Perennial Plant Reviews From Doug and Readers
This is where I do perennial plant reviews but more importantly, it's where you can add your two-cents to my reviews and even add your own favorite plants or not-so-favorite plants.
By sharing our garden results in this way, we'll all get a better sense of where one plant does well and where it's a dog. And yes, one size fits all rarely works in our gardening world.
This is your invitation to tell us all what you really think. :-)
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Want To Review A Perennial Variety You've Grown?
Tell us about growing a specific perennial variety!
Please be as detailed as possible in the who,what,when,where information (what name of plant, where you are (province of state) and other details that will help us. :-)
What kind of perennial - name for sure but also the specific variety name.
Is it fragrant?
How long did it bloom? What size of the blooms? What kind of bloom?
Did pests attack it more than other perennials?
How tall, how wide etc.
In short, tell us all the things you want to know before you grow a perennial. :-)
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Here are Perennial Plant Reviews
Click on the links below to see perennial plant reviews and rose pictures.
Shasta Daisy 'Banana Cream'
I am becoming a bit of a cynic regarding the latest, greatest, new and "improved" perennials that hit the market regularly each spring. Some work, some …
Echinacea Alaska
I wasn't a bit fan of the generic, purple Echinacea, visually speaking. Why? Well, quite frankly, they look like not-really-purple badminton birdies. …
Hot Lava Echinacea
Last fall I planted 3 tiny plugs of Hot Lava Echinacea. All 3 made it through a hard zone 5 winter and bloomed well for their first year. The color starts …
Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction'
Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction' was planted in fall of 2006 in a sunny part of the perennial garden and has been a winner for me.
Sun: Full sun all day …
Echinacea Ruby Giant and Vintage Wine
Ruby Giant did not do well. Neither did Vintage Wine. Looks like they were eaten by insects and suffering from a blight. I was ready to toss them when …
Little Spire Russian Sage
The compact version of Russian Sage. No matter how much I kept clipping it back .. no matter how dry and hot it got .. it flowered it's little heart out …
Sparkler and Baby Swan Echinacea
This is a combo of Sparkler (varigated foliage) and Baby Swan (small version of White Swan) .. the seem to like each other's company and do very well in …
Echinacea 'Green Envy'
Like the name says...this coneflower really IS green. As it matures there is also rosey pink in the flower, and the cones darken from green to russet-brown. …
Dianthus 'Neon Star'
Every year I can't resist trying a few new perennials....Either new to me or new on the market. I always manage to fit them in somewhere.
This new …
Echinacea 'Fatal Attraction'
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