Re: Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
- From: K* D*
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:43:35 EDT
Yes! This is the most exciting ligularia to come along in awhile. If you
haven't seen this, it will stop you in your tracks when you do. It doesn't
seem like it could possibly be zone 4, it looks succulent. I first saw it in
a gardener's trunk and was so crazed with desire I had to go immediately, as
soon as the person pulled out of my driveway, to the nursery he bought it at.
Kay Dye
In a message dated 8/18/00 9:14:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
<<
I was trying to get out of a local nursery alive and well when I spotted the
most incredible Ligularia, and had to have one. It's called L. tussilaginea
'Cristata,' officially described as "Silvery crests with pink highlights
adorn this Japanese cultivar. Flowers very late with orange-yellow
daisy-like flowers. Partial shade to morning sun. Zones 4-9." I will add
that the leaves are slightly larger than the Othello, but are hugely ruffled
with great substance. Echoes a nearby ruffled Heuchera nicely. However, at
least at this point, the "pink highlights" is pure poetic license and does
not (yet?) appear on my plant.
>>
