (EDT)
How about bitterfly weed. I have one that is a tremendous orangy red, a
color I don't like. But it is spectacular is bloom.
Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com
On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Pat wrote:
> Nancy Lowe wrote:
> > I'm always amused at the topic of flower colors. I'm not certain if the
> > differences are due to climate, breeding, or perception! I have a whole bed
> > of purple flowers that were intended to be red and blue, from magenta to
> > violet. Someone made the observation awhile back that Crayola crayons were
> > "true" colors. I'd like to suggest that we each go out and buy a big box
> > (64?) and then use them to describe the colors of what we are growing. And
> > I have a bed of "pink" daylilies, lilies and roses; the roses and lilies
> > are pink, but the daylilies are all a little too peach. I may never get
> > these beds where I want them to be!
>
> I agree with you about never quite getting the beds one wants. I have a
> garden under my bedroom windows designated as my *HOT* garden. Only
> yellow, orange or true, non violet, red need apply (it's slightly shady
> and I wanted it to jump out of that shade). I will accept most shades
> of orange (I'm one of those who LOVES orange), and most bold shades of
> yellow (Moonbeam coreopsis is about as light as I'll go - zagreb
> coreopsis is more my liking).
>
> Red has been the downfall though! Other than few dianthus, both bold
> crimson and blood red, nothing comes true enough red for me! (I'm
> sitting here with my son's bazillion count crayons and the red crayon is
> exactly what I like!) I like some of the brick reds of the day lilies
> (have added those), the red nasturtiums are always right on, and the red
> Monarda (not the mahogany) is splendid, but I'm having a problem finding
> (and more exactly KEEPING) TRUE red perennials. Gerbera daisies are not
> hardy here - and they do not thrive in my garden either. I purchased
> red valerian and am now watching it open PINK (crayola purple pizzazz,
> actually)- argh - it gets relegated to another garden in September.
>
> I actually have a list from last summer that I put together on red
> perennials, and I'm slowing crossing them off as too violet, too pink,
> etc . . . . . The ONE red surprise in my garden this year was a lychnis
> advertised as *Vesuvius - molten lava orange* - it bloomed true red! It
> gets to stay - if it'll survive!
>
> Oh well, any advice will be appreciated (and btw, my flax is crayola
> *sky blue*)
>
> Pat
> pattm@execpc.com
> Zone 5 - SE Wisconsin (Milkweed is surrounded by butterflies and the
> gold finches are using the Liatris as a perch)
>
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