ACHILLEA Anthea -- YarrowCENTAUREA montana Gold Bullion -- Bachelor's Button (see left)
DIANTHUS Greystone -- Dianthus (duh)
ECHINOPS Arctic Glow -- Globe Thistle
EUPHORBIA dulcis Chameleon -- Cushion Spurge
TRADESCANTIA Sweet Kate -- Virginia Spiderwort
CARYOPTERIS Longwood Blue -- Bluebeard
ITEA virginica Little Henry -- Sweetspire
MICROBIOTA Decussata -- Siberian / Russian Cypress
MICROBIOTA Decussata -- Siberian / Russian Cypress
8 comments:
Wow. That is some centaurea. I had never seen that one before.
It's definitely one of the plants I'm excited to get!
Hardy to zone 3, Kathy. Cold enough for you?
Oh, I grow a different cultivar of Centaurea that I got from Seneca Hill Perennials, and before that I had the passalong plant, so I knew it was hardy.
Whoa... you actually ordered the echinops that I've been drooling over for the past two years. I can't wait to see how it does for you.
BG--I debated about the globe thistle; it sure looks neat, and will fit in nice in one "bed" I have, but reports say it's a prickly, spreading bonanza. Still, it's a late summer bloomer so tops on my list, too.
I've had 'Gold Bullion' in the garden and it petered out on me - not as vigorous as the species by any comparison. Mind you, I only put it on trial for the one plant; it survived the first winter and disappeared that second summer. The species by comparison thrived in that location the next season. It has also been problematic in production nurseries with the same problems (so I'm told by friends). Your results will hopefully vary.I'll look forward to hearing how it did for you.
Doug--Well, I don't like to hear that! I very much appreciate your letting me know about it though. It sure seems that, the more and more I get into this on my 1500 feet, the more it seems a crap shoot with plants. In the catalogs they are all perfect wonderful things, but in the dirt, who knows!
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