Pacific Northwest Gardening: Whats Blooming outside your door part 3, 0 by

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Great idea with the smokebush, Kathy. I have trumpet lilies in orange shades - African Queen, and some others, planted underneath my purple smoketrees for just the color effect you describe. Then, for summer I have tall double orange daylilies. They should be better this year than last year, I hope. Here's one of the lilies from last year. I had not thought of putting the euphorbia under them, but cool idea. I have a very tall orange one that I am more than happy to share with you. I think it's 'Dixter' but I'm not sure. It gets to be about 4-5 ft tall and the bright orange bracts come in mid spring. Let me know if you want some because I'm sure I'll be pulling out part of it later or it's going to encroach too far into the bed. I also have offspring from my smoke trees if you are interested. They are NOIDs but they are nice colors, and great fall color.

"half of what we do is moving what seemed like a good idea yesterday.." ROFLOL!! Truer words were never spoken! Is it too late? Can I move stuff now?? Like Heidi says, no plants has a true home until it's been moved at least three times.

Cocoa, glad you like the rose! Roses in Washington with no fungus? One word: Messenger. (Well, that and growing them on their own roots.) An awesome, organic product. In a cold wet spring like we have, I couldn't do without it. This year, even my spirea and my native snowberry have powdery mildew! But my roses don't. Should have sprayed everything in sight.

Bea, love the NOID Iris! And the sweetpea bush. Is that a baptisia? It's a nice looking plant.