OT: Day Lilies
Pat EAXStitch
surprise was that you can EAT them - either raw or cooked! The taste like
green beans, apparently!
Pat P
Caryn
The deer that ate last years buds seemed to really enjoy them, he only left two
tiny ones in the back to bloom!
Caryn
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escapee
I would love to have a huge stand of pinks. All different colors of pinks. Is
there a purple daylily?
On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:19:20 GMT, "Pat EAXStitch" <eaxs...@NOSPAMntlworld.com>
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Caryn
>
>I would love to have a huge stand of pinks. All different colors of pinks.
>Is
>there a purple daylily?
Definately! Cheryl sent me some a few years ago, very pretty!
Darned if I can remember their name tho! I just call them "the purple ones"
LOL
Caryn (less then stellar gardener!)
Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply
>...... Darned if I can remember their name tho! I just call them "the
purple
>ones" ........
Mine are named "Amethyst Something-or-Other" can't remember the last part
and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and get out the garden book :-)! I have only
ones that are some shade of purple, lilac, burgandy, crimson, etc. I'm not a
yellow or orange person (unless it's in the center of a purple or red flower)
and about 99% of all the day lilies you see down here in Magnoliaville are
either yellow or orange! Last year I was looking at the daylilies on sale at
the end of the season and the only ones left were the colors I like!! Needless
to say, I bought ALL of the ones with appropriate color names :-)! CiaoMeow
>^;;^<
.
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Pat EAXStitch
have another look! It was item number 4316094778 and is called All American
Plum!
Pat P
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Cheryl Isaak
EAXStitch" <eaxs...@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote:
They are quite tasty raw and the Chinese use them in hot and sour soup and
such!
Cheryl
Cheryl Isaak
http://davesgarden.com/t/400521/
http://www.bluehillcountrygarden.com/daylilypg7.html
Victoria, there is a great hybridizer down your way, name of Jack Carpenter,
who does wonderful things, good in heat and survives the cold!
http://www.lilyfarm.com/
Cheryl
On 8/5/04 10:36 PM, in article jjr5h09kbqbnkbvt9...@4ax.com,
Cheryl Isaak
"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply" <catwo...@aol.comnekoluvr> wrote:
>> From: crzy...@aol.combwd (Caryn)
>
>> ...... Darned if I can remember their name tho! I just call them "the
> purple
>> ones" ........
>
> Mine are named "Amethyst Something-or-Other" can't remember the last part
> and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and get out the garden book :-)! I have
> only
> ones that are some shade of purple, lilac, burgandy, crimson, etc. I'm not a
> yellow or orange person (unless it's in the center of a purple or red flower)
> and about 99% of all the day lilies you see down here in Magnoliaville are
> either yellow or orange! Last year I was looking at the daylilies on sale at
> the end of the season and the only ones left were the colors I like!!
> Needless
> to say, I bought ALL of the ones with appropriate color names :-)! CiaoMeow
>> ^;;^<
> .
Do you want more? LOL
Cheryl
Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply
>Do you want more? LOL
Purple Daylilies??? Do I want *more* daylilies??? Does the Pope wear little
white shoes??? Does a bear widdle in the woods??? Does Tia Mary like
kitties??? DUH -- are you having a Senior Moment -- I would LOVE some more
purple daylilies :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
escapee
opined:
>Lots of them - my current favorite purples Purple Avenger and Round Midnight
>http://davesgarden.com/t/400521/
>http://www.bluehillcountrygarden.com/daylilypg7.html
>Victoria, there is a great hybridizer down your way, name of Jack Carpenter,
>who does wonderful things, good in heat and survives the cold!
>http://www.lilyfarm.com/
>
>Cheryl
I am just starting to get into these plants. They are so tough. Is there a way
to get them to bloom successively all summer? I want to move all of mine to one
spot in the front border. Will they bloom with morning sun only? I don't know
much about hemerocallis. I also like that you can divide them and eventually
have millions of them! My garden club loves when I divide my Iris's.
