Monarda
- Subject: Monarda
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:42:29 EST
In a message dated 11/20/01 7:37:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
genebush@otherside.com writes:
<< enough and all you state below is very true. You may also want to add that
it is quite mildew prone >>
Gene,
Paul does say that his recommended plants are hybrids of the old red monarda
that ends up as bare stalks every summer. I always wondered why this plant,
M. didyma, was so popular and so recommended in books printed before the
mildew resistant hybrids were available. They seem OK if grown at water's
edge or in a swamp. Still, the native plants, other species, around here
mildew into bare stalks also.
I saw a large group of many colors grown together in the Montreal Botanic's
perennial garden one summer. A neat trick with Monardas. After that I went
looking for mildew resistant plants and have found they are quite reliable.
BTW, Montreal's garden is a late summer peak garden. It is, or was, an
example of perennial borders that can be quite beautiful in August.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 where we are finally getting cold again, it has been like spring here
for a while.
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