Re: [SG] Gillenia trifoliata

Hello Clyde, Krystal & others,
        This is one of my favorite woodlanders. Bowman's Root, as someone
mentioned earlier, performs best with all the light it can get without
being in full sun ... in this area. The further north you go the more sun
you could give it.
        Here it begins emerging in March and the foliage lasts until a hard
freeze. It then becomes brown stick appearing as a shrub that lost its
leaves for the winter. I leave mine for the birds to perch on while going
through the garden and cut it back around February or so before the new
foliage emerges.
        Foliage is serrated sharply and each leaf is highly textured. Great shade
of bright green that shows up well. Nice and airy, with the upper part of
the plant nice particularly airy in appearance. The blooms whirl around the
stem ends like butterflies or moths circling in white to light pink.
Difficult to photograph since the top always seems to be in movement at the
slightest breeze.
        When I truly enjoy a plant I usually try to find a second location in the
garden and try with a different combination than the original planting.
Gillenia is one of these being repeated in the garden this spring.


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> From: Clyde Crockett <CCREDUX@AOL.COM>
> Subject: [SG] Gillenia trifoliata
> Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 6:08 PM
>
> This is a gem of a woodland. Panicles of white or pink flowers. Very
> graceful. Up to 3 feet. Hardy=z5-9.
> Neat for the shady border.
> Available from Munchkin Nursery(Gene deBush).
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