Re: stachys flowers
- Subject: Re: stachys flowers
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 15:37:52 EDT
In a message dated 6/23/01 8:15:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Blee811@aol.com
writes:
<< My first introduction to the flowers of stachys, Marge, were when I
received
a bouquet of flowers from someone's garden and some stems of stachys were
included. I think they're quite attractive--that gray and magenta
combination is very nice.
Bill Lee >>
If you don't like them, you could like most things in this world just learn
to like the inevitible. All plants have some period when they are not
beautiful. I am writing this because I have grown Stachys byzantina for
years and it is my observation that if you leave the flowers for a 3 or 4
weeks and then cut, you will not have an immediate regrowth of flowers. The
form that does not bloom also, for me is not as grey using it it as a
contrast in the gardens. Also the non blooming forms will occasionally send
up a flower or two and if pollinated by a blooming form will then issue
fertile seeds.
It is all very complicated for a neat little plant that makes grey furry
leaves of great interest and will cover the most awful terrain happpily for
you. If you have it growing in gravelly or sandy soils you can add bulbs,
alliums being good as they have little foliage of their own. Nearly all
bulbs want the same excellent drainage and you can try a few new things.
Bulbs will grow a zone colder, many times, if offered excellent drainage -
dry winter soils.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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