Re: true red
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: true red
- From: M* L*
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:18:16 -0600
At 02:53 PM 7/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
>My lychnis coronaria (rose campion) are a magenta color, i.e., a red with a
>fair amount of purple in it. On the other hand, the maltese cross (lychnis
>chalcedonica) is a much more orange-red. Some of the other lychnis, such as
>Vesuvius, arkwrightii, and so on are orange-red too. Consider also the
>heleniums--some are mahogany red but some are orange-red. What is true red
>anyway?
>
>
>Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
My fern-leaf peony. Or, to get really confused, go to a drug store and look
at lipstick colors. Margaret L
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