Re: best plants this year
- Subject: Re: [SG] best plants this year
- From: N* S*
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:23:11 -0400
Funny you should mention early blooming. On the roadside here there are some
blue wood asters, which normally bloom in October, starting to flower. And
my kerria, for some reason, has some reblooms.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)
>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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