Re: Verbena 'Homestead'
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Verbena 'Homestead'
- From: k*@mail.atl.bellsouth.net
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:26:58 +0000
- References: <f233ef2.35992179@aol.com> from "Blee811@aol.com" at Jun 30, 98 01:33:44 pm
> Bummer. I bought this plant this spring thinking that it would be
> hardier since it's a Verbena canadensis cultivar. Wonder why it
> isn't as tough.
>
> In searching on the Web I've come across some pages that indicate
> a need for dry feet in the fall and winter. Maybe this contributes
> to your parent plant's lack of vigor? Makes mulching hard too, I
> bet...
>
> Nice color though -- I love it with my Achillea 'Moonbeam'.
>
> Chris
Chris, it's next to impossible for a plant to have dry feet in
winter here and if they're supposed to be dry I'm going to
forget mulching and just take cuttings.
I have my 'Homestead' with yellow flowering Sedum (may be Sedum acre,
came to me as a gift) and Setcreasa purpurea 'Purple Heart' which
has just been reclassified as a Tradescantia and is on the cover of
"Horticulture" this month. Unfortunately, it looks blue in their
photo and it's a beautiful purple. It's a tender perennial, hardy in
Zones 8 and south and some plants winter over here. It's a great
plant.
Kate
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