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Sky Pencils and Plumbagos
We bought many, many Sky Pencils, i think they're called, from Monrovia -- tall and narrow shrubs that look like they belong in a formal French or Italian garden. We lost a looot of $$$ because all but one died. Has anyone had luck with these in this zone? We live in Austin.
Monrovia's rep said they should work, and they weren't placed in full sun. They were also watered regularly with the sprinkler system. Any feedback would be appreciated. Also, has anyone noticed that delicately-colored flowers like plumbagos look like their colors are not very vibrant when they grow in an area that gets a lot of sun? I wondered if the sun sort of "fades" colors in some flowers? Thanks very much, teresa |
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teresa wrote:
Monrovia's rep said they should work, and they weren't placed in full sun. They were also watered regularly with the sprinkler system. Any feedback would be appreciated. He was trying to sell you their product even though it's not well suited for our area. A great alternative if you want that columnar look is to use Will Fleming yaupon (Ilex vomitoria 'Will Fleming'). -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:13:26 +0000, teresa
opined: We bought many, many Sky Pencils, i think they're called, from Monrovia -- tall and narrow shrubs that look like they belong in a formal French or Italian garden. We lost a looot of $$$ because all but one died. Has anyone had luck with these in this zone? We live in Austin. Monrovia's rep said they should work, and they weren't placed in full sun. They were also watered regularly with the sprinkler system. Any feedback would be appreciated. The key word here is "should." The optimal word when spending a lot of money on expensive plants is "will" do very well. Should is very strange for someone at Monrovia to say and you "should" get your money back. This plant likes these conditions: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Newintro/skypenc1.html Austin has, for the most part, shallow, calciferous soils with very high pH values. Anyone who would recommend this shrub should refund your money. Also, has anyone noticed that delicately-colored flowers like plumbagos look like their colors are not very vibrant when they grow in an area that gets a lot of sun? I wondered if the sun sort of "fades" colors in some flowers? Thanks very much, teresa Yes, there are flowers which are better suited to morning to early afternoon sun and will fade if in full sun, all day. Victoria Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for yourself or a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html |
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Thanks to you both for some helpful advice. I think I'll try talking to Monrovia and see about getting our money back!
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