thanks Vito, I was wondering if I was speaking to an empty
room..............I haven't bought these yet, but am wondering if I should
get one of each to release into the non-confines of my western bed where the
garter grass died a horrible death. Of course I can't afford to buy any
plants at the moment, but these leaves on the plants are so
awesome.......I'm just floundering right now.....my gardens are in the yuck
stage.........the swamp sunflower are EVERYWHERE, (do you want seeds to
scatter in the far back of your yard for the birds to feast on next August?)
once they start flowering, the finches will be here by the hordes. There is
that at least to say for these things. But invasive? Were it not for the
fact that they are really easy to rip out......................
thanks for hollering back at me!
maddie

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"escapee" wrote in message
...
Chances are, since this is probably their tenth turn over in their
greenhouses
or fields is that they used a growth inhibitor so plants will remain
small, but
force fed them so they'd come into color for market. I don't know what
chemicals they are using now, but when I was a grower we used Bonsai or
Bnine or
a few others to keep, say, mums short, but in full color.

As always, it's always better to buy plants in bud, not in flower, but
this is
what your plants sound like. Forced, but held back by chemical control.
Ask
the grower next time.

I have 'Magnus' and it is at least 4 feet tall, 'White Swan' is not as
tall, but
still at least 3 feet.

V



On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:52:41 -0400, "madgardener" opined:

At werk (Lowes) we got in these "Magnus" coneflowers. And "White Swan".
First to fill youse in.....these plants have CRINKLED, scratchy leaves. HUGE
things. not pointy like normally found on these plants. But four to five
inches wide and puckered like some mature Hosta's do. Both the White Swan
and the Magnus (if this is what they are) have their flowers about four
inches no more than six inches set and the flowers are gigantic. The heads
of both of them range in size from 2 1/2 inches across to 4 1/2 inches
across!!

The plants on some have branched and the flowerheads are just as huge,
and the stems are very hairy and scratchy and stiff and hold the flowers
quite well at these angles. these plants came from Stacey's greenhouses in
South Carolina (yeah, we don't normally get Stacey's flowers now, Home
Depraived does now, but our perennial provider ran outa plants and this is
who we got a shipment from). Are these Magnus normal or have they mixed up
a shipment of another variety like Ruby Star and Kim's Knee high? These
aren't even knee high. They're more like 18 inches at the MOST. Most of the
pots of plants are good to even hit a foot tall.........and when planted in
the garden, reckon these will lengthen upwards? I hadda ask!
madgardener still in the dark about Squire's offering position (it's down
to two people, him and another driver.........