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Re: perennials DIGEST V2 #7

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sAt 11:01 AM 10/27/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>perennials DIGEST       Monday, October 27 1997       Volume 02 : Number 007
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
>        Aconitums 
>        Re: Bulbs and Orange Flowers
>        marginal perennial
>        Dahlias
>        Re: evergreen flowering vine wanted
>
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>Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 21:25:17 -0700
>From: Vicki Morin Gallagher <thepoint@digisys.net>
>Subject: Aconitums 
>
>Dear Sheila:
>    Tell me more about your variegated Aconitum.  Does the variegated
>foliage hold well into fall?  My A. x bicolor grows in an area  that
>receives good light in mid summer then more and more shaded later in the
>fall.  The foliage and seed heads still look good but this time of year
>a splotchy variegated foliage would be nice.
>
>Aconitums in my garden:
>A. x bicolor--pale blueand while bloom
>A. henryi
>A. septemtrionale 'Ivorine'
>A. volubile
> Best, Vicki
>
>Sheila Craig wrote:
>
>> I planted 2 aconitum this summer (one blue, one variegated).
>
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>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 08:47:43 -0500 (EST)
>From: Liane Middleton <lmiddlet@freenet.npiec.on.ca>
>Subject: Re: Bulbs and Orange Flowers
>
>On Sat, 25 Oct 1997 Blee811@aol.com wrote:
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>> In a message dated 97-10-24 15:27:28 EDT, you write:
>> 
>> << I just bought some special bulbs that might interest those who were
>>  looking for orange flowers a while back.  They are Daffodils called
>>  Orangery.  The picture that came with them looks quite unusual - the
>>  trumpets on the the daffs are flat (sort of squashed) and orange.
>>   >>
>> In the daffodil world we call these "split corona" daffodils.  The
trumpet is
>> actually split, usually all the way to the base and it lays flat against
the
>> perianth segments.  Some of the purists don't like this type of daffodil; I
>> am quite fond of them though and more and more are coming onto the market,
>> including pink "cup" with white perianths.  Some people also call these
>> "orchid" or "butterfly" daffodils, but "split corona" is really more
>> descriptive.
>> 
>> Bill Lee
>> American Daffodil Society
>
>
>Wow!  Thanks for the informative lesson, Bill.
>
>LIANE
>lmiddlet@becon.org
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>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 07:11:31 PST
>From: "Nancy Lowe" <nlowe@hotmail.com>
>Subject: marginal perennial
>
>A few years ago, I bought a "confederate jasmine" (trachelospermum?) and 
>the seller assured me that it is hardy in our area (zone 7).  After I 
>planted it in the yard, someone told me that it is not.  Well...they 
>were both right, more or less.  After two winters, it is still alive.  
>However, it dies to the ground each winter, and then spends the next 3 
>seasons recovering, but never makes enough progress to thrive and bloom.  
>
>Does anyone have any good tips for protecting it?  I thought about just 
>trying to mulch it reallly well, but that wouldn't protect any of the 
>climbing stems (it's on a small trellis).  Could I wrap fabric around 
>the whole trellis, or would that kill it by blocking too much light?  
>Or, should I just give up and grow it as a houseplant?
>
>Nancy Lowe
>Arkansas, zone 7
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>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:19:49 -0400
>From: lowery@teamzeon.com
>Subject: Dahlias
>
>I don't know if this is the proper forum for tuber questions, but I would
>like to find a source for the dahlia 'Edinburgh'.  Tried Dahlia Rule Farm
>and Swan's.  Does anyone know of a reliable source for this one or other
>dahlias?  If someone has some suggestions for winter storage of these
>tubers, I would be most appreciative.  I am trying cardboard boxes lined
>with garbage bags filled with perlite.  You can e-mail me privately if this
>list is not the proper forum.
>
>If I should be asking elsewhere, please let me know.
>
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>Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 09:48:24 -0600 (CST)
>From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey>
>Subject: Re: evergreen flowering vine wanted
>
>> Am wanting to cover up a ugly old fence at the back of
>> my orange, red, yellow, white and silver perennial border
>> so it needs to be evergreen and complment the colour
>> scheme.  Ideas please, its Spring here so would like
>> to get something in the ground before the Summer
>> sun hits - although with El Nino we are supposed to have
>> rain, rain and more rain instead of hot sun!!!
>
>Hi Lara,
>
>   I'm not sure what USDA hardiness zone you're in, but I'd guess that you're
>   in a fairly warm climate (based on the El Nino reference) -- but then
>   again, elevation could change things.  
>
>   At any rate, one possibility is to grow English ivy (Hedera helix), which
>   should climb up the fence rapidly and screen it unless you're colder
>   than zone 5b.  If you are, the cultivar 'Thorndale' may be worth 
>   considering for its increased hardiness.  It has dark green, triangular-
>   shaped leaves with silvery veins.
>
>   Another possibility would be Akebia quinata, which is lighter in color
>   and more dainty with its palmate leaves.  They are only semi-evergreen
>   in colder areas, however.
>
>   If you don't get winters colder than 25 degrees, you might want to
>   consider Jasminum multipartum, which bears small white flowers in
>   summer.
>
>   Finally, if you're in zone 8 or warmer, Milletia reticulata (Evergreen
>   wisteria) might be just the thing.  It looks very much like a standard
>   wisteria, but is evergreen.  It does prefer semi-shade.
>
>   Hope this helps!
>
>Chris
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