Re: Tricyrtis
Hello Barb,
I have been walking through the garden and nursery display area trying to make
up my mind about my favorite Tricyrtis. If I could have only 3 in the garden which
would they be?
For the good arching habit of the foliage and the abundant bloom set I would
choose T. affinis Miazaka. Easy to grow, hardy and set blooms well before first
frost date here. Color of bloom is white with rich purple spotting. I have mine in
a raised bed made from cedar logs and let it arch out into the path to place the
bloom right up close.
For a relatively short (18") Tricyrtis that is stiffly upright I have T. White
Towers. Good clean snow-white blooms, and plenty of them. Again an easy grower
with nice foliage and lovely flowers that will blend with anything else in the
garden.
Finally, my very favorite. T. nana. Only 6 inches in height with leaves almost
the size of the taller species in glossy deep green. Blooms are a rich bright
yellow and somewhat larger than the other species that are taller. As the blooms
age they get brown freckles in the throat. One super sweetie.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Barb Pernacciaro <bpern@idcnet.com>
Subject: Tricyrtis
> I cannot remember exactly when and where I bought my Tricyrtis, but for several
years
> had it under the oak trees shade facing east. It did fairly well there, but was
too
> far away from the house to enjoy the bloom so I moved it next to the deck -
facing
> west in shade most of the day. It has done better - moister soil I think. It is
just
> the common T. hirta, but is making a nice sized clump of stems. Flowers like
> miniature orchids - love it.
> --
> Barb P.
> SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
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