Re: New phlox
- Subject: Re: New phlox
- From: G* B*
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 07:30:50 -0400
Hello Nancy,
I know we went through this one last year about this time, but we
purchased 3 Crocosmia at two different nurseries last spring and planted
them in JoAn's raised beds. Not a one made a return visit this spring. All
rotted during winter. Can not seem to hold our mouths right on this one. We
both like the plants, but can not keep them.
Agree with you on ghost. Cross between the Japanese painted fern and the
Lady fern... color of the painted and upright vase shape of the lady fern.
Very nice indeed. I have used it in two different locations in my garden
since last fall.
Have you tried the East Indian holly fern (Arachnoides simplicior
variegata)? I saw it in a local garden last year and then saw it listed in a
catalog with a zone rating of 5... had been listed as zone 7 in the past for
hardiness. It has been in Wayside catalog for some years now. Would have
purchased it years ago had it been rated for colder winters in their
catalog. Glossy deep green fronds with a yellow stripe down the middle.
Small to medium fern at about 18 inches.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Last weekend I found Phlox 'Gold Mine' and 'Ruby Mine'. I just love the
> foliage. The first is gold on gold with brilliant pink blooms and the
> second is white on green foliage with the end leaves turning the nicest
> rich pink, purple with the blooms on the ends. After a week, they are
> still going great but no information on them. I hit all the nurseries
> from Chattanooga to Knoxville and found the phlox and Crocosmia 'George
> Davidson' a very nice yellow too. They were found at a Lowes'. This
> week I did find the yellow crocosmia at my local Lowe's. They also had
> a fern I did not have along with the Great lady fern 'Ghost'. A
> gardener in the shade can't have too many ferns and especially nice
> upright ones like 'Ghost' and Dryopteris of any kind.
> Nancy Robinson Tennessee.
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