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Re: Oenethera missouriensis

At 08:22 AM 6/1/97 -0500, you wrote:
  >I know O. missourienisis does well in hot, humid Southern Indiana summers.
>I once tried to start the white flowered form from seed....and got lots of 
>yellow-flowered plants.
>
>Very nice plants.  Japanese beetles *love* them, too.  <sigh>
>
>Barb in Southern Indiana    Zone 5/6     <dorsett@kiva.net>
 
Thanks, all of you who sent info on O. missouriensis. Sounds worth trying.
The only thing that occurs to me now is: what about heavy rain? Do they
turn into a pile of wet yellow kleenex? Barb, you're probably closest to me
in terms of climate..Do yours survive thunderstorms?

And Keith, hate to *rain* on your parade, but I've had Mirabilis
self-seeding in my garden for years, and although they get their share of
JB's, it's certainly not to the exclusion of all others. That honor usually
goes to Geranium 'A. T. Johnson' here. Although I've noticed through the
years since they appeared here that each year there seems to be a different
"favorite plant." I suspect that's because one or two find a plant,
pheromones start flowing, and that's all she wrote.

I try and control them by hand picking, early in the morning when it's cool
and the humidity is high..Squashing their tiny little heads seems to
satisfy my blood lust.

Gerry

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