Re: [gardeners] Re: Color me friendly -Reply
Penny Nielsen (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 19:00:00 -0300
Hi Marianne
I was thinking about your question when I got home tonight and checked one of my books. There are so many aster species. Checked the listing for novi-angliae which is a N. American and it mentions 'September Ruby' a rich rose-crimson (4 ft). There are also novi-belgii - another N. American species - 'The Cardinal' (4 ft) a deep rose-red and 'Royal Ruby' (18 in) deep red. Wonder if either of these are the ones you are seeing.
I only have Alma Potschke which is just starting to bloom. A little late I think and may succumb to frost soon:-(.
I'm interested in hearing what others think it might be.
Penny in Halifax, N.S., zone 5/6a
>>> Marianne Darke <mdarke@uclink4.berkeley.edu> 10/08 2:24 pm >>>
Hi all,
Does anyone have a source and/or name for these? "deep RED asters" they
sound beautiful.
Marianne Darke
zoning in 9, San Francisco Bay Area
At 6:20 AM -0400 10/8/98, you wrote:
>At 09:16 PM 10/7/98 -0300, you wrote:
>>Speaking of fall color and asters...I saw the most incredible deep RED
>>asters in a mag today...(Country Living) at least I thought they were
>>asters...
>>
>>anyone know of these?...they were wonderful...
>>Cheers!
>>and thanks...
>>Kim.
>
>
>Yes Kim, I bought some this year... they are gorgeous. My neighbor put
>some in last fall and this year they are magnificent. Hers are about 3 ft
>tall and just loaded with the blood red blossoms. I ran out and got one.
>I also picked up another new colored mum... almost white with pink
>overtones and a casting of yellow in the centers... very beautiful.
>
>Cynthia
>**Womyn Who Moves Mountains-Little Finger Of Michigan**
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