RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

Oh Chris,   B  A   D  !!!

> > > Her eyes are the color of the ocean (sometimes light 
> > > blue/sometimes green).
Anyone have any 
> suggestions?
> 
>    Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells, although some are 
> pink -- could
>                         pretend she has pink-eye  :)
> 

I was thinking foliage too, and thinking of sedums that have grey/green/blue
foliage, but hosta is probably a closer choice.
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 2:57 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> 
> 
>    Phlox divaricata (Wood phlox)
>    Aquilegia caerulea
>    Allium caeruleum
> 
>    These are the only light blue plants that I can think of.  Don't
>    know of anything greenish-blue, though, unless we start getting
>    into foliage.  Some of the green plants have a glaucous coating on
>    them that makes them more blue or blue-green; certain hostas, rue,
>    and corydalis come to mind.
> 
>    Regarding common to scientific name sources, I don't have 
> any better
>    ones.
> 
> > I would recommend getting a book of plant names.  There is 
> a little one that
> > I like, it's been very useful to me.  It's small and called 
> "Dictionary of
> > Plant Names" I believe, can't remember the author (will get 
> that if you
> > like) but it's only about $11.00 and has the pronunciation 
> guide too, so
> > that you can speak the same language as the people who are 
> trying to help
> > you!
> 
>    I *think* it was Allen J. Coombes...
> 
> Chris (who is heading out to play in the dirt this fine spring day)
> 
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