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| I am about to plant a grouping and have seen completely different stats regarding mature height - everything from 18-20", listed on the tag, up through 40" on some websites.
Can anyone tell me what approx height a mature group of White Swan has gotten to for them? (FWIW, they will be in full sun, regular water, well drained, pretty good soil; my Primadonna and shasta "becky", in the same area, are 36-42", and they are both usually listed around 30-36".) I need to figure out if I can put them toward the back of a large border, so I am hoping 30" plus. Thanks! |
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- Posted by gardenweed_z6a 5b/6a N CT (My Page) on Fri, Jul 15, 11 at 13:20
| Mine growing in a few different beds don't get as tall as E. purpurea, only about 26". I've had them for several years so they're mature plants--just don't get the height to them. That said, my neighbor has more full sun than I do and her White Swan grow almost as tall as the rest. I would hesitate to plant them at the back of a large border but it's just my luck I always seem to plant tall things in front of shorter ones and end up moving them. |
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| My White Swan is at best around 30 inches, I'd guess slightly shorter than that. My Becky Shastas are just about the height of 36 to 42 inches that you mentioned in your posting. Both were planted over a half dozen years ago. Both flowers are in the same bed, with the Becky further back and White Swan nearer the front, primarily because of the drier conditions at the back (up a slight rise and nearer the house wall, rather than for any height/planting reasons of mine. The shastas flow in and out and around the shrubs at the back and show up well against the green shrubs. The Shastas seem to prefer (and spread into) the slightly drier conditions at the back, although the bed is fairly dry overall(for my garden) built on exceptionally heavy compacted clay, since the bed is at the very top of my small hill. BTW the two plants do not flower at the same time, the WS Ech finishes just as the Becky Shastas start. The Shastas bloom at the same time as a large stand of Jacob Cline Monarda, which is a good 4 feet tall and wide. The shastas, although shorter, sort of surround the monardas and the effect is very pleasing. |
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| Mine stay around 2-2.5' |
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| over 3 feet for me with Primadonna only at 2 feet. |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 20:14
| Get Baby White Swan Seeds or better yet, get Pow Wow White. It only gets about a foot tall. |
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