RE: RED DRAGON: perennials DIGEST V3 #143

Hi Walter,  I have grown Painter's Palette in my garden for a number of years and it continues to be a very popular plant in the nursery as well.  My 3 plants have remained very well behaved.  No rampant growth, no seedlings, no smothering of neighboring plants.  It is very nice to offset dark leafed plants or to light up dark spaces.  The rather peculiar thin bright red stems with tiny red flowers are a conversation piece.  Flower arrangers tell me they are choice in cut flower bouquets. (and to think I used to cut them off!  no imagination!)  I haven't grown Fallopia Variegata.  I understand from garden friends that it is a thug - but it sure is pretty! 

Marilyn Dube'
Natural Designs Nursery 
Portland, OR 

 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [mailto:owner-perennials@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of OXFORDWALT@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 4:56 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: RED DRAGON: perennials DIGEST V3 #143

My Red Dragon died over the winter(zone 6B), but I liked it and bought another. WE'll see if it makes it.  I did notive I had a couple of small seedlings( it is Persicaria) and we'llm see how it goes.  A wholesale perennial nursery here lost it's entire inventory of Red Dragon over the winter as did several other folks I know.
Is it not cold hardy in zone 6?  Just about ready to say it isn't when someone I know in Zone 5 had it come through the winter.....???
Unless someone has the answer, we'll wait till spring
BTW, I like it's rangy style dropping a branch into this place or that in my "red garden" and I like understated white flowers. Placement is the key from a design point of view.  
Painters Palette?
Fallopia Variegata?
What's your opinion on these relatives.  Thugs or good friends if used correctly?
Walter Cullerton, Bucks County,Pa  zone 6B.
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