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I have to have Hawaiian Blue Eyes for next year.
Betty
Here is a link that might be useful: Hawaiian Blue Eyes
It is one of my favorite pot plants, both the lovely little blue flowers and the slightly fuzzy, silvery foliage. I have grown it for years, often managing to overwinter it indoors. Unfortunately, mine died last winter and I didn't find any locally this year. I have hopes for next year, but if I can't find it in my neighborhood garden centers, Avant Gardens carries it and I will mail order it.
http://www.avantgardensne.com/catalog/product.cgi/1/70/3809/P1/default/N/0
When I reviewed my list of blue perennials yesterday and didn't find any, there was something about the list I couldn't quite put my finger on. I looked at it again today and it hit me - they're 90% for mostly shade. The full sun ones are all too tall.
Gardenweed...Al is probably referring to Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'. It is extremely prolific and almost impossible to get rid of once established. I know there are other Euphorbias of it's type that are big time seed setters also. Polychroma will set seed, but in no way compares to E. dulcis. I have been trying to eradicate it for 12 years after it came to me mixed in with a a gift plant from a well meaning friend. Back then I didn't know that I should kill it immediatly.
I had the same problem a week ago!
I just removed from the pot and removed the jumbled up mess around the outside. I used my finger to loosen up the roots as good as I could. I planted them with the top even with the ground. I think the corm should be covered with at least some soil.
Here are some instructions I found for planting the corms...
"Bury the corms no more than 2 inches below the soil line and less if you are using mulch."
If you plant too deep, you will lose them! I'd be tempted to plant them similar to how they are in the pot. I hope someone from your zone will answer too!
Chelone, how very lovely the compound looks...the improvements are so evident, and it seems the design decisions you made were spot-on. I am particularly taken with the Fertile Crescent . Assuming Veggie World is still the helpmeets domain--thumbs up there too !
Kathy in Napa
Wow! Everything looks fantastic. I can see that it is a really well planned garden. Vegetable World is great. I'm not sure I've ever seen pics of it. You have some wonderful shrubs and those red chairs are a fabulous pop of color. Thanks for the tour.
Paul, my favs are Rave On (sun am; shade pm) Marmalade (shade am, sun pm), Caramel (full sun) and Sweet Tea (sun am, shade pm). No luck with Peach Flambe or Alabama Sunrise.
Jodi
Rave On
Marmelade
Caramel - this picture was taken in 2009 when the yard still had trees. now this plant gets full sun. so it's looking crispy now but it always bounces back in the fall.
I've been to Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus when it was raining. Although I was inside, the mostly glass building seemed totally different without the harsh sun spots and dark shadows.
If you consider mother nature's handiwork a garden... Once while hiking in Old Man's Cave outside Logan, OH, it started to rain. We were sheltering under a leaning rock and the sound of the rain was shockingly loud, which I think was magnified by the echo effect in the canyon. Unforgettable and very cool how efficiently the water disappeared after the rain stopped.
Remy, loved the pics from Buffalo garden walk! It wouldn't let me, but I would have "liked" a bunch of those! I even saved a copy of #23 to reference later.
I live in Oregon, have toured many gardens in the rain....at Butchart Gardens in Victoria BC they hand out clear plastic umbrellas. DH wanted to go back to the hotel but I refused. :) Can't be in Victoria and not go to Butchart Gardens...
That Purple Lance is beautiful!
AS for whites, I saw there is a Visions in White, I'm considering trying it simply because my Visions do so well.
I would be nervous about "Glut" because the "Fanal" I lost was also an Astilbe x arendsii ... but you think it is more varietal specific and not species specific?
I'm not sure about Glut and the varietal vs. species specific debate. All I can say is I have other arendsii hybrids and none of them do as well as Glut. Glut also keeps it's color a long time.
I have to check out those Visions. I need a good white.
Kevin
Michelle, the first reminds me of Blue Belle, the second of Polish Spirit. Those are just guesses, so best to check it out at the site below.
Today was busy-busy. Two friends came by at different times which is always fun, but I feel rushed now to accomplish things before we travel. DH managed to burn the things in the fire pit, which is great. I mowed some more.
I have piles more to accomplish, so away I go!
'bug
Here is a link that might be useful: COTW
Lots of garden chores this weekend-what a mess it was out there ! Feeling much better now. I filled both 55gal yard waste toters and a 32gal trash can too. Notes were made on some serious renovations for fall, involving tree removal. I have a Birch that is on the way out, riddles with exit holes, and a Japanese Maple that is beneath a neighbors tree -double shade , no bueno. My JM is just the basic variety, so not a tragedy.
Chelone, wouldn't I love to raise a glass with you ! This is a weekend visit stuck on the end of a business trip, and as Deanne said my base of operations is the Fortnum B&B. We are going to Tower Hill at some point-how about it ? Idyllunion 8.5 !
Deanne, your Extreme Gardener segment was priceless-I kept thinking that you made 350 containers seem almost normal since you were so calm cool and collected. I'm going to try to post the link below for out non-fb friends. The comments there about �hearing your voice� made me remember my first IU and what it was like to hear voices of friends whose words I had only read.
Time for dinner
Kathy in Napa
Here is a link that might be useful: Our fave extreme gardener
A.Novi-angliae is a clumper and A.novi-belgii is a runner. Novi-angliae does not open flowers in bad weather (with an exception of 2 or 3 varieties). Novi-belgii gets mildew just because you look at it, novi-angliae is resistant to mildew(but not immune)
It took me a few tries to find this thread I remember reading years ago.
Siberian Blues Dianthus is definitely mauve and not blue. My Fama Blue Scabiosa is more of a blue/purple, depending on the time of day and how old the bloom is.
Brunnera is a gorgeous light true blue. There is nothing else that I've seen out there like it. Cranesbill Jolly Bee is a bit bluer than Rozanne. I grow both and at times they look exactly alike. I think a lot depends on the heat and the time of year. I bought an annual salvia at a greenhouse this year called Patio Deep Blue and it is a very, very intense blue. I hope they sell it again next year in case I don't get seeds to save from it. Another nice blue salvia is Salvia Black and Blue. It is normally an annual in our zone, but I've had my plant for three years now.
Linda