Re: Flowering Shrubs -Reply
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Flowering Shrubs -Reply
- From: D* L*
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:53:47 -0500 (EST)
I have two pygmy Crimson Berberis (barberries!) and they have remained at
about 1 foot tall. Again they are in full sun. THe Virginia Sweetspire
does sucker, but no worse that the Clethra. And VERY nice red fall
color. I have mine in a bed iwth some roses, spirea, steppandra and an
oak leaf hydrangea. The itea and hydrangea have very nice red fall
color while the stepandra has orange fall color. And my roses are still
in bloom-red single (red meideland) and blush pink double (Stanwell
Perpetual). Still looks very nice! The clethra do leaf out very late.
Mine turn a nice yellow in the fall although this fall the color is not
as pronounced as it has been in other years.
Another shade possiblilty is Ilex or holly.
Denise Leonard, zone 5
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com
On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, SUSAN SAXTON wrote:
> Hi again everyone:
>
> Virginia
> Sweetspire.
>
> I think I just saw that on a garden show. Doesn't it
> sucker profusely? Pretty red fall color, though?
>
> Are the Barberries you were referring to Berberis?
>
> I really like 'Crimson Pygmy' -- it stays about 2 x 2.
> The larger ones are gorgeous but are, um, larger!
>
> I am thinking about ordering one of the pink
> flowered Clethras this spring.
> Do they leaf out real late?
>
> I have clethra alnafolia 'Pink Spire.' They do leaf
> out late and mine is just now turning yellow in my
> 6b/7a garden. They do sucker quite a bit; you'll
> have plants to share in no time. It is the only shrub
> that blooms that late in summer in my garden. Its a
> wonderful shrub.
>
> Susan Saxton
> For mine is just a little old-fashioned garden where
> the flowers come together to praise the Lord and
> teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
> 1835-1894
>
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