Re: [gardeners] Re: Color me friendly
Rosemary Carlson (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 17:53:20 -0400
Chris: Try Russian Sage in back of your asters.
Rosemary in rainy Lexington, KY (who hasn't sold her house yet!) :)
zone 6a
At 05:28 PM 10/7/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Liz Albrook (ealbrook@lewiston.com) Thank you very much for your suggestion.
>I have always had a problem with color. So I will try your method next year
>of planting similiar colors to tone it down. I am bored with repeating too
>many plants. I like my garden to be one of discovery. What lighter purples
>do you know that bloom this time of year? Other than more asters, I already
>have a ton. I love persicaria this time of year because it blooms through
>November with those bright deep pink/red colored plumes. But it really
>doesn't tone down the purple dome though. What is also blooming is
eupatorium
>and I have that in bright white, purple and pink. So I will try that next to
>each other. The purple eupatorium I do have in several places because it
is a
>very soft color and blends nicely. The fall blooming daisy I have in white,
>cimicifuga is going into bloom now but is white also. I can't believe it but
>my ruber centranthus is reblooming (that is same color as persicaria) This
>has never happened before. Toad lily is in bloom as well as sedum varieties.
>Toad lily has a purple look to it but I keep that in a special place so that
>it gets noticed. I don't want it overwhelmed by the purple dome aster. My
>heliopsis is still in bloom. Been in bloom since June looking a little tired
>now. I have some pink phlox in bloom still. This never happens. Funny
year.
>Chris from Braintree Z5
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