Re: Top 25 Perennials?


Thanks, Mary.  I do belong to a Texas list but it is very inactive.  You 
are certainly correct about the variations within a USDA zone and 
the adaptability of plants within them.

Barbara Davis       zone 7/8       southwest of Ft. Worth, TX



 In a message dated 11/11/98 1:21:38 PM EST, barbara@itexas.net 
writes:
> 
> << Thanks, Lillian, but what I was seeking is a list of perennials that will 
>  thrive in my Texas conditions.  I've got several good catalog seed 
>  suppliers that have been very reliable in the past, but I don't want to 
>  order, go to the trouble of raising the plants for next spring, and find 
>  nothing will survive here.  I just moved down here a year ago from 
>  east-central Oregon where the climate is very different.  This past 
>  summer was a trial for plants, animals, and people.
>  
>  I thought there might be someone on the list from around here that 
>  could give me a good lead.
>  
>  Barbara Davis       zone 7/8       southwest of Ft. Worth, TX
>   >>
> Barbara,
> You might try to find books written specifically for southern gardeners.  I
> live in hot zone 8B, south Louisiana, and have found, through much trial and
> error, that plants even listed as surviving in zone 8 do not make it here.
> Obviously, they were referring to cool zone 8.  I subscribe to a list for
> Louisiana gardeners, but there are others on the list, one from Florida, and
> one or maybe two from Mississippi.  It is a small list, but we discuss the
> things which will live in this hot climate.  It is a restricted list, but you
> probably could subscribe.  Go to onelist.com and search under gardening, and
> you should find a list called Lags.  Hope this helps.  
> 
> Mary
> 
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