Re: Ornamental strawberries
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- Subject: Re: Ornamental strawberries
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 22:58:23 -0400
Joanie,
My best guess is that it's weather related. It's too hot, too early.
Don't think it has to do with any sort of reversion to another type.
Weather changes flower color on a lot of plants...
July in May has blasted so much of my spring flower show. My
deciduous Azalea is just opening (usually doesn't happen for another
week or so) and the flowers are fading immediately so that the usual
huge balls of flowers aren't developing :-( Flowers on rhodies and
Azaleas, who usually make all of May beautiful, are sad, faded rags;
spent petals cover the ground when they should be glorifying the
plants. If Ma Nature is being so nasty this early, Lord only knows
what she's got in store for us come real July....I may just leave
town.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Jeaa1224@aol.com
> Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 9:35 AM
>
> Can anyone help me here? I put in some Frageria 'Lipstick' last
year and the
> flowers were a perfect dark, clear pink all summer and into late
fall. They
> came thru our mild winter beautifully, almost as evergreen plants,
and are
> blooming wonderfully in our "July" heat and humidity, but they're a
medium
> pale pink. Does anyone have any experience with this occurence?
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Joanie
> Z.4a/5b
> Chicago area
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