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Re: The Garden "RHS"

Hi Diane,

Just wanted to mention I joined the medit-plants group. I guess I'll never
ask anything, because I don't live (yet!) in a mediterranean climate, even
though I grow quite a few plants from those areas.

Speaking of which, I wrote recently to ask for your advice re a substitute
for Echium fastuosum/candicans etc. Any of the ones looking like bluish
spires. I thought the only thing remotely (and it is remote) resembling it
is delphinium, with a dark bee. The foliage is totally different of course.
I wondered if you could think of anything closer: I've planted E. russicum,
which behaves as perennial for some, biennial for others, but it's reddish
(a bit like E. wildprettii?). I wonder if it would work to pollinate one of
the Canary or Madeira species onto the weed E. plantagineum?

Anyhow, if you can suggest something, I'd like to consider it.

The daylilies from SC are only just now forming buds, but as soon as they
bloom I'll send you pollen. Or maybe if yours are blooming now,  you should
send me pollen of the ones you want crossed - I will give you descriptions
and I could pollinate them for  you? It's a nuisance that they are really
quite late this year, even the common ones.

I'm also going to send you a piece of the Louisiana iris Black Gamecock,
which has made a nice clump, and if you want it the white Her Highness.
Both are very lovely in flower, though mine are not yet showing the
inclination. I haven't given up for the year though, I still think
something might appear.
Nancy
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