I will look Jack up. Thanks for the tip. The one I am interested in getting is
'Joan Senior' because I love white flowers.
V
escapee
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>On 8/6/04 12:55 AM, in article 20040806005523...@mb-m29.aol.com,
I do! I will trade you for something I have. Do you want my list of plants?
Cheryl Isaak
"escapee" <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
Let me go through my list of things to head south after Dr Brat comes
through.
I am collecting sedums, hens and chicks and coral bells.
Cheryl
Cheryl Isaak
"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply" <catwo...@aol.comnekoluvr> wrote:
Let me see what is dividable for the purples!
Cheryl
Suzanne
Is that what you just sent me? I didn't know just what they were, only
ever heard them described "lily blooms." Thanks again! :-)
--
Suze
Cat hair? That's just an embellishment.
Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply
>Let me see what is dividable for the purples!
When you find out what you have, let me know what I can send in return. You
gotta remember that I am seriously plant challenged so maybe some needlework
stuff from MOI would be better :-)))! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
Cheryl Isaak
2004080608534727590%suzette40@comcastcrossnetstitch, "Suzanne"
<suze...@comcast.crossnetstitch> wrote:
Yes M'am, dried daylily buds - even says Hemerocallis citrina on the label!
Cheryl
escapee
opined:
>I am collecting sedums, hens and chicks and coral bells.
>
>Cheryl
Do you have Heuchera 'Purple Ruffles?' I think mine hates this heat and if I
can find it in the ground I can send it in the fall.
Cheryl Isaak
"escapee" <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
Not yet!
Cheryl
Joan Erickson
> http://www.bluehillcountrygarden.com/daylilypg7.html
> http://www.lilyfarm.com/
Cheryl, I've looked at these sites and haven't yet found one like what
I've got in my gardern. 3 of the petals are a peach color and the other
3 are more bronze. The petals don't have any ruffles on them and
they're not the wide petals. Have you seen anything like that?
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Cheryl Isaak
<joan_e...@und.nodak.edu> wrote:
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>> http://www.bluehillcountrygarden.com/daylilypg7.html
>> http://www.lilyfarm.com/
> Cheryl, I've looked at these sites and haven't yet found one like what
> I've got in my gardern. 3 of the petals are a peach color and the other
> 3 are more bronze. The petals don't have any ruffles on them and
> they're not the wide petals. Have you seen anything like that?
Older daylily? Very loose in form
http://www.averysgardenmarket.com/daylily.htm
Is this it? FRANS HAL - a nice oldie!
Cheryl
Joan Erickson
> http://www.averysgardenmarket.com/daylily.htm
>
> Is this it? FRANS HAL - a nice oldie!
That's it! I'm not even sure where I got it from! Do you have any of
these and do you want some? Mine need to be thinned again.
Cheryl Isaak
<joan_e...@und.nodak.edu> wrote:
> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>
>> http://www.averysgardenmarket.com/daylily.htm
>>
>> Is this it? FRANS HAL - a nice oldie!
> That's it! I'm not even sure where I got it from! Do you have any of
> these and do you want some? Mine need to be thinned again.
I have plenty - thanks!
Cheryl
Joan Erickson
> I have plenty - thanks!
Darn! Anyone else want some daylilies? Here's a picture of it again:
http://www.averysgardenmarket.com/daylily.htm
escapee
opined:
>On 8/6/04 10:43 AM, in article b667h0dp0v0k7pg4i...@4ax.com,
>"escapee" <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:19:52 -0400, Cheryl Isaak <chery...@adelphia.net>
>> opined:
>>
>>> I am collecting sedums, hens and chicks and coral bells.
>>>
>>> Cheryl
>>
>> Do you have Heuchera 'Purple Ruffles?' I think mine hates this heat and if I
>> can find it in the ground I can send it in the fall.
