One
of the noticeable problems encountered by new rock gardeners
is ending up with a bloom-less garden in the late summer.
For this reason we need to purposefully select plants that
will bloom late and yet fit in our gardens.
Machaeranthera
colorodoensis (formerly Aster
colorodoensis), along with many plants in the
Asteraceae family, will fill in our garden with its lavender
flowers and silvery gray foliage when the spring plants have
passed us by.
M.
colorodoensis grows in mountain moraines so it
prefers good draining soil but it still tolerates strong
humid summer days. Seeds require 6 months of dry storage
before being sowed but then are relatively easy to
germinate.
A plant
whose older foliage blackens and withers in the heat is
infected with a virus and must be destroyed.
Meetings
September
1999
One
of the noticeable problems encountered by new rock gardeners
is ending up with a bloom-less garden in the late summer.
For this reason we need to purposefully select plants that
will bloom late and yet fit in our gardens.
Machaeranthera
colorodoensis (formerly Aster
colorodoensis), along with many plants in the
Asteraceae family, will fill in our garden with its lavender
flowers and silvery gray foliage when the spring plants have
passed us by.