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mxk3 z5b/6 MI (
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Sat, Aug 20, 11 at 14:54
| Nothing too exciting going on, but did snap a few pics, thought I'd share.
"Brandy Punch" hibiscus with "Uproar Rose" zinnia:
"Limelight" hydrangea standard with echinacea:
Chasmanthium in the forefront with "Porcupine" dwarf zebra grass in the background - not sure why no one seems to mention Chasmanthium but is a great grass and tolerates dry shade well once established:
Guess my pooch doesn't feel like having her picture taken today, she wouldn't look at the camera :0) |
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| Nice hibiscus. Those are awesome plants! Love the giant blooms! |
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- Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 20, 11 at 22:40
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| Great photos, both mxk and wieslaw! Wonderful color. I'm wondering about the limelight hydrangea - is it planted in full sun or mostly shade? I want to put one in full sun, but first I want to make sure it will be okay there. |
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- Posted by mxk3 z5b/6 MI (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 21, 11 at 10:40
| The Limelight is in full sun. The paniculata-type hydrangeas perform best in full sun, no worries there. :0) |
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| Nice pics both of you! Love the tons of color you have wieslaw. |
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Michele - nobody mentions Chasmanthium much because it has a bad
habit of seeding all over the place. . .I have one thriving in dry shade - maybe
the dryness reduces seed proliferation - that looks just great. But there's
another Northern Sea Oats planted in full sun - in very good soil - which
just dropped seeds by the hundreds; I'm STILL pulling them up, six months
after removing the original plant ! Of course, it's the handsome seed heads
we're growing it for, so "dead-heading" is kind of out of the question.
Tough choice. . . |
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- Posted by whaas 5a SE WI (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 21, 11 at 20:48
| Hello, weislaw can you please tell which red daylily that is? thanks! |
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| I have bought if from France with a name Flameburst. It was listed as very late, but this year it started together with all the rest.It is actually more beautiful in real life than on the picture. The other daylily is Land of Cotton. |
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| So very pretty! I wish I could turn my entire yard into on big flowerbed (actually, I'm slowly working on it). I love that massed, full look. Karen |
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| Stunning! Absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing. Jodi |
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Man, that's gorgeous! Makes mine look like crap.
(she pouts and sighs)
Great job! |
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| WOW! What beautiful pictures! How much land are they on and how long have you been gardening? Mange tak. Hvor er du i Danmark? My Danish and gardening need improvement.LOL |
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| My land is 859 m2 including the house, the greenhouse, the chicken house and the garden shed. I'm near the city of Holstebro in West Jutland. I'm theoretically in zone 6-7, but I can only keep plants that are hardy to zone 5 in the US(very little or no snow cover). I have been gardening here for 20 years, but my garden is changing all the time, because I'm moving the plants very often to check what is working and what is not working. Tak for din kompliment. |
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| Beautiful gardens, and so healthy looking. You love doing it and it shows both of you. Tricia |
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wieslaw can you ID this plz??
the blue'ish spike?? 
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| Very easily. This is Eryngium 'Forncett Ultra' from England. The best of the whole bunch in my opinion. Reliably perennial. After many years it can send short runners. |
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- Posted by whaas 5a SE WI (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 21:19
| Thats a cool little butterfly on that yellow flowered/purple leaf plant! |
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- Posted by AdamKR 5a - Wisconsin (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 25, 11 at 22:52
| wieslaw, absolutely gorgeous!! What are those yellow flowers with the dark maroon leafs called??!! |
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| AdamKR, it is Ligularia dentata Britt-Marie Crawford. If I remember correctly it was a sport on Othello. It needs a lot of water. It colours best in sun, and keeps the colour well through the season. |
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