Re: best plants this year
- Subject: Re: [SG] best plants this year
- From: B* D*
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 20:39:03 -0500
Nancy-- Have to laugh at your mention of Rudbeckia. In Bloomington here,
in yard after yard there are large patches of it, blooming its head off!
To my mind it really clashes with our other star performer, Echinacea
purpurea, which is still going strong. But bless their hearts, they are
both trouble free and showy. I would hate to have a world without them.
The butterfly bushes are exceptionally good this summer, speaking of "best
plants". On the other hand, many hostas are discolored by the heat, even
those that grow in full shade. I'm sure those of you farther south know
what I'm talking about. And several new treasures have succumbed to
Southern Blight.
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' is still just in bud here but there is already much
unusually early fall bloom, seems to me. My leadwort (usually a Sept
bloomer) has been blooming for several weeks. Aster 'Alma Potschke' has
been blooming sporadically for months. The clematis paniculata (or
whatever they are calling it this year) is already showing color, even
though not supposed to bloom for two more weeks. The fall anemones are
starting to bloom too--those silvery pink ones. My Crimson King maple is
starting to show red leaves among the green. So what does this portend?
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
On Sun, 12 Aug 2001, Nancy Stedman wrote:
> Most of my hostas are really hurting, as well. Several trees are dropping
> leaves. Even pachysandra looks ill. The only thing in my garden really happy
> is Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'. In my neighbor's garden I see a lot of healthy
> Sedum 'Autumn Joy'.
> Nancy S., NYC, zone 6B
>
> >Well, my hostas did terribly. Most dried out and turned brittle by the end of
> >July, and what were left got a bleached appearance. I had nothing thrive
> >exactly, even the weeds hated the weather.
> >Rachel, zone 5, OH
> >
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