Re: [SG] astilbes/ now color in shade
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] astilbes/ now color in shade
- From: G* <g*@OTHERSIDE.COM>
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:45:23 -0400
Hello Nancy,
Here is one for you. Do not see this one nearly enough in gardens. One of
our natives, easy to grow and an eyepopper. coming into bloom right now in
the garden ( about 2 weeks early like everything else this season).
Be sure and check out Spigelia marilandrica or Indian Pink/ Worm Root.
About 2 feet in height when mature, shade lover that enjoys plenty of
light, will take mostly sun with adequate moisture. The bloom stalk is
terminal, and blooms from the bottom up. Each large bloom is a scarlet tube
with a waxy sheen. At the end of each tube is a firecracker explosion of a
little yellow-green star. Bloom stem is about 6 inches long. Showy from any
point in the garden when in bloom. Foliage is also a keeper and stays
around until heavy freeze. Does break dormancy late in the spring and is a
slow grower. Therefore the expense in most catalogs... when you can find
it.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Nancy Stedman <stedman@INTERPORT.NET>
> Subject: [SG] astilbes
> Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 2:25 PM
>
> Someone recently mentioned astilbes. I love them because they're
virtually
> the only plants that provide bright color in the shade in summer. But I
was
> wondering what everyone uses as companion plants (other than the
predictable
> hostas). I have heucheras, creeping campanulas, short Oriental lilies and
> eupatorium 'Chocolate' but I bet someone's doing something much more
clever.
> Nancy (in NYC, zone 6B)>
