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| Just wondering what new perenniaks everyone is trying this year. Any suggestions? |
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| I've ordered some of the new super poppies this year and also some quilled mums. Our garden centers aren't open yet but will probably find something at them that "I have to have!" |
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| I've ordered a bunch of new (to me) lilies, Centaurea Amethyst in Snow and the usual bunch of fruit trees (2 new jujube's , a couple new figs, a new kiwi.... From seeds meconopsis Lingholm and Chilean Guava. ~Chills |
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| I'll be interested to see how those super poppies do! I think I'm too cheap to go for the new introductions, I'll wait a few years for the dust to clear and try a couple of the survivors. Plus everything I see coming out lately is bred to be short "for today's smaller gardens".... I want to walk amongst my plants, not feel like I'm in Gulliver's Travels! But I guess a 12 inch blooming phlox travels and sells better at Lowes than a 5 foot version. But I do like the looks of some of the newer bleeding hearts such as 'burning hearts' |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Mon, Mar 21, 11 at 16:19
| Everyone defines "new" a little differently, but here's a list of what I can recommend as either good or bad in my experience over the past couple of years. Planted 2009 (survived one winter): Campanula 'Summertime Blues' -- disappointing Planted 2010: Hemerocallis 'Just Plum Happy' -- nice Hoping to plant in 2011: Calamagrostis 'River Mist' I'm sure I'll find a few more to add to my "to-plant list" for this year as the spring goes along! |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Mon, Mar 21, 11 at 16:46
| Oh, one more "must-plant": H. 'Electra'! ;) |
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- Posted by maryrecord none (My Page) on Mon, Mar 21, 11 at 20:36
| I just moved so everything is new to me except for the iris that I brought with me. I'm having to identify as I go along. 2 zones warmer doesn't sound like much but there sure are some different things that grow here in zone 7. |
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| coneflower pow wow. last year coneflower double delight. wonderful plant. blooms low and full and forever. |
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- Posted by hostaholic2 zone 4 MN (My Page) on Mon, Mar 21, 11 at 22:47
| 2008 Heliopsis 'Prairie Sunset' love it Heliopsis 'Summer Knight' doesn't bloom as heavily as 'Prairie Sunset' Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' love it 2009 stachys 'Hummelo' love it very long blooming. Hemerocallis 'Fooled Me' have to agree with coolplantsguy,not a favorite 2010 I also like Penstemon 'Sweet Joanne' Coolplantsguy will be awaiting your report on Guem Totally Tangerine and Sedum 'Chocolate Drop' |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Tue, Mar 22, 11 at 7:55
| Sorry, above should be Chasmanthium 'River Mist'. |
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| When I stopped off at my local nursery for supplies this past weekend, spring fever demanded that I get at least one perennial (the first selections were on display). Apparently I was in need of spurge (Euphorbia robbiae). The pots are out in the coldframe awaiting planting (sometime after the current damp and then unseasonably cold spell ends). Some perennial seeds are growing on under lights indoors (Gaillardia "Arizona Red Shades", Echinacea "Pow Wow Wild Berry" etc.). I'm sure more perennials will overcome buyer resistance as the season moves on... |
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- Posted by spazzycat_1 Z7-NC (My Page) on Tue, Mar 22, 11 at 10:02
| I'm interested in plants that can take the heat and inconsistent rainfall. 2010 Achillea 'Terra Cotta' 2011 Agapanthus praecox ssp minimus |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Tue, Mar 22, 11 at 10:09
| I'm pretty sure I also planted Sedum 'Lajos' Autumn Charm(TM) last year. I thought I had sworn off of variegated Sedums until I grew this one at the nursery for a couple of years. What a beauty! |
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| For this year (2011) I couldn't resist: Agapanthus 'Cold Hardy White' from High Country Gardens, supposed to be hardy to zone 5-we'll see. Hosta 'Lakeside Zing Zang'- a white leaved hosta speckled with green - I should know better but I'm a sucker for beautiful pictures Euphorbia 'Jesse' Comments on other people's selections |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 11:50
| Three more that I planted last year: Coreopsis tripteris 'Lightning Flash' |
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| New this year for me: Echinacea 'Pow Wow Berry' and Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'. |
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| I am trying a few, but the one that I am most chuffed about is Euphorbia "Blackbird", which I have planned to sit in front of (slightly to the side) of an established Tiger Eye Sumac that has a Caryopteris X cladonensis growing through it. |
