Re: [gardeners] Re:Globe thistle
Bargyla Rateaver (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:50:24 +0100
Yes, I think likely it is the soil that makes the diff. Flax, I'll have to try
that. I know I have seen it here along the road where someone planted it, but I
don't remember that I made a mental note of it to plant in my yard. Columbines
don't do well here. I did get some to grow but they did not thrive.
I should get around to dig in and learn something about all this. Getting to be
lazy.
Maybe it is a matter of pH, too. Wonder if the farm advisor would know. They are
good on some things but hopeless for other items, but I can phone and ask
tomorrow.
Dorsett wrote:
> > Bargyla, some of us grow truly blue flowers but the color may be
> > due to our
> > soil. Your soil may incorporate something that produces lavender. I grow
> > flax (sky blue blossoms) and Alpine columbines (dark blue, but people in
> > the Midwest tell me it's purple. Maybe there it is, but here it's navy
> > blue). Margaret L, in SW Idaho
>
> Maybe the color difference is determined by soil, or it could be the quality
> of light...there's probably more humidity here, even in early spring. Or,
> maybe, my eyes see shades of blue differently.
>
> I got the alpina seed from J. L. Hudson, Seedsman.
>
> Cynoglossum is so blue that it's difficult to mix with other blue flowers
> like flax and borage and Ceratostigma.
>
> >From pictures, Plumbago auriculata looks like it would reach for sky-blue
> tones...but it's not something that will bloom here very easily.
>
> Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettm@scin.quik.com
> A root is a flower that disdains fame.
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