Re: Source for ornamental grapes
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Source for ornamental grapes
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 04:53:43 -0500
Heronswood lists two V. coignetiae...http://www.heronswood.com/
A vine I have long wanted...gorgeous fall color and huge leaves.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor: Gardening in Shade
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> From: Cajun Joe <cajun4@HOME.COM>
> Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 9:25 AM
>
> Hello - Can anyone tell me about a source to purchase ornamental
grapes
> mentioned on this Oregon Live site?
>
> http://www.oregonlive.com/gardening/profile/plantpro980910.html
>
> I am particularly interested in the following, but will settle for
another =
>
> Lastly, here's an ornamental grape that is a true foliar wonder,
even
> without stripes, splashes or moody leaves. V. coignetiae is native
to the
> mountain forests of northern Japan, "where it covers the trees from
base to
> summit with a gorgeous mantle in autumn," plantsman William
Robinson once
> wrote.
>
> Its dark, leathery, foot-long leaves have a thick felt undercoating
in
> colors ranging from rust to vanilla. They make a wonderful roof (on
a
> seriously strong support) all summer, and -- should it happen, when
it
> happens -- they turn all tones of crimson in fall.
>
> Thank You So Much
>
> Cheers = Cajun Joe in New Orleans
>
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