RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
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- Subject: RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
- From: S* S*
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 09:32:24 -0700
Craig, do you know the botanical name of your "smoke tree"? What we call
smoke tree here is continus and it has dark burgandy leaves. Perhaps it
comes in a green version I've never seen, but I'm just curious.
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: Craig.Wallace@emotors.com [C*@emotors.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 5:19 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> Importance: High
>
>
> Some excellent ideas, Val. Now that I think about it,
> though, the leaves of
> the smoke tree (which happens to be right at the center of
> the garden) turn
> a bluish-green and yellow in late summer. Didn't even think
> about it until
> now. But I still would like to incorporate some of your
> ideas into the
> garden.
>
> So far, I would have to rate this list as the most fun and
> intriguing of all
> of the lists that I have been on. Not a day has gone by that
> I don't learn
> something "and" put on a smile.
>
> BTW, picked the first blooming rose last night and gave it to
> Bev. I told
> her I wanted her to have the first. Flower diameter had to
> be a good 5
> inches. I plan on picking a whole dozen for her for our
> anniversary. We'll
> be married 10 years on June 3rd (got married young....19).
> But I wouldn't
> trade it for anything in the world!
>
> Oh, I just about forgot....my Irises (purple) opened up
> yesterday. Had
> about 15 to 20 blooms when I got home last night (with plenty
> more on the
> way). Every day, this time of year, is exciting.
>
> Craig Wallace
> craig.wallace@emotors.com
> Brighton, Illinois
> heat zone 7
>
> "I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would
> always greet it in a
> garden." -Ruth Stout
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: lowery@teamzeon.com[SMTP:lowery@teamzeon.com]
> > Reply To: perennials@mallorn.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 2:32 PM
> > To: perennials@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Re: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> > 05/12/99 03:32 PM
> >
> > Craig and others:
> >
> > I wish I could think of some of the aquamarine-colored
> plants (bluish
> > green), but the list is small. I can come up with a list
> of pale blue
> > flowers if this will help. Perhaps you may want to think
> of the foliage
> > of
> > dianthus or baptisia for bluish green, too.
> >
> > some varieties of iris
> > phlox subulata (spring-flowering)
> > aquilegia (columbine)
> > campanula (different varieties)
> > scabiosa (pincushion flower)
> > asters
> > perovskia (russian sage)
> >
> > One other thought I had is to incorporate garden structure into your
> > garden. Could you perhaps paint a trellis the color of
> your wife's eyes
> > and plant a rose or clematis to grow on it (perhaps in a
> yellow shade for
> > her hair or a red for her lips?) How about a statue of a
> nymph or angel
> > (does she have a nickname that would translate into another
> object, like
> > "baby" or "honey"?) Some gazing balls come in an aquamarine shade.
> > Personalized stepping stones are also nice.
> >
> > Val in KY
> > zone 6a
> >
> >
> >
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