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The
Lastest Dirt
Dear fellow gardeners,
This year ended with a trip to Switzerland
(mainly), Germany
and Austria .
A great time to see good old friends, the good old home country,
and yes, the Matterhorn . Since
I’m a tourist now I can go and see that too.
Of
course you know I wouldn’t go “just” for that. As it happened,
I “ran” into great plants, old tested Europe
gems and new ones (we’ll have to test both of them here). Foremost,
a bunch of Gentians; trumpet and Chinese types,
19 in all. Speaking of Matterhorn, I also “dug up” Leontopodium alpinum ‘Matterhorn
’; a promising long leaved L.alpinum selection. Then there
are those Auriculas (Primula auricula Hybrids),
a plant group that’s awakening from its “Sleeping Beauty” slumber.
In the 1800s, over 1000 varieties were available. Well, I brought
just 13 more but that’s a start. On the other hand, Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) are already very popular. For
that crowd I brought
22 new varieties from Germany.
For 2008 we added some 70 different perennials to our catalog;
more will be added to our website throughout the year. To view
those, simply click on the “web only” button; there are also a
bunch of plants available only on the web.
Despite the ongoing arumphobia
by some people, spreading the rumor they are spreading, we added
several species and varieties to the list. Again, they are strictly
clumping; this is a simple botanical fact. The only way they can
spread is when the corms are dug up and distributed through the
garden. By seed it is possible but not to a great extent. Anyway,
I wouldn’t want to garden without them with that unmatched winter
foliage.
In the Geranium department we finally got around to make Geranium pratense ssp. stewartianum ‘Elizabeth
Yeo’ available. Its bright, dark pink is very unusual for
that species.
You think Glads are
tacky? How about Gladiolus
commumis, found wild growing in Switzerland, growing to 2 feet
tall with magenta-purple flowers.
The much sought-after Paeonia
mlokosewitschii is finally available; the plants are 3 year
old. The last plant I want to point out is Silene dioica ‘Flore Plena’, an old
garden plant from back who knows when. The huge, double bright
pink flowers are simply stunning and last over a week in the vase.
We wish you all a year that’s full of tranquil moments in your
garden.
Urs and family
balts@canby.com
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