Re: Blue Flowers
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Blue Flowers
- From: P* E* <p*@unicom.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 14:15:51 -0600
At 12:04 PM -0600 6/18/98, MARILYN DUBE' wrote:
> At 06:54 AM 6/18/98 EDT, Whigmaster@aol.com wrote:
> >Love those blue flowers myself Lisa...had forgotten about Scabiosa and
> >Delphinium..
> >
> >Speaking of Scabiosa..I had a butter yellow one last year, didn't make it
> >through this year..will have to get another. Does anyone have one of these
> >and has anyone tried growing these from seed (Scabiosa).
> >Janice
>
> Janice, I think you are referring to Scabiosa ochroleuca, a pale creamy
> yellow (much like Coreopsis 'Moonbeam') with frilly, almost fern-like,
> foliage. It is a species and should come true from seed if you can find a
> plant somewhere. It is not difficult to start from seed. It is very nice
> mixed with the blue Scabiosa 'Fama'. Both have nice long stems for cut
> flowers. Marilyn
The Scabiosa caucasia 'Blue Compliment' that I have is definitely a
light lavendar. Lovely plant and flower but definitely not blue.
Likewise, the 'Famas' I've seen in local nurseries appear lavendar to
me but I really don't know if if it is my notion of 'blue' or if there
might be something at else at work.
Has anyone grown Commelina dianthafolia? I started them from seed this
spring and the flowers are definitely an intense blue but I have been
pretty disappointed otherwise. The foiliage looks like crabgrass and
the flowers are nearly completely hidden in a leaf-like structure that
is folded over completely in half lengthwise. :(
T&M said that these were commonly grown as annuals and then goes on to
say that the tubers should be lifted and that there is a lot more bloom
the second year??
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Peggy Enes (peggy@unicom.net) Zone 5/6
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