RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

Sorry, Susan.  But I don't.  I'll try to find out tonight and let you know.
The smoke tree I have has green leaves right now which are round mostly.  It
will bloom in late summer to early fall a little after the leaves turn as I
said, bluish-green and yellow.  I have two of them.  I planted the one in
Bev's garden last year and it was only about 10 inches tall.  I'm 6' 3" and
it's almost as tall as me, now.  Quite a fast grower.

Craig Wallace
craig.wallace@emotors.com
Brighton, Illinois
heat zone 7 (must be new zone)  old zone 5 (I think) sometimes 6 (how about
one hour north of St. Louis!!!!!)  The only place you can live north or
south of the Mississippi.

"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a
garden." -Ruth Stout


> ----------
> From: 	Saxton, Susan[SMTP:SSaxton@Schwabe.com]
> Reply To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, May 13, 1999 11:32 AM
> To: 	'perennials@mallorn.com'
> Subject: 	RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> 
> 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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