Comments on: Three Neat Plants – Mid-August

By: lisa at greenbow

lisa at greenbow — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:11:26 +0000

I just love the foxglove. I have never seen it before. I would love to give it a try. My garden is so dry not much is blooming.

We’re terribly dry here too, and the African foxglove is still performing well, considering. I think I still have your mailing address; if not, I’ll get in touch at seed-sharing time.
-Nan

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:48:47 +0000

I’m so thrilled by the plants you feature! I’ve grown ceratotheca in the past both in narrow columnar containers and this year out in the open garden. I love the fuzzy but elegant flower spikes. I, too, have been frustrated in my various hit-or-miss attempts over the years to keep digitalis growing/going, and have found that ceratotheca is not miffy about growing in various shady and not so shady locations in my CT garden. Fortunately for me, a grower near here has plants available in both lavendar and white colour forms every year, since recently I haven’t been able to find seed on-line.
I’ve loved patrinia since I first saw it in a garden center a year or so ago. I bought it precisely because in flower it reminded me of dill. Currently, I have it happily consorting with heleniums and various “blue” flowered asters and taller growing cranesbills, backed up by a wiegela with yellow-variegated foliage in my wildish garden and am loving the plants “mixability” — and all the happy bees and butterflies that have stopped in to check out the show!

Welcome, Nancy! Apparently we share similar tastes in plants. Your patrinia combos sound great. I think you need to start your own blog so you can share pictures with the rest of us!
-Nan

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:16:30 +0000

I wasn’t familiar with any of these plants. I really like the golden lace plant and I love the way you have used it along the fence. Very pretty!

Thanks, Phillip! I think the patrinia would look great in your garden. Do try it if you get a chance.
-Nan