Re: English Daisy/Goldenrod

In my humble opinion, the English are right, Goldenrod is magnificent in
the garden. I've grown a small, well behaved one
native to New England in perennial beds as well as window boxes and it is
stunning.

Gail zone 6


At 11:10 PM 5/4/98 -0400, Robert Campbell wrote:
>That would be Bellis perennis, (still haven't got my reference books out of
>the basement) which I
>understand does in fact grow in the lawns like dandelions but there are
>also larger flowered garden cultivars like the ones we grow here.  But then
>most of us think goldenrod is a weed but the English insist on putting it
>their gardens and are even trying to convince us to do the same.  
>
>Bob Campbell
>
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>: From: Susan LaCroix <sue@infozoo.com>
>: To: perennials@mallorn.com
>: Subject: Re: English Daisy
>: Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 8:30 PM
>: 
>: I bought an English Daisy at the local home store a few years ago.  It
>did
>: not survive the winter.
>: 
>: When I showed it to my friend from England, she said it was considered a
>: weed where she came from.
>: 
>: It is a small, daisy-like flower, with hints of yellow and magenta.  It
>is a
>: short plant, only a few inches tall.
>: 
>: Sue
>: 
>: zone 4a MN
>: 
>: From: Colette Dunkley <gb81@dial.pipex.com>
>: 
>: 
>: >>Hello all. I am a little confused as to what I should do for my English
>: >>Daisy.
>: >
>: >What's an English daisy?
>: >Colette Dunkley
>: >Upton Wirral Merseyside England Approximates USDA Zones 8/9
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