sue......i got your box......WOW.......now just a little help with where to put these....im new to perennials and am having a time finding out about them...for those who would like to know what i got from this great lady, heres what she sent(this is from a trade i had forgotten about, but she sure didnt!!!)
astible?
bee balm
new england aster?
peach leaf bell flower?
autumn red daylilly
stella doro daylilly
black snake root?
the ones with the ? are the ones im not sure where to put and what they need......if anyone can help id really appreciate it....im on my way outside now to get some stuff put in their new home......DOIN THE HAPPY DANCE.....WOOHOO:)
cindy
poppysue....u r the best!!!
Congrats Cindy! Astilbe are good hosta companions, here in zone 6 they like partial shade to sun moist well-drained soil though I have mine in very moist slow draining soil and they do great. I'm not sure enough of the rest to give you an answer :~( Enjoy those great new plants!
Lana
lana.......oh excellent...i got a spot for it...1 down........3 to go.........woohoo...now to go put it out....:)
cindy
New England aster: anything from full sun to full shade. Officially prefers full sun, but some of mine volunteered in full shade and thrive! If you cut the top off when they are growing, they branch out and flower much better. Otherwise, they become topheavy and flop down on top of neighbors, usually smothering them!
Peach leaf bellflower: grows to about 2' high and prefers full sun to part sun. Tend to be floppy in more shade, and do well being staked.
Black snake root: cimcifuga ramosa or racemosa or another species (also known as fairy candles, bugbane). REQUIRES deep, high organic content in shade (at least in the afternoon). Letting it dry out means swift and certain death until fully established. Once it gets going, will live to a good, ripe old age, even under adverse conditions, but unless conditions are met, is unhappy and will not survive long. Make sure you mix a whole lot of organic stuff into the soil before planting -- compost, leaf mold, mulch, etc. Make sure it gets watered well for at least a year after transplant. The flower stalks will grow to about 4', and they are white (usually) with incredibly sweet-smelling flowers. Well worth the effort they take! Great companion to hostas, bergenias, and other coarse-leafed shade lovers. Also works well with ferns and astilbes.
Glad to see they made it Ok. All of those would be for sun - with the exception of the astilbe & the black snakeroot. Here is a link about the black snake root http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/codea/J790.shtml The astilbe is lavender (I think). The peachleaf bellflower will be blue or white. It grows about 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall. The Alma Postke aster is a bright pink one. Its gets about 3 feet tall and blooms late in the season. Here are some entries in the plants database that should help. They're all fairly easy perennials to grow. You shouldn't have any trouble with them.
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/35/
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/63/
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/144/
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/302/
The autumn red day lily will do well in full sun I believe. That's where I have mine and if memory serves me right I got my start from poppysue as well. She's the coolest.
oh thankS so very much for the info....you have no idea how happy i am with these......i didnt realize how pretty bee balm was....i turned down trades for it before..:(
now i am learning very fast and luv it...!!!
got the perfect spot for the snake root and the new england aster and the bell flower:)
im off to do these then im done for the day....:)
again...DOIN THE HAPPY DANCE CUZ OF POPPYSUE!!!!!
CINDY