RE: Back of the Border plants
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- Subject: RE: Back of the Border plants
- From: V* M*
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:19:56 +0100
- Importance: Normal
Hello Val,
I don't know whether it would be hardy for you, but I grow Globe Artichoke
not as a vegetable but as a perennial 'flower'. Its leaves are somewhat
spiny and can scratch. A couple of other tall ones that come to mind are
giant fennel, Cephalaria and Verbena bonariensis. There is also a tall
perennial Helenium whose name I cannot remember, sorry, and Miscanthus
sacchariflorus is a good tall grass.
Valerie, South Yorkshire, England (Zone 8)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Lowery@teamzeon.com
Sent: 27 March 2000 14:19
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Back of the Border plants
I am looking for some tall, blooming perennials (at least 4 foot) to place
along the back of a full-sun border. Ideally the plant should be sturdy
and full enough to provide some screening. I'm trying to plant something
that would discourage someone from taking "short cuts" through my borders!
Due to the awkwardness of this location, I would also like something that
wouldn't require a lot of care.
This area of the garden gets full sun and stays on the dry side. Summers
are hot and humid. I would rather not have shrubbery at this site,
although I am considering buddlea because of those wonderful trusses of
bloom. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.
Val in KY
zone 6a
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