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plantman38104
Memphis, TN
(Zone 7a)
April 27, 2002
8:08 PM Post #28006
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I see a lot of information on this site about heirloom vegetables and fruits but very little about heirloom ornamentals. Not only the vegetable garden plants that your Grandmother grew are inportant to pass to the next generation but also the flowers that she grew. Their are wonderful plants that are gone the way of the dinosaurs. Love to hear about the plants your ancestors grew in thier flower beds. Their are antique varieties of roses (known to the romans), peonies, tulips (did you know that tulip bulbs were a form of currency in the middle ages), and many, many others that we are being conditioned to forget because of the neon annuals at every nursery. Grandma had time to wait for biennials to bloom - we seldom do. Anyone interested in antique ornamentals out there? Here is a photo of one of the first amaryllis hybridized in the early 1800's and is hardy to zone 7 - called St. Joseph Lily.
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