RE: Late Autumn Perennials/ Gentian

Thanks Gene.  On my list for next year!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 4:24 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Late Autumn Perennials/ Gentian
> 
> 
> Hello Susan,
>     Gentians are a big favorite of mine. One, I especially 
> enjoy the color blue in
> a flower. Two, there are so many that are easily grown. 
> Three, summer, fall and
> winter bloomers in blue when gardens are beginning to need 
> help with color.
>     The two I mentioned are late bloomers. Gentian saponaria, 
> or Soapwort Gentian,
> is about the same as the G. andrewsii except that it has 
> foliage resembling a
> soapwort. Both are native "bottle" gentians in that the 
> blooms do not completely
> open resembling little blue bottles all over the stems.
>     Gentian scabra is a sweetie... only about 6 inches tall, 
> upright but with open
> trumpet shaped blooms in lovely blue. Grows about anywhere 
> from scree to just
> average garden soil in sun to open shade. Do not know why it 
> is not more well
> known. Sure beats the hey out of quite a few of the others 
> easily found on the
> market.
>     Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>           around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 12:36 PM
> Subject: RE: Late Autumn Perennials
> 
> 
> > Hi Gene,
> >
> > I would like to know more about the two gentians you mentioned.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> > > Subject: Re: Late Autumn Perennials
> > > into full bloom. The native Gentian saponaria is in full
> > > bloom along with the tiny
> > > G. scabra.
> 
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