Re: Fw: Weather down south/questions
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Fw: Weather down south/questions
- From: G* O*
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:24:23 -0400
>> Another question...have any of you planted Veronica 'Goodness Grows' in
>>the fall and had it return in the spring? My Lantana 'Miss Huff' and
>>Solidago 'Fireworks' are in full bloom now and look great together, but a
>>Southern Living article said that you need blue to set off those yellow and
>>orange plants. I am planning to plant Salvia 'Indigo Spires' next spring,
>>as I have heard that it has a better chance of coming back if planted in
>the
>>spring here, but I am wondering if I should add the veronica now or wait
>>until spring.
>
Lynn;
I have Mrs. Huff's planted with Salvia uliginosa. They are both hardy here
(E TN, Z 6b-7a) and the combination of the sky blue of uliginosa is
incredible with the pink/orange/cream/etc. of Mrs. Huff. They just sort of
twist and climb all over each other.
Does your M.H. die to the ground? Mine does..And it's incredible to me that
by mid-summer it is 5 ft tall and about as wide and covered non-stop with
bloom til frost. What a wonderful plant!
Gerry
