Re: Best plants this season
- Subject: Re: [SG] Best plants this season
- From: T* K*
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:44:28 -0700
- Importance: Normal
I too have been reluctant to answer as almost everything has done
exceptionally well this year. Although we are having a severe drought here
in Washington state we have had alternating hot and cool spells with just
enough rain to sustain the grass and our nights have been unusually warm. I
attribute a lot of the success of my garden to the warmer nights. The dry
shade bed I planted earlier with hardy geraniums, columbines and hostas is
filling in beautifully. My hostas are doing very well except they are
looking tattered now because of a severe hail storm last week. My sweet
peas are the best ever and my bearded irises were spectacular. Oddly enough
my Rudbeckias did not gain the size they did last year. My clematis' all
did the best ever with my alpinas just now blooming.
As to odd blooming I planted a Rock Daphne this spring. It was in bud when
I planted it and bloomed just a little later than it should. I was
surprised to see it bloom a second time a few weeks ago! My daylilies and
stargazer lilies are blooming a little late too but my sunflowers are early.
Terry
E. WA. zone 4
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Diana Pederson
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 4:29 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] Best plants this season
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I am doing research on what plants managed to thrive this
> year inspite of drought and high temperatures.
>
> How did you hostas do?
>
> What other plants seemed oblivious to the awful weather this
> summer?
> --
> Diana Pederson, Ingham County, Michigan, Zone 5, United
> States
> Backyard Wildlife Habitat #28400
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