>Not yet!
>Cheryl
Okay, I'll go see if I can find it under the ferns! It's somewhere in there.
Cheryl, what zone are you in? I forgot. I may have other things you'd want,
but I only want to send what will make it.
V
Cheryl Isaak
"escapee" <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 10:53:19 -0400, Cheryl Isaak <chery...@adelphia.net>
> opined:
>
>> On 8/6/04 10:43 AM, in article b667h0dp0v0k7pg4i...@4ax.com,
>> "escapee" <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 09:19:52 -0400, Cheryl Isaak <chery...@adelphia.net>
>>> opined:
>>>
>>>> I am collecting sedums, hens and chicks and coral bells.
>>>>
>>>> Cheryl
>>>
>>> Do you have Heuchera 'Purple Ruffles?' I think mine hates this heat and if
>>> I
>>> can find it in the ground I can send it in the fall.
>> Not yet!
>> Cheryl
>
>
> Okay, I'll go see if I can find it under the ferns! It's somewhere in there.
> Cheryl, what zone are you in? I forgot. I may have other things you'd want,
> but I only want to send what will make it.
>
> V
I act as though I am in Zone 4a - 5B is closer to it though. Last winter was
a -25F one.....
I won't send you anything that needs a cold winters nap.
Cheryl
Pat EAXStitch
Pat P
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LdyTegan
>Sigh - Boy, do I wish I wasn`t across the pond!
>
>Pat P
Hey, Pat.. we can exchange houses! I'm in Missouri, but you'd be EVER so much
closer to Vic's flowers (and Vic, of course) and I'd be in England! Works for
me... <veg>
Tegan
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escapee
opined:
>I act as though I am in Zone 4a - 5B is closer to it though. Last winter was
>a -25F one.....
>
>I won't send you anything that needs a cold winters nap.
>Cheryl
Okay, it has to be cold hardy to 4a. That's why I like daylilies. Very good
for most all climates and water amounts.
I know they aren't hardy for you, but I have beautiful canna's. 'Pretoria' and
'Tropicana,' if interested.
escapee
When I was in college I used to clean houses. I had this perennial customer who
exchanged houses with someone in Europe every summer. The family from Europe
would live here and she there. I cleaned the house for many different European
families. That was a lot of fun. They'd invite me to their suppers, and
special events. These were wealthy people, mind you, so their homes were
magnificent.
v
escapee
a package arriving any minute now.
V
On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 20:45:56 GMT, "Pat EAXStitch" <eaxs...@NOSPAMntlworld.com>
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>Sigh - Boy, do I wish I wasn`t across the pond!
Pat EAXStitch
Thanks so much!
I don`t think you can send plants - there`s laws agin it - spread of disease
and all that! I think I`m going to bid on that purple one on Ebay - just
hanging on until the last moment.
Since I discovered that they`re edible, I`m torn between letting the darned
things flower and tasting one! LOL! I have a gorgeous deep brownish red
one - it survived the pup chewing it to bits and lying on it all last summer
(it`s in a really sunny spot) and has been flowering like crazy this year.
Is there anything you`re dying for from over here? Not chocolate until it
cools down a lot in Texas, I shouldn`t think!
Thanks again for the mystery package - I love surprises.
Pat P
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escapee
flowers. They basically taste the same. My Italian grand-a-ma (Italian
accent!) used to batter and fry them, flash fry. Or, she'd just make beautiful
soup and load those on top after she steamed them.
v
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Cheryl Isaak
I have an old clipping for a daylily - the copy describes the pale yellow
color and the green throat and the fact it tastes like butter crunch
lettuce.
