Re: phlox
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: phlox
- From: J* G* a* O* P*
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 19:25:37 GMT
Gene,
Thanks very much for your really clear and detailed reply. It makes
me very keen to have a go with the species Phlox divaricata and there
doesn't seem to be any reason why it shouldn't succeed here in shade.
I shall hope that it might crop up in one of the seed exchanges.
Janet Galpin, near Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK, Min temp: -8
The message <006a01bf2534$87d6ed80$cb1b70ce@default>
from "GeneBush" <genebush@otherside.com> contains these words:
> Hello Janet,
> Phlox divaricata is a native woodland plant in this area. Some of the common
> names are "Blue Phlox" and "Wild Sweet William". The second name is the oldest,
> but we are being discouraged from using that one since Sweet William refers to a
> Dianthus as well. It begins bloom in anywhere from a decent blue to a
> lavender-blue. Changes color as the blooms age. They can end up with quite a bit
> of red-violet in the blue. Foliage is evergreen.
> Since this one is native to this are it would naturally go through summer
> dryness and I let that happen to some extent in my garden. Same with the
> chattahoochee, which has a different color eye in the bloom and marking on the
> petals. I have had my Chattahoochee for a few years now and it is still out there.
> It was more of a problem to establish than the other, but now that it is settled
> in it is doing fine.
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