Re: Potentilla (was Yellow Perennials/Woodies)
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Potentilla (was Yellow Perennials/Woodies)
- From: F*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 19:26:28 EDT
In a message dated 6/28/98 11:28:16 PM, nlowe@hotmail.com writes:
<<Since you mentioned potentilla...I planted some from seed last year (I
don't recall the variety--I have it noted somewhere), and I've been
really disappointed with their performance. I had visions of, as you
say, a shrubby plant. What I have instead is stems. Each plant grew 3
or 4 stems, about 2 1/2 feet long, with a few very small blossoms on the
tips. The rest of the stem is bare, and pretty much grows horizontally.
Not at all what I had in mind!>>
There are herbaceous varieties of Potentilla..... Miss Wilmont (flowers a
bright red with a peach blush here) comes to mind and of course the wild
yellow creeping types. Both called potentilla but not the same sort of plant
at all. The Shrubby (to 3 or 4 feet tall) Yellow and the creeping yellow mat
type are both native in this state. Love them both!
Blessings of the Midsummer Season!
Lee Corbin Fireraven9@aol.com
7200 feet Zone 5 & Sunset Z 2
5+ Acres of Forest & Meadow
Central New Mexico Mountains
Ponderosa,Pinion,Juniper,Oak!
TaigaSemiArid**90DaySeason
SoilPH-6.8to7-clay,sand,loam&
limestonewith2to3'freezedepth
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