RE: what's in bloom now
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: what's in bloom now
- From: S* S*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:11:04 -0700
Susan, have you tried own root roses? I'm in 6b and I do much better with
them, but I see you're a 5 -- just a suggestion.
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Campanini [c*@ntx1.cso.uiuc.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 8:36 AM
> To: 'perennials'
> Subject: what's in bloom now
>
>
> What's in bloom now in zone 5b, east central Illinois?
>
> Roses for one thing: white and pink (the Fairy) shrub
> roses, David
> Austin English roses, and the distinctively purple-wine red
> of the rootstock
> roses (sigh...we lost a number of the hybrid teas this past
> hard winter).
> The Siberian irises and the yellow flag are finished, but a few German
> bearded irises are still blooming, and the gorgeous Japanese
> irises are just
> beginning.
> There's also coreopsis, penstemons, dianthus, phlox, spirea,
> honeysuckle, hydrangea, trollius, knautia, oenothera,
> delphinium, campanula,
> dianthus, sedum, asiastic lilies (just starting), weigela, lychnis
> coronaria, helianthemum, saponaria, and lavender (and others
> I can't think
> of inside this air-conditioned office far from my garden).
>
> Hot and humid like crazy the last few days!
>
> What's in bloom in your yards?
>
> Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
>
>
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