Re: what's in bloom now
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: what's in bloom now
- From: C* L*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 12:13:06 -0500 (CDT)
> What's in bloom now in zone 5b, east central Illinois?
I know I'm just a mile away from you, but I'll throw in some other
things that you didn't mention. :)
> 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).
My William Baffin rose did wonderfully this year! It's now about eight
feet high growing over the front door, and although it's at the tail end
of its blooming period, it still looks nice. The flowers are a semi-double
pure pink with yellow centers and tend to form in clusters. This climber
is supposed to be hardy to zone 3 USDA and is grown on its own roots.
> 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).
Ceanothus americanus is in full bloom now, as are Anthemis tinctoria,
borage, Aquilegia chrysantha and A. caerulea, Allium caeruleum, ox-eye
daisies, Dianthus, Parthenium integrifolium, lots of geraniums (G. cinereum
'Ballerina', G. himalayense, G. 'Johnson's Blue', G. x cantagbriense
'Biokovo'), Spiraea 'Magic Carpet', Evolvulus nuttallianus, Tradescantia
(T. ohiensis, T. bracteata, T. virginiana).
I'm at the tail end of a lot of stuff, but things should pick up as
we move further into summer.
Chris
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