One of my earliest memories is of picking bluebells, presumably
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, in the English woods. I'd like to try
growing some in our garden in the North Carolina piedmont, but I am
unsure whether they would tolerate our hot summers. Any ideas? If
Hyacinthoides won't work, I may try Mertensia virginica as a
substitute.


Myrmecodia

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Both Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Mertensia virginica should do well for
you.

You may want to try Campanula as well.


Myrmecodia wrote in message
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One of my earliest memories is of picking bluebells, presumably
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, in the English woods. I'd like to try
growing some in our garden in the North Carolina piedmont, but I am
unsure whether they would tolerate our hot summers. Any ideas? If
Hyacinthoides won't work, I may try Mertensia virginica as a
substitute.


Myrmecodia

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"Myrmecodia" wrote in message
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One of my earliest memories is of picking bluebells, presumably
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, in the English woods. I'd like to try
growing some in our garden in the North Carolina piedmont, but I am
unsure whether they would tolerate our hot summers. Any ideas? If
Hyacinthoides won't work, I may try Mertensia virginica as a
substitute.


Myrmecodia

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Myrmecodia-at-yahoo-dot-com

I've grown the English variety with some success here in eastern Tennessee.
In locations where they were happy they were quite prolific and seem to be
spreading. In locations where they (presumably) weren't happy they barely
came up the first spring after planting. Trouble is that there seems to be
no pattern to where they did well and where they didn't. Sadly they weren't
cheap bulbs so experimentation gets expensive.
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John McGaw
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"...... If Hyacinthoides won't work, I may try Mertensia virginica as a
substitute. ......"

Certainly you may. I doubt if anyone will object.
As to whether you can is another matter.


David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk