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Re: Design/Achilleas

The key is in the name. Alpine Poppies....stress terribly in the heat.
Maybe a cool 1/2 shade spot but I have very little luck with them.


At 01:44 PM 6/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>My Achilleas are just beginning to bloom. I bought A. ptarmica 'The
>Pearl' about 4 years ago - I wish I has known what a spreader it was and
>had planted it in a confined space. I also have several colors of
>'Summer Shades' Achillea which do not seem to be invasive, and some
>large clumps of A. 'Coronation Gold' which need to be divided again
>after just two years in one spot. But I like them for their toughness
>and hardiness - they can take the upper midwest swing from bitter long
>winters to very hot summers (It's 90+ degrees today).
>
>Which may answer my next question:  I bought a couple of alpine poppies
>(so labelled) at a farmers' market - low growing (4-5"), colorful
>miniature poppy blooms, but now are definitely stressed out and
>browning. Is it the hot weather? Are they done for? Might they be back
>next spring?
>
>Barb P.
>WI  Z.4
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