Re: Fleece Flower
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- Subject: Re: Fleece Flower
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- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 18:06:01 -0700
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Dawndoll2@aol.com wrote:
>
> Polygonum aubertii (Silver Lace Vine, Fleece Flower)
>
> Plant Type: Deciduous Vine
> Uses: Ornamental, Foliage
> Propagation: Stem cuttings
> Habit: Climbing
> Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
> Flower Color: White
> Blooms: Summer, Autumn
> Width: 1 ft.; Height: 15 - 30 ft.
> Fertility: Average
>
> Soil: Neutral, Well-drained
> Zone: 5 - 11
>
> Silver Lace Vine is useful as a late summer and early autumn flowering accent.
> Blooms are held above the branches and form a blanket of flower clusters.
> Climbs over fences or up a trellis to produce a lightly colored foliage plant
> for your patio or veranda. New leaves are silvery gray blushed with red at the
> tips. Grows in just about any type of soil, from sand to clay. Prefers full
> sun but may need some partial shade in areas with very hot summers.
Ummm, you forgot to add 'Rampant Grower'.
(It's great and climbs over our old hay barn, next to a golden hops,
Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' (Blue Potato vine), Solanum jasminoides
(White Potato Vine), Vitus vinifera 'Purpurea' (Purple Leaved Grape) and
several assorted clematis. People don't even realize that our outhouse
is under the lot of it.)
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The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
