RE: Sedum confusion

Hi Lisa,

I too have a Jackmanii Clematis mislabeled Henryii by Walmart. I also
have peach gladiolus growing that were suppose to be a fuschia color
mislabeled by someone else! Ya just never know!

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> From: 	Lisa Roth[SMTP:rothcrew@compsol.net]
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 30, 1998 8:30 AM
> To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: 	Re: Sedum confusion
> 
> Hi Marge,
> 
> Thanks for your information.  It is a big help to me, as I
> prepare to tear up the yard in favor of more garden areas. 
> I'll plant the Sedum spectabile 'Meteor' in a spot that gets
> filtered sun, along with my Hosta (brought here from
> Michigan and doing fine) and my Astilbe, (also brought from
> Michigan) which would clash with the Meteor, I think, if
> they had the same bloom time, which they don't. ;) 
> 
> A friend of mine is giving me some of her "excess" plants,
> and among those is a really nice Thyme (darn, should have
> brought the variegated one I had in Michigan!) and some
> chives.  I also have some parsley seed I could start this
> year.  (Mental note--find a place for an herb garden.)  Of
> course, that means I need to pick up some lavender
> ......hmmmmmm
> 
> This yard is an odd mix of sun and shade.  The small garden
> bed I just put in by my back porch would normally get
> morning sun, but there is a huge tree in the neighbor's yard
> that filters the sun until around 9:30 am.  From then until
> around 1:00pm, it gets full sun.  After that, the bed is
> shaded by the house.  I've put in several plants that I
> brought from Michigan, which were in a similar location
> there, and have filled in the spaces with some annuals.  I'm
> just hoping that's enough sun for the clematis (Jackmanii,
> mislabled Henrii by Walmart) that I just planted by the
> porch rail.  I also found a beautiful variegated Phlox, 
> (unlabled), which has a flower that reminds me of 'Bright
> Eyes'.  This bed is working out to be primarily pinks and
> purples, with a nice pale yellow Coreopsis 'moonbeam' as an
> accent color.  I had originally planned to put the Sedum in
> this bed, but with the information I have received so far, I
> think I'd be better off to put it in the filtered shade bed.
> 
> I'm having so much fun with creating the new garden beds,
> that I have sadly neglected the unpacking still to be done. 
> But, you know, if I didn't get the plants I brought from
> Michigan in the ground right away, they would die! So, I
> *had* to start on the garden!  I did lose my Russian Sage :(
> 
> Lisa
> who will be starting my new job on Monday, so obviously
> needs to get the garden beds going before then! (unpacking
> can wait <G>)
> 
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