I have eaten fresh buds - tasty
Cheryl
On 8/6/04 7:47 PM, in article 6MUQc.1051$LA....@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net, "Pat
FKBABB
way
to get them to bloom successively all summer? I want to move all of mine to
one
Flowering time depends on two things, the variety and remembering to dead head
them daily. Stella d'oros, the comparatively low growing bright yellow kind
are famous for the length of their season. Mine are constantly flowering from
May to October, as long as I remember to do the deadheading daily. A
full-sized one I bought this year, "Frankly Scarlet" (more of a burgundy to my
eye, with a deep yellow center) bloomed in June, then set up more flower
stalks, and started blooming again this month. Your plants should also do fine
with only morning sun. I can think of no flowering plant that is less fussy
about its growing conditions.
Annie
Cheryl Isaak
"FKBABB" <fkb...@aol.com> wrote:
My way to get lots of bloom is to have a wide range of bloom times -
something from an extra early to a very late. I have things that are just
sending up scapes now.
The other variable is where you live - Stella D'oro has rest periods here in
the north so I get bunches of bloom, rest, then more flowers.
Annie - are you an AHS member?
Cheryl
escapee
opined:
>
>My way to get lots of bloom is to have a wide range of bloom times -
>something from an extra early to a very late. I have things that are just
>sending up scapes now.
Actually, this is what I meant. Succession plantings of different varieties and
cultivars so I can have something blooming in that stand of hemerocallis. I
suppose I'd have to look up the different types and find out. Currently I have
Stella's, mini Stella's, Halls Pink, and I think I have Chicago Sunrise. I'd
have to check with the original catalog. I bought them in my wholesale days.
>The other variable is where you live - Stella D'oro has rest periods here in
>the north so I get bunches of bloom, rest, then more flowers.
>
>Annie - are you an AHS member?
>
>Cheryl
I get a flush in the spring to summer, then rest and actually dormancy. In the
late summer, foliage appears again and another flush of bloom on the Stellas.
The others bloom once in spring, and the other in early summer. They all bloom
for at least a month each during their first bloom cycle.
Victoria
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FKBABB
Nope. And, truth be told, not really much of a gardener period -- hence my
fondness for day lilies, particularly those Stella d'Oros that have been both
flowering and proliferating in containers on my deck for five years now. Such
obliging plants.
About four years ago, I took up a suggestion in the White Flower Farm catalog
and added daffodil bulbs to the containers, the idea being that the day lily
foliage would come up and cover up the messy spent daffodil leaves, which,
ugly as they are, aren't supposed to be removed. It's worked a treat.
Annie, who landscaped her first house by combing the Sunset Garden Book for
plants labeled "thrives on neglect."
Darla
Just so's all y'all know: daylily is one word.
Darla
Sacred cows make great hamburgers.
Cheryl Isaak
20040810233249...@mb-m06.aol.com, "FKBABB" <fkb...@aol.com>
wrote:
> << Annie - are you an AHS member? >><BR><BR>
>
> Nope. And, truth be told, not really much of a gardener period -- hence my
> fondness for day lilies, particularly those Stella d'Oros that have been both
> flowering and proliferating in containers on my deck for five years now. Such
> obliging plants.
>
> About four years ago, I took up a suggestion in the White Flower Farm catalog
> and added daffodil bulbs to the containers, the idea being that the day lily
> foliage would come up and cover up the messy spent daffodil leaves, which,
> ugly as they are, aren't supposed to be removed. It's worked a treat.
>
I've been doing the same for years.
> Annie, who landscaped her first house by combing the Sunset Garden Book for
> plants labeled "thrives on neglect."
That does work doesn't it!
Cheryl
Cheryl Isaak
"Darla" <dar...@mindspring.clothescom> wrote:
I know, but choose not to correct the header.
Cheryl
Linda D.
It's terrific so have some daylily experts here, so I will pose some
questions to you.
First, I planted daylilies several years ago and this was the first
year that I got more than a bloom or two. Is this normal? Should I
thin the plants now, or go with the 'if they are blooming they are
happy' motto? I have no idea what type of daylily they are, I thought
they were all shades of pink, but somehow an orange one got in there.
