Re: tricyrtis

Hello Marilyn,
    I have Begonia grandis as well. My combination is with a gold foliage
tricyrtis, Cimicifuga acerina, tall ferns, rocky ledge. Other plants in the
area are for foliage as they completed their bloom cycles earlier in the
year.
    If you do come up a positive ID on your new tricyrtis I would like to
know the name as well. I can follow you up to the point where you describe
the dark foliage with large purple spots. Sounds nice.....
    We had a cloudy day with drizzle all morning. By afternoon we were
beginning to get a bit of real rain. By mid-afternoon it was steady. Come
evening we were getting a hard rain that has lasted all night and is still
going. Supposedly until around noon today. That should certainly give
everything a good soaking. The gods finally took pity on us here locally.
Now if we don't float away........
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Hi Gene,
>  I grow my Tricyrtis with Begonia grandis,  blue Hostas, Brunnera
> 'Variegata', Astrantia 'Margery Fish', Lobelia 'Ruby Slippers',
> (hybrid)Tiarella  and Corydalis 'China Blue'.  There is also a white
> blooming Pieris and a small, 3x3  Rhododendron in that bed, (name unknown)
> that has beautiful rust colored felt on the undersides of the leaves.  A
R.
> yakusimanum hybrid no doubt.  No ferns, but I sure could add some! :)
> I purchased a new-to-me Tricyrtis a couple of weeks ago that didn't have a
> tag.  The leaves are very dark with a hint of purple.  The flowers are
white
> background, but not much white showing.  Large purple spots and a sort of
> overall purple cast to the whole flower.  I'd never seen one like it
before.
> Anyone have clue which Tricyrtis this might be?
> I planted T. 'Togon' in my woodland garden last fall and really like it.
It
> is shorter than my hirta or formosana and has waxy cream colored flowers
> with a pink edge - no spots.  Very pretty!  All survive very nicely in dry
> shade under large trees.
>
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon

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