Re: [SG] Colors of plants in shade?

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• Subject: Re: [SG] Colors of plants in shade?
• From: D* N* <s*@CE.NET>
• Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:50:19 -0400

Dan Nelson
Bridgeville DE
zone 7
-----Original Message-----
From: Anelle Kloski <akloski@JPS.NET>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Monday, August 10, 1998 12:16 PM
Subject: [SG] Colors of plants in shade?


>Since I live in a forest, none of my plants gets full sun.  At best, sun
>lovers get only a few hours of sun, when I have put them in the sunniest
>spots I can find.  Would it be typical that the colors would be much
>fainter, or even absent because of this?
>
>I have a peony which was supposed to be Raspberry Sherbet, but it came
>out white with the tiniest touch of pink.  Now I have oriental lilies
>Lovely Girl, which are supposed to have yellow and I think red spots;
>they are all white.
>
>Yarrow Paprika came out quite red, but not as brilliant as in books.
>But it quickly turned to a faint creamy pink.  This latter plant has
>little sun, but the first two have quite a bit more.  The peony seemed
>so white that I was advised it probably was mislabelled.  But now my
>other plants lack color also.  Do others have this happen in their
>shadegardens?
>
>Anelle

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