Visitors from zone 4
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- Subject: Visitors from zone 4
- From: D* T* <t*@OZ.NET>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:40:10 -0700
- References: <34480824.2484775b@aol.com>
Here in NW (zone 8) the rhodos are in full swing with their colorful
blooms. I am tour guide this week for friends visiting from Minnesota and
they are oohing and ah-ing over everything that's blooming everywhere we
go. We even were able to see our native Rhododendron macrophyllum
http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/Rhododendron_macrophyllum.ht
ml (technology where I photographed this yesterday with their digital
camera and it's on the web today) in full bloom under the native Madrona
trees (Arbutus menziesii) surrounded by the evergreen huckleberries and the
native fringe cups (Tellima grandiflora) that are finishing up their
blooms. They enjoyed the native plant show but what they really liked was
all the red rhodos in gardens everywhere with their bright blooms. They
want to grow one in Minnesota, zone 4. Now all the red rhodos I could find
in my resources were rated zone 6 and above. Are there any red blooming
rhodos that can take the b-r-r-r-r of Minnesota winters and the heat of the
summers?
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Debra Teachout-Teashon
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
Washington state of rain.
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 5
New article: Invite Birds Into Your Northwest Garden
http://www.rainyside.com/landscaping/BirdGarden.html
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