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Desert Peace
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:26:20 -0500, "Susan H. Simko"
wrote: Thanks Dave. I think. *grin* Actually, the main reason for my dilemma is that Desert Peace reminds me in many ways of Granada which I have already. I don't, as far as I know, have anything the deep mauve colour of Barbra Streisand. I can see that. I can tell you that I prefer the garish Desert Peace to the more subdued Granada, but that's just my opinion, of course. I can see how others might prefer and prize subtlety over showiness. Oh well, I may have solved my dilemma. Yesterday whil looking around the yard, my eye lit upon the small bed in front of one of my living room windows. It currently has mums in it from the previous owners of our house and which I don't really like.... *big grin* Now, the decision, which bush goes where? How much scent does Desert Peace have? Mild. There *is* a scent, but it's not the main attraction. There are two big pluses (three if you count the vividness of the colors, which just POP in the sunlight). The first is the substance of the blooms. They last for several weeks, are very sturdy and have a long vase life. The other is the same virtue that Joseph's Coat has, and that's the incredible variety of colors and the change of said colors as the bloom matures. Plus, different blooms on the same plant mature differently with different shades of color.Even a bloom in the final days is incredible. Here's an example of 2 third season plants in full blown mode (and this is after me taking a few choice blooms). The cluster of three in the front are in the final stages of life. They have a couple of days left, and they are the most outrageous red/orange Hawaiian sunset color ever. http://www.pbase.com/image/27023387 Oh yeah, a couple of other pluses is that during peak blooming season (May - June 'round these parts) they will throw multiple blooms on the same plant. No onesies twosies. They will also continue to throw blooms intermittently throughout the rest of the season. I even get an odd last bloom or two in October. I also love the classic form of the unfolding bloom, even if it looks like Jackson Pollack painted it. |
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