I noticed someone has been planting their daylilies in patio planters,
is this usually successful? Do you get lots of blooms?
Thanks...
take care, Linda :)
Cheryl Isaak
"Linda D." <muffy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> It's terrific so have some daylily experts here, so I will pose some
> questions to you.
>
> First, I planted daylilies several years ago and this was the first
> year that I got more than a bloom or two. Is this normal? Should I
> thin the plants now, or go with the 'if they are blooming they are
> happy' motto?
I always use the 3 year plan
First year sleep
Second year creep
Third year leap
Now after 3 years and no leap, I send it south - I do tend to push the
boundaries of hardiness though.
>I have no idea what type of daylily they are, I thought
> they were all shades of pink, but somehow an orange one got in there.
He he!
>
> I noticed someone has been planting their daylilies in patio planters,
> is this usually successful? Do you get lots of blooms?
>
Depends on
Where you are? Not in the colder realms - you'll freeze the roots
What daylilies? Not the water hogs or the really big ones.
Cheryl
FKBABB
is this usually successful? Do you get lots of blooms?
I think that was me. And, the answers for me are "yes" and "yes." Being
horticulturally challenged, I started with a single Stella D'oro plant, locally
grown, that was already in bloom when I bought it. I used a big pot, about 20
inches in diameter and of synthetic material so it could stay outdoors during
the winter. It was nice the first year, came back even stronger the next, and
by the third year needed to be divided.
Though the winters here in Portland, OR, are usually mild, we did have a two
week stretch of heavy snow, ice and arctic temperatures last winter and I was
sure my daylilies would not survive, but they seem to have come through
stronger than ever.
HTH, Annie
Dianne Lewandowski
winter and they'll come forth next year. Some daylilies are extremely
tough . . . others won't quite do as well. I've seen the same thing
with some irises.
I had dug up some ferns (too many) and threw them in my "pile". It was
a very wet, cool summer (until 2 weeks ago - now we're bone dry), and
those ferns kept growing.
Dianne
F.James Cripwell
FKBABB (fkb...@aol.com) writes:
(snip)
> Though the winters here in Portland, OR, are usually mild, we did have a two
> week stretch of heavy snow, ice and arctic temperatures last winter and I was
> sure my daylilies would not survive, but they seem to have come through
> stronger than ever.
>
> HTH, Annie
I would not worry about day lillies and harsh winters. We have day
lillies at the cottage, Zone 3, where the winters are far colder than OR,
and they thrive just fine. For the record, there are plants, like our
trilliums, which *only* survive if the winters are very cold. If the
winters are too mild, they die.
--
Jim Cripwell.
The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any
time that is spent in stitching.
Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England.
Jenn Liace
<chery...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>> I noticed someone has been planting their daylilies in patio planters,
>> is this usually successful? Do you get lots of blooms?
>>
>Depends on
>Where you are? Not in the colder realms - you'll freeze the roots
>What daylilies? Not the water hogs or the really big ones.
Since this was brought up.....
which ones WOULD work well in planter pots in the Chicago area? (and
no I don't know what zone I am, I've got a black thumb but I'm being
forced to train it at work with Janet Craigs and bromelias that were
just delivered today.)
Jenn L.
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escapee
opined:
>On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:16:35 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
><chery...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>>> I noticed someone has been planting their daylilies in patio planters,
>>> is this usually successful? Do you get lots of blooms?
>>>
>>Depends on
>>Where you are? Not in the colder realms - you'll freeze the roots
>>What daylilies? Not the water hogs or the really big ones.
>
>Since this was brought up.....
>which ones WOULD work well in planter pots in the Chicago area? (and
>no I don't know what zone I am, I've got a black thumb but I'm being
>forced to train it at work with Janet Craigs and bromelias that were
>just delivered today.)
>
>
>Jenn L.
