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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor,
who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
The problem with Iris is that she only blooms in the early spring and not
throughout the summer. They are nice though. My iris are purple, and yellow. http://members.shaw.ca/misnomer/picsonly/iris.jpg (very big picture) The neighbor remarked that "isn't it wonderful what a little bit of water will do" The flax has blue flowers, tiny delicate little flowers, wind blows and the petals blow off, next day, all new blooms. http://members.shaw.ca/misnomer/picsonly/poppy.jpg http://members.shaw.ca/misnomer/picsonly/poppy2.jpg take care Liz On 27 May 2004 17:21:35 -0700, (color_me_) wrote: hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
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I have some Tall Phlox that is blue. I like blue flowers the best, and this one is my favorite...it blooms all Summer too I don't know whether it grows in every zone or not, but I am in Texas, where it gets really HOT in the Summer Hope this helps Angie "color_me_" wrote in message om... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
On 27 May 2004 17:21:35 -0700, color_me_ wrote:
hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine The choice of plant rather depends on where you are, and what soil and water and light conditions are available. There are, for instance, various species and cultivars of Iris that do well in various parts of the US... but most require fairly full sun. Some cultivars of the common bearded iris rebloom in some areas in the fall... that's a nice bonus. You might also want to think about what color you think "blue" is. There are very few really blue flowered plants... delphiniums, iris, Lithodora, some Salvia, Gentiana, some Meconopsis, etc., but the majority of "blue" flowers are actually in the lavender or purple shades. My suggestion: go to some of the best nurseries in your area, tell them what you're looking for and what sort of garden your friend has, and ask them what they'd recommend. Kay |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
On 27 May 2004 17:21:35 -0700, (color_me_) wrote:
hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine Balloon Flowers last longer- Platycodon grandiflorum. http://www.nargs.org/potm/potm_aug01.html has a short version. [7-10 inches] I don't know what variety I have, but they are 18-24 inches tall. In zone 5-6, mine start to show a little color right after my Iris are done. . . mid-late June. They continue to blossom through August if it doesn't dry out too much. [I never water my gardens] I'm not sure I'd call them 'strong' though. Mine don't flop much-- but certainly more than the Iris. Jim |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
there seems to be some impressive Delphiniums at Lowes this year in sky blue
double flowers. I got myself three of them and tucked them into spaces I barely had room for because they were BLUE and almost three foot tall. I staked them............. madgardener "color_me_" wrote in message om... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
Bare root irises tend to turn to mush, so plant them as soon as they
arrive. Here's a couple of standards irises: 'Autumn Circus' http://www.vandycks.com/fall/z33210.31238.phtml 'Song of Norway' http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/27981/ Japanese irises can get pretty big too. http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ianblack/japiris/ For something really out of the ordinary -- if you have the right climate, try blue poppies: http://www.christiealpines.co.uk/Pages/Meconopsis.html |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
"color_me_" wrote in message
om... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine One of my favorite blue perennials that blooms all summer is salvia guaranitica. It grows four feet or a little more in height and can be slightly invasive. It suffer from no fungus that I know of, and few insects bother its foliage. Shearing back the tops with they become a bit ratty looking will bring on a fresh burst of blooms. As a bonus, hummingbirds love it. Here are sites with pictures: http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lam/salgu/ http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/salv_gua.cfm John |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
"B & J" wrote in message ... "color_me_" wrote in message om... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine One of my favorite blue perennials that blooms all summer is salvia guaranitica. It grows four feet or a little more in height and can be slightly invasive. It suffer from no fungus that I know of, and few insects bother its foliage. Shearing back the tops with they become a bit ratty looking will bring on a fresh burst of blooms. As a bonus, hummingbirds love it. Here are sites with pictures: Another possibility is Stokesia laevis (Stokes' aster) http://floridata.com/ref/s/stok_lae.cfm I'm not sure that it qualifies as tall, but it is lovely and long blooming. |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:05:45 -0500, "B & J"
wrote: "color_me_" wrote in message . com... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine One of my favorite blue perennials that blooms all summer is salvia guaranitica. It grows four feet or a little more in height and can be slightly invasive. It suffer from no fungus that I know of, and few insects bother its foliage. Shearing back the tops with they become a bit ratty looking will bring on a fresh burst of blooms. As a bonus, hummingbirds love it. Here are sites with pictures: http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lam/salgu/ http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/salv_gua.cfm Neither web page worked.. both "page cannot be displayed" John |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
On Sun, 30 May 2004 06:34:56 -0600, Janice
wrote: On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:05:45 -0500, "B & J" wrote: -snip- Here are sites with pictures: http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lam/salgu/ http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/salv_gua.cfm Neither web page worked.. both "page cannot be displayed" It looks like hort.net might be down this morning-- I take that back. I can ping it. . .and a tracert takes 22 hops, but makes it. Maybe it has a lot of domains blocked? I get the second one OK. Jim |
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recommendation wanted for a blue perennial to give as a gift -
"Janice" wrote in message
... On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:05:45 -0500, "B & J" wrote: "color_me_" wrote in message . com... hi there... i'm planning on giving a flower as a gift, to a neighbor, who works a lot in his yard, so i want it to be something he can plant, that will bloom every year... also i'd like it to be blue & preferably, relatively big tall and strong. i'm wondering about an iris. any recommendations? many thanks, ~raine One of my favorite blue perennials that blooms all summer is salvia guaranitica. It grows four feet or a little more in height and can be slightly invasive. It suffer from no fungus that I know of, and few insects bother its foliage. Shearing back the tops with they become a bit ratty looking will bring on a fresh burst of blooms. As a bonus, hummingbirds love it. Here are sites with pictures: http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lam/salgu/ http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/salv_gua.cfm Neither web page worked.. both "page cannot be displayed" John Sorry about that. Try going to Google and typing in "salvia guaranitica." That's what I did when I copied and listed the sites. There are three or four which have pictures. John |
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