RE: Patience and Platycodon ?

Hello again, Barb.

According to my Sunset "Annuals & Perennials" book, "...stems die in autumn
and new growth appears quite late the next year; mark a plant's location to
avoid damaging it before it makes its appearance.  This is a deep-rooted
"permanent" plant, unless gophers, who consider is a delicacy, get to it."

The picture in the book shows all of the buds to be white with the
lavender/purple stripes.  Seems as though it would be typical of Platycodon
grandiflorus.

Craig Wallace
craig.wallace@emotors.com
Brighton, Illinois
Zone 5 (old zone)

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


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> Sent: 	Saturday, May 15, 1999 11:23 PM
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> Subject: 	Re: Patience and Platycodon ?
> 
> Good evening --
> Been reading my backlog of e-mail.
> Too tired and sore to do much else, sorry to say.
> I've been enjoying the beautiful weather and a couple days off too much!
> As if that were possible!
> But those 40# bags of top soil get heavier every year!  
> Seems like I used to be able to carry 2 bags at a time, although not far.
> 
> Now for my "Question of the Day?"
> 2 years ago, I bought a Balloon flower that was supposed to be white but
> had 
> lavender/purple stripes.  Last year, the neighbors dog scratched off the
> top 
> growth shortly after it emerged.  I think it regrew somewhat but not much.
> 	Now I am wondering if it will come back this year.  So far, no signs
> 
> of life.  Do any of you think it will come back?  Is it too soon for it to
> 
> come up yet?  Seems like it was very late last year.
> 	Hate to give up on it.  I've been "dying" to know if it will come 
> back with the same color variation!!
> 
> TIA and Best Wishes to you all --
> Have a cup of coffee on me & a few roses to brighten your day!
>            §
>          [_]D
> 
> Barb
> USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
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