RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

Wow! (on the growth in one year).  Definitely doesn't sound like the same
plant, at least in my garden.  Mine started off about 1' tall in a 1 gallon
pot.  In it's third season now it's about 8' tall, but it took a season and
a half to put on any height...

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 10:57 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> 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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