Re: [gardeners] Siskyou pink gaura

Martha Brown (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 17:55:13 -0600 

Mine is 4 years old and it has gotten better every year like any
other perennial.  In an area with a longer season it might be
different.  I use a timed release fertilizer on everything
because it is so sandy here which might help keep it going.  I
also noticed one summer I didn't prune the older flowering stems
out it didn't do as well.

Martha
M Brown
NW Oklahoma, USA
USDA Zone 6b,  Sunset Zone 35

----- Original Message -----
From: ronhay <ronhay@pacbell.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Siskyou pink gaura


| Thank you, Martha,
|
| for the information. Are gaura really perennial, or do they die
away, as
| that one cataloge suggested. Not a big deal, would just like to
know.
| There is, oddly enough, very little about them on the web,
aside from
| nurseries that supply them, wholesale.
|
| Thanks again.
|
| Ron
|
| Martha Brown wrote:
|
| > One of my favorite plants.
| >
| > The flowering stems may get to over 3 feet on mine but they
arch
| > so actual height is probably 24 to 30 inches.  Mine is wider
than
| > it is tall but very airy.   When the stems get really long
and
| > blooms are sparse on them I cut them back individually a few
at a
| > time and they continue to bloom until hard frost.
| >
| > Martha
| > M Brown
| > NW Oklahoma, USA
| > USDA Zone 6b,  Sunset Zone 35
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: ronhay <ronhay@pacbell.net>
| > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
| > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 9:37 AM
| > Subject: [gardeners] Siskyou pink gaura
| >
| > | Dear friends,
| > |
| > | We are thinking of putting in Siskyou pink gaura in a bed
| > dividing our
| > | lawn from our neighbor's to the east. One catalog states
that
| > they grow
| > | 4' tall; another, that they grow to 18".  The first catalog
| > states
| > | nothing as to their longevity; the second says that the
plants
| > blossom
| > | so profusely, that they need to be replaced every 3-4
years.
| > |
| > | Any ideas?
| > |
| > | Ron
| > | Van Nuys, CA
| > |
| > |
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