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Re: Pairing for leggy rose

Thanks to all who respoonded to my request for a companion for my leggy, pink
floribunda.  Suggestions from list members were:
- Veronica incana with nearby blue scabiosa
- Perovskia (Russian Sage)
- Artemisia "Powis Castle" and Polemonium "Hopleys" ("Jacob's ladder") or
Geranium pratense "Striatum" or Hesperis matronalis
- Bronze fennel
- Centaura or blue flowered sage

I think I'll go with the Artemisia and Veronica, with maybe some geraniums in
front. (It'll be a year or two before any of these items is very interesting).
I think the Perovskia and Jacob's ladder will be a bit TOO tall, although I
would like to grow some sages.  I already have a small clump of centaura
growing next to the rose. The bronze fennel sounds interesting.  I can't find
it in any of my books so I don't know what it looks like. The main problem is
NOT ENOUGH ROOM to grow everything I want!  (Anyone else have this problem?!)

Happy gardening.  (I'm off to plant a couple of hanging baskets now!)

Sheila Craig
Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4/5)
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Someday I will burst my bud of calm
   And blossom into hysteria
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