Perennials: something's not right here, 0 by henryr10

henryr10 wrote:
Hi Gang!
Henryr10 or Ric here late again I see! lol

Kathy,
By now you know it's T. 'Blushing Bride' for sure.

I sent out cuttings to a few areas and have had various responses.
It didn't make it thru the Winter in Pontiac, MI or north of Columbus, OH so the Zone rating may need lowered (or raised or made warmer anyway) but this was the worst Spring we've had in at least 30 years.

I had my outdoor and indoor plants come thru fine.

'BB' is VERY sensitive to light levels and I'm not sure on the heat factor.
The plant I saw grown further north held color all Summer.
Mine greened out by late July.
BUT I think this was the lighting not the heat.
I moved it into the Toadlily beds, which are shadier than where I had been growing it, and it colored back up nicely.

Currently it's getting about 1 1/2 hours of morning and 1 hour of late evening sun. The rest of the day dappled sun at best.
The colors and structure are picture perfect.

Here's is a shot from Sunday.
BB is bottom right.
I'll get some better shots posted this weekend.


Ric

Note:
If any of you run into my shots or Zone ratings again and have any questions please don't hesitate to email me.
I have a couple of hundred shots and over 350 ratings up.
Because there are so many Forums to which they apply I often miss threads.
I love to help if I can.
Just let me know.