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Comments (6)Evergreen magnolias are also a thought - 'Brackens Brown Beauty' flowers about now, as does 'Little Gem', which is smaller - it also grows slowly. Their drawback would be the thick fleshy roots - they are close to the surface and resent disturbance, plus any shade will be HEAVY, so planting under them is not an option. Their large leaves would fit into the "tropical" look. A Parrotia persica might be good - to 30', great fall color, scaling bark with maturity. It's deciduous, and flowers early, before the leaves. Later flowering possibilities - all deciduous - include chitalpa (pink or white flowers, spring to fall), sourwood (white, fragrant flowers, summer, good fall color) and yellow wood (white, spring to summer, good fall color). Finding them might be a problem, but not insumountable, esp. as the last 2 are natives. Franklinia, while deciduous as well, does flower later (July to Sept.), and has good fall foliage. Chionanthus (fringe tree) will have just finished flowering now, white, scented on the Chinese, less so on the native blooms, has yellow fall foliage. They are both findable, as I have a Franklinia and saw several of the fringe trees in Asheville Farmers Market a few weeks ago. Paper bark maple, as well as a couple of other maples (Amur, trident, 'Bloodgood' [red leaved, tall Japanes maple]), will stay small. They won't have the late flowers, and they are deciduous, but will have good fall foliage, and winter bark interest. A gold leaved, taller JM, say 'Aureum' (?), might be good too....See MoreTrue Confessions...which flowers do you like
Comments (14)Yes, I adore wild violets but try to keep them out of the lawn. Won't go into my sad violet story again but have the white, the usual purple, and speckled ones, don't know how to harvest seeds from them. Have two lush stands left. I tried to start some yellow ones but failed. silver cat, I made this smaller soas not to start cluttering up threads with largish photos, but the one at your link looks like either a variation or cultivated one. They may grow more upright, but these are leaning over a terrace to get more sun or maybe that is just their tendency, plus lots of blooms to support. Here is what I think of when Tiger Lilies come up in conversations and have seen them marketed as such on some sites, they are abundant here. At some point they develop dark bulbils at the leaf nodes, ripen, and drop off to reseed. That helps them spread rapidly and causes them to migrate....See MoreKeeping gardenia fresh for wedding?
Comments (1)Hi, Heather. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Your idea for the gardenia blossom sounds lovely. In my notes from a florist' site, she recommends spraying the blossom w/ straight lemon juice to prevent browning. I have never tried this, so I can't vouch for the tip. I also have a book, New Inspirations in Wedding Florals, by Terry Rye, that recommends dipping the gardenias in a solution of 6 parts water to one part white glue. Again, I've never tried this, so I don't know if it works or not. Neither source mentions the effect, if any, on the scent. Maybe you could get some 'test' blooms before the wedding to try these methods. Good luck....See MoreFloyd Cove 2010 Fall intros announced.
Comments (1)Well, I see I didn't look closely enough the first time. BROADWAY PLAYER is one of the minis. So the short scapes are ok. But I am not big on small flowers so still not buying....See Moregardenluv
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