Re: floppy Johnson Blue Geranium
- Subject: Re: floppy Johnson Blue Geranium
- From: K* W*
- Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:35:27 -0700
>I, too, have the Pat Austin rose next to a lovely Johnson Blue geranium, with
>the Lysimachia 'Purpurea' behind it. Great in theory,( and its still pretty,
>colorwise) but I was very disappointed that the geranium grew to 30" at
>least and then just blew apart. It'flopped all over and simply can't be
>helped. I didn't expect the shorter J.B. to do this, and this is only its
>second year in the garden. Is the geranium you have more compact and mound
>forming? Or do I have a poor placement, I wonder. It is in absolutely full
>sun.
>SP
>SE Portland
I stopped growing Johnson Blue for just that reason. No matter what I did,
they flopped all to h*ll. I don't have my list with me, but all the other
geraniums are better behaved in my garden.
Kari--in Springfield (I guess we have a real Western Oregon contingent here)
Kari Whittenberger-Keith
kariwk@oregon.uoregon.edu
Managing Editor, Old House Chronicle
http://www.oldhousechronicle.com
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