Re: Native plants?

Hi Chris
Well mine has to be the native Mysostidium hortensia
'Chatham Islands Forget-Me-Not'.  Here it is becoming
more common but is so incredible that you feel compelled
to grow it.

Has the most magnificient large flowers all grouped together
like a primula and very glossy rich green foliage (leaves can
be up to 1.2m - most commonly 30cm).  They are semi shade
and boy do snail and slugs love them.  Like slightly acid
conditions, moist but defitnatly well drained soil otherwise
winter rot may occur.  Frost tender as well.  Do not disturb
once estabilshed.

I plant mine amoungst my hellebores and make the most wonderful
display.  Easy to propagate by seed, as long as it is fresh 
germinates readily.

Lara
Ngaruawahia - New Zealand
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> From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Native plants?
> Date: Sunday, 23 November 1997 06:08
> 
> I've been sitting here labelling some of my slides from the past summer,
> and I'm finding all kinds of fantastic pictures of not-so-common native
> wildflowers that I took in my yard.  For example, Heuchera
> richardsonii and Liatris microcephala are two excellent plants for
> foliage and flowers, respectively, yet they're rarely seen in
> perennial gardens.
> 
> Does anyone out there have a favorite uncommon native plant that they
> use?  If so, why?  I'm not looking for lists of plants, but a reply
> full of passion for the native plant in question.  As I'm going
> to be designing my yard this winter, now is the time to expand my
> planting palette!
> 
> Chris
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