The problem with containers is that the soil in the containers will become the
same temperature as the air. The ground temperature will only dip down to 27
degrees, regardless how cold the air is, so roots are somewhat protected from
the harsh cold. In containers, the same plants are not hardy at all at the air
temperature low's.
Hemerocallis spp. are very hardy in the ground, but you really do have to
protect the pot or container in winter or they can perish.
Jenn Liace
<get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
>
>Hemerocallis spp. are very hardy in the ground, but you really do have to
>protect the pot or container in winter or they can perish.
So if I bring my pots inside, say into my kitchen, would that be okay?
Or would they freak out from being too warm in what should be a
dormant phase?
Cheryl Isaak
"Jenn Liace" <sewun...@wedontwantspam.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:45 GMT, escapee
> <get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hemerocallis spp. are very hardy in the ground, but you really do have to
>> protect the pot or container in winter or they can perish.
>
> So if I bring my pots inside, say into my kitchen, would that be okay?
> Or would they freak out from being too warm in what should be a
> dormant phase?
>
>
No!NO! NO!
A garage or buried under a heap of leaves would work.
Anything that thrives in the colder realms must have their winter nap.
Cheryl
escapee
opined:
>On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:31:45 GMT, escapee
><get...@thebestplace2be.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>Hemerocallis spp. are very hardy in the ground, but you really do have to
>>protect the pot or container in winter or they can perish.
>
>So if I bring my pots inside, say into my kitchen, would that be okay?
>Or would they freak out from being too warm in what should be a
>dormant phase?
>
>
>Jenn L.
Much too warm. In the garage if it doesn't get much colder in there than 27
degrees is fine. The perform better in the ground, but if you bring the
container into the garage it will be okay. Do not remove the foliage till it
fully dies off after the first frost.
Jenn Liace
<chery...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>>
>> So if I bring my pots inside, say into my kitchen, would that be okay?
>> Or would they freak out from being too warm in what should be a
>> dormant phase?
>>
>>
>
>No!NO! NO!
>
>A garage or buried under a heap of leaves would work.
>
>Anything that thrives in the colder realms must have their winter nap.
>
>Cheryl
Ah well, then I have to wait till I live somewhere else. No garage,
no piles of leaves (the landlord keeps cleaning them away before they
get big enough for jumping into). Bummer bummer.
Cheryl Isaak
"Jenn Liace" <sewun...@wedontwantspam.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:46:46 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
> <chery...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> So if I bring my pots inside, say into my kitchen, would that be okay?
>>> Or would they freak out from being too warm in what should be a
>>> dormant phase?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No!NO! NO!
>>
>> A garage or buried under a heap of leaves would work.
>>
>> Anything that thrives in the colder realms must have their winter nap.
>>
>> Cheryl
>
> Ah well, then I have to wait till I live somewhere else. No garage,
> no piles of leaves (the landlord keeps cleaning them away before they
> get big enough for jumping into). Bummer bummer.
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Could you possibly convince him to let you cover the pots with leaves and
cover the whole thing with landscape fabric (to let the water in) with the
proviso you make the landscape fabric and leave disappear in the early
spring.
Cheryl
Pat EAXStitch
That`s one of my main reasons for liking Day lilies - beautiful ground
cover!
Another favourite of mine for that purpose is erigeron - lovely pinky mauve
daisies that bloom and bloom, and spread in great heaps, smothering anything
else that gets in their way! Tough as old boots, and you only have to stick
a bit in the ground to start it off. Positively no mollycoddling!
I`ve been putting in lots more hardy fuchsias this year, as my existing ones
fill up such a lovely lot of space, and flowered right up to December last
year!
Pat P
"Cheryl Isaak" <chery...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Cheryl Isaak
I have several Erigeron (aka Fleabane). None do quite that well for me, but
my soil might be too rich for them.
But I envy you the hardy fuchsias - they are an annual here.
Cheryl
On 8/20/04 7:18 PM, in article iFvVc.202$jr6...@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net, "Pat