Re: Late summer/fall flowers
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Late summer/fall flowers
- From: B* S*
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 03:09:41 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Nan-
While your climate is certainly warmer than mine, I think
we share the long, dry summer and fall part. I have a good size
perennial bed that is in full sun (I'm Zone 5, Denver). Most plants
in this bed bloom starting mid-summer and bloom on through fall (it
actually looks a little bare at the moment) but things might be
different for you since you're warmer. The bed does get some
supplemental irrigation but I'm planning to ease off watering a bit this
year and see how things go now that the bed is more established.
Here's some of what's in there (excuse the switches between common
and latin names -- I'm learning!):
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea White Swan (White Coneflower)
Russian Sage
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)
Heliopsis scabra (False Sunflower)
Coreopsis Early Sunrise
Coreopsis Moonbeam
Achillea millefolium (Fernleaf Yarrow)
Blue Flax
Shasta Daisy, Alaska
Shasta Daisy, Silver Princess
Only the Flax and Silver Princess Shasta Daisies are blooming at
the moment but it doesn't look like it'll be too long for some of
the others. I particularly like the looks of the Russian Sage/Purple
Coneflower combination.
Brenda Spaur
brenda@FieldHand.com
Denver, Zone 5
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>Hi y'all
>My spring garden is in full bloom and I am thinking about late summer and
>fall. By late July, my garden is way past its peak, so this year my goal
>is to plant perennials that will flower into the fall (and maybe winter).
>I am in the San Diego area, so we have a long dry summer and fall. What do
>you recommend?
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