RE: spirea Mellow Yellow

Cheryl,

Yeah, give it a try.  Spireas are easy,  and it is a lovely plant.  I loved
it while I had it, more so than the other golden spireas.  We usually have
reliable snowcover,  it was just a colder than average winter that got it.
Planting it out of the wind might help.  I think that it is so close to
being hardy here, that if you are even a degree or two milder, it will be
successful.

Glenn

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From: owner-woodyplants@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Cheryl Isaak
Sent: Friday, 6 August 2004 7:06 AM
To: woodyplants@hort.net
Subject: RE: spirea Mellow Yellow


Thanks Glen,
I think I'll give it a whirl anyway. At $20, I won't be out much.
Did you have snow cover the year you lost it? I will have to re-site
the home though, I was going to put it at the bottom of the hill, now
I'll put it nearer the house.
Cheryl

>Cheryl,
>
>I think I have grown this plant.  It had narrow leaves with a beautiful
>golden colour.  If that matches what you saw, it is a selection of Spirea
>thunbergii.  It grew beautifully for a couple of years then was quickly
>eliminated.  I am in Zone 4b, maybe a touch colder than you. Spirea
>thunbergii is not reliably hardy here. -20F will be the absolute minimum
for
>this species.  Anything below that, and there will be considerable damage.
>
>Glenn Clark
>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Behalf Of Cheryl Isaak
>Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2004 9:55 PM
>To: woodyplants@hort.net
>Subject: spirea Mellow Yellow
>
>
>Does any one know this plant?
>
>I saw it today at the garden center near my Mom's on Cape Cod. The
>tag said hardy to -20F which should be ok here, but wanted to ask
>here.
>
>Cheryl
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>Cheryl Isaak
>Londonderry, NH
>AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
>growing, stitching and reading in NH
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Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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