Re: propagation of ...


No, you aren't going nuts, Marilyn.  Liatris' do look similar 
to lythrum.  The drawbacks are that they doesn't bloom anywhere 
near as long and there is only one I know of that gets even 
close to the height.  OTOH, I wouldn't grow loosestrife even if 
there weren't another plant that even came close to the same 
look.  I suppose I have a different philosophy about my 
responsibility re: the environment vs. aesthetics in my garden; 
no contest.

jaime

> LOL, Bill....am I thinking of the wrong plant?  It is late....I get 
> the name confused sometimes with liriope....no, it is liatris that I 
> am thinking of, and yes, I do think that it looks kind of similar.... 
> tall pink spikes....kind of like pink pussy willows.....am I going 
> nuts here?  Anybody else agree with me?
> 
>     Marilyn
"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive."
 A. Einstein

jknoble@warwick.net
Z6/5, NW NJ

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