RE: what's in bloom now
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: what's in bloom now
- From: M* D*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:26:43 -0400
I'm so glad you asked this, because this period is always a bit barren in my
yard. There are geraniums and catmint and spiderwort (I know, I know, but I
love it in May/June before it gets yucky) and oenothera and the start of
daylilies and some holdover ugly (it is true) azaleas that clash with
everything else, and astilbe and aruncus (which I LOVE) and the start of
hollyhocks and some not very successful roses and some phlox stolonifera
(which I LOVE). But it doesn't make much of an impact. Right now the
garden rides on foliage (hostas galore, ferns, begonia grandis, wood
poppies, etc.). In a few weeks, the daylilies and lilies will be splendid.
Any suggestions? (I know I need to get shasta daisies; they are very
short-lived in my yard. And my dames rocket has inexplicably died out.)
I am short of cash these days, so I particularly like perennials I can grow
easily from cheap seed. Or can propagate by cuttings easily. And ones that
live happily and forever. (We have areas of our yard that we haven't
started to touch yet, so it helps if the areas we have worked on don't cry
out for too much retooling each year.) My needs aren't too great, are they?
Many thanks, as always.
Devon Miller
Chevy Chase, Maryland zone 7a
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Campanini [c*@ntx1.cso.uiuc.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 11:36 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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