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Re: [SG] Variegated plants

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From: Clyde Crockett <CCREDUX@AOL.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Variegated plants


>In a message dated 7/31/1998 8:51:42 AM Central Daylight Time,
rleask@STN.NET
>writes:
>
><< Does anyone have some favourite sites which could provide info and
sources
>of unique variegated plant material which is hardy to Z5?
>
> rleask >>
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>I dont know of a website;however, there is a book by Susan Conder,
VARIEGATED
>LEAVES which is a fairly good resource. (It is by no means complete, but I
>have found some things in it that I didnt know existed.)
>
>This would be a good topic for discussion here dont you think----of course,
>limited to non-sun plants.
>You might also check out Plant Delights catalog, which has a large number
of
>pix of variegated plants that are uncommon.
>
>Here is an idea--Why dont we send to the list a list of variegated plants
we
>grow, that are hardy to zone 5 and that are not commonly seen? I am now
>growing a variegated heliopsis(sun) which is outstanding. Also, on the way
are
>two variegated hardy geraniums(Geranium ssp.), which will grow well in
partial
>shade. We could include shrubs, such as Eleutherococcus sieboldianus
>'Variegatus' .
>
>I think such a list would be helpful and interesting to all.
>
>Clyde Crockett z5 Indianapolis IN
>ccredux@aol.com
>
Clyde,

I have that book and recently aquired another "Variegated Plants in Color"
by Yoshomichi Hirose and Masato Yokoi with about 1400 illustrations and some
obvious one-of-a kind specimens.  This book is written in Japanese and
English and while some of the zones may be a bit off it is very interesting
to see so many of the more common plants in variegated form.  The
descriptions are lacking as are pertinent planting details if different from
the regular plants.

I believe this one is available from Robyn Dubak on the coast.

Tony Avent's catalog is another good reference but a great number of the
more interesting specimens are not Zone 5 (or 4) hardy.  That's why it may
be a good idea to find thosse who have had some success with particular
cultivars, especially since they could be used to brighten up some of the
shadier corners of the garden.

Bob Leask
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