"grubber" wrote in message
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| "Texensis" wrote in message
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| What a lot of color they add for such a small investment in time.
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| I usually seem to plant them too late so they get fried before they
get
| established, but I started a bunch from seed this year next to the
pond.
| They're doing great, big and bushy, spreading everywhere. I have
some of
| the variagated leaf varieties. Unfortunately all the flowers are
yellow
| instead of the usual red-orange, which I prefer.
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With us, it's sweet peas that either freeze or get fried. This year is
an exception, and right now we have a few that have a beautiful
old-fashioned scent, somewhat like freesia, but not.