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| In 2011, I'm trying hard to cutback as we will be moving in the next year or so but I've already got on order: Lilies - Hiawatha, Nepalense and Scarlet Delight(already have over 100 varieites.......how many more do I really need!!!!) Phlox - Aureole Aruncus dioicus Rose - Distant Drums Leucanthemum - Gold Rush Clematis - Belle of Woking & Purpurea Plena Elegans Also I'm going to take some cuttings of things I need to take with me that I can't divide or dig out. I'm sure my buying won't be over for the year, but I've got about 35 hybridized daylilies that will be blooming for the first time this year....can't wait to see what I've got. Looking forward to the snow disappearing... Flora |
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| Hi everyone, I'll have to try some of these great perennial suggestions. For this year, I'm thinking of planting the following: -Angelica giagas - strange looking plant, but i love the color i think that's it...for now! :-) |
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| Simcan, we had no luck overwintering E. 'Blackbird'. If it survives for you, please let us know. However, it is a beautiful plant with stunning colour. It looks good with everything. |
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| Echinacea Marmalade Echinacea Cranberry Cupcake heuchera Paris heucherella Redstone Falls helianthus Sunshine Daydream - dahlia like flowers 5/6' tall bloom Jun/Oct zone 4/8 sounds impressive Gooders |
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| Maybe not any new perennials, but new combinations. I am planting red lilies with white astilbes, strawberry begonia (saxifraga) under June hostas, purple catmint (nepeta) with white phlox Miss Lingard, Madonna lilies with Therese Bugnet rose and sweet Rocket (matronalis. And lots of lamb's ear in the front edges of my borders. I might have been reading too many English garden books, lol! Sandy |
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| I'm at the point of adding more of what grows in my yard without much babying. But I love digitalis, and the description of Polkadot Princess (from the Swallowtail Garden Seeds site) reeled me in: "The new Polka Dot Series foxgloves produce extra large, richly colored flowers, tightly packed on 3.5 foot stems. Because these flowers do not set seed, individual blooms hold much longer than other foxgloves, the flowering season is extended, and plants live for years. Begins blooming in spring, and continues until frost. In our mild climate, that means we now have flowering foxgloves into November and December. The uniform, well-branched, plants grow to 40 inches tall. Winter hardy to zone 4" We have a local greenhouse that will start seeds for you at a very reasonable cost, so I'll have a lot of these to test in various conditions. Can't wait to see what they do next year!! I've added a link where Graham Rice discusses this series of digitalis. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Graham Rice on the Polkadot series
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- Posted by kimka z6b (jkkaplan@erols.com) on Thu, Apr 14, 11 at 9:26
| Purple siberian wall flower. I'd looked for seed for this for a while and couldn't find it. I've grown the yellow and loved the early flowers and nice fragrance. Yesterday I found purple siberian wall flower in my local Home Depot of all places and grabbed a couple. Now to see if they produce seed and come back for a couple of years. |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 14, 11 at 10:37
| I'm growing tough plants in mass. I know these aren't new but Amsonia "Blue Ice" is a beauty! I'm also growing Amsonia tabernaemontana and Amsonia hubrichtii. They are all good for multi-season interest. I'm also collecting new Baptisia cultivars. I have "Purple Smoke," "Carolina Moonlight," "Solar Flare," "Wayne's World," and "Twilight Prairieblues." I want more! I'm planting lots of hesperaole parviflora or red false yucca. I love these! I found some yellow ones and mixed them in with the red. I planted a new rose bush called "Walking on Sunshine." Also, if you don't have "Easy Does It" rose, it's amazing!!! |
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- Posted by coolplantsguy z6 Ontario (My Page) on Thu, Apr 14, 11 at 10:45
| I believe Proven Winners is coming out with a whole new series of Baptisia -- could be interesting. |
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| Reading these list is fascinating. . .I "goggle" most of them to find pictures and additional information. BUT. . . coolplantsguy - In an addendum above, you mentioned one more As if overlapping common names weren't bad enough, how common is it Carl |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sat, Apr 16, 11 at 11:42
| I just bought a Dicentra 'Spring Gold' Our weather has been particularly cold and wet this year so I'm way behind on buying and planting anything. I did put in a bunch of new Huecheras and Tiarellas last summer/fall that are all doing well and the first Corydalis to live for me which is Corydalis elata. I've killed at least a dozen of the other blue ones in pots and the ground. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 'Spring Gold'
