Re: Nice combination/YOUR FAVORITE NEW PLANT
Oops. I guess mine is 'Sunset Shades' Verbascum from Unwins. Every seed
germinated - I started them indoors in February. I don't see a latin name on
this packet. They are about 3 feet tall.
Barb
Woodnville, WA
"Saxton, Susan" wrote:
> Is the southern charm v. phoeniceum (sp???) Did you start your's from seed
> or plants?
>
> Susan Saxton, zone 6b
>
> For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
> together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
> likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
>
> I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: moorman@teamzeon.com [m*@teamzeon.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:22 AM
> > To: perennials@mallorn.com
> > Subject: RE: Nice combination/YOUR FAVORITE NEW PLANT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Betty Moorman@ZEON
> > 07/14/99 01:22 PM
> >
> > Two of my new plants that deserve mention are some balloon flowers
> > (Mariesi) which were supposed to be blue but are more violet.
> > They have
> > awfully short stems but I believe that's only because they
> > have only been
> > in the ground since this spring. (These are the ones I wrote the list
> > about earlier. I found the stems seal very quickly after
> > they are cut, so
> > I now trim the very tip of the stem just before plunging them
> > in water.)
> > The color is very intense and once they recover from being picked they
> > become quite perky. The other is Verbascum Southern Charm.
> > They must be
> > handled very carefully when you are picking and arranging but
> > once they are
> > settled in a vase they have lasted beyond anything else I
> > have arranged
> > them with. The color variations are interesting and they
> > make a really
> > nice filler in an arrangement.
> >
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