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| I notice 'coolplantsguy' that you were disappointed with "Summertime Blues". And for me I have liked this Campanula. I have had a couple since summer 2010 and it has been my experience that it blooms all summer and into September (w/o deadheading) and it performs very well in lots of shade. My only complaint is that it can flop but some appropriate pruning does the trick. |
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| Winners have a long flowering period or interesting foliage that earns their keep in the mixed border. Losers might be winners in another garden, but in my clearing in the woods with richly amended soil they either didn't bloom, got mildew, or flopped too much (didn't mingle well). Perhaps in another garden spot here the losers will get a 2nd chance. Winners Losers |
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| In the past few years I have tried quite a number of new(for me) plants. Here are the results: Disappointments/failures: Leucanthemum Isstern(Ice Star) - not winter hardy enough Pleasant surprises: Heliopsis Asahi
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| wiselaw....how do you ever remember all these plants?! I see you didn't like Heliopsis 'Prairie Sunset'. Instead maybe give the similar Heliopsis 'Summer Nights' a try?
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Here is a link that might be useful: Summer Nighta
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| Trollius ledbouri: Great orange flowers in shade but not much else the rest of the year. Echinacea Primadonna White: Good performer first season Agastache Heatwave: Planted in August tiny starts and blooming its head off already. Would be nice to hear from others. |
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| After several years I decided to throw Purple Emperor on the compost pile. It grew well, but after mid-July the whole clump just falls apart. I do not want to pinch and I do not want to support until October. I substituted it with Postman's Pride and Lynda&Rodney which are good in my garden. |
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| Miclino wrote: "Coreopsis Showstopper: Non stop performance first season, lets see if it survives" Miclino, any special routine you will do to help "Showstopper" make it through the cold weather? 9I assume it is much superior to Coreopsis "Heaven's Gate"? I planted several of these plants and it was floppy and inconsistent) |
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| No special protection aside from mulching. I avoid any special protection during winter. If they don't survive it wasn't meant to be and no plant is indispensable. Even with that, I hardly ever lose plants. |
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- Posted by hostaholic2 zone 4 MN (My Page) on Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 22:18
| Interesting on the heliopsis. For me Prairie Sunset is a much better performer than Summer Nights. I planted Caryopteris Snow Fairy late summer. We'll see if it makes it here. |
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| Rouge and hostaholic, the heliopsis was performing well and was thriving and healthy. But I generally do not consider flopping plants being ornamental. The stems were just too thin. Another aspect is, that Jelitto has released a seed strain with that name(if I remember correctly).Perhaps my plant was from such sources, who knows. In any case, the red ring around the eye which can be seen on pictures was very exaggerated in comparison to the plant I had |
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| miclino, I do understand your feeling of 'if it lives it lives' but I try to do extra ie provide extra protection for first year perennials. I am assuming that surviving the first winter is the key milestone of a perennials life. They are on their own after that ;). |
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| The jury is still out on: Agapanthus 'Hardy White' from High Country Gardens - supposedly hardy to zone 5s; planted 4 inch pots in early summer and still 4 inch pot size. Winter survival very questionaable Coreopsis 'Cosmic Eye' - most of these don't survive the winter but hope springs eternal! Losers:
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| Heliopsis Summer Nights into second year and going strong in this zone . |
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| felisa wrote: Coreopsis 'Cosmic Eye' - most of these don't survive the winter but hope springs eternal! This was my first year having this particular 'Coreopsis' and it was one of the best bloomers I had in my garden. Of course I too hope it survives the winter but if it doesn't I will still buy it again and just treat it as an annual. |
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| I have a correction to one of my previous postings. On the list of failures/disappointments I wrote Campanula sessifolia. Of course I meant Campanula latiloba. Sorry. |
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| coolplants wrote: Geum Totally Tangerine -- will see this year FWIW, I planted this particular 'geum' last summer and although it was healthy and grew much it produced *no* flowers until...this spring: (It is planted at the base of a huge 'John Cabot' climbing rose):
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