Thank you, Jim. It would be very interesting to run several short
description of experiences growing C. hirsutissima. I haven't tried it.
But I do have Scarlet Globe Mallow, yes that is another. And would
be a good one to appear, as it is generally well recognized by visitors
and residents in the Plains, though few have tried to keep it in their
garden.
What about Phlox andicola, P. hoodii, or P. alyssifolia? Astragalus
ceramicus? or others that any of you may be growing.
Cindy Reed
Hot Springs, SD zone 4
On 2/4/2011 10:06 PM, Jim Hatchett wrote:
Cindy,
I would comment that this clematis is not uncommon in the short grass
prairie surrounding the Black Hills. It is very reliable bloomer hear
and extremely long lived(at least in my area). Another common plant
that is garden worthy found in the same area is the Scarlet Globe Mallow.
Jim Hatchett
Eagle, Idaho, Zone5
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*Sent:* Friday, February 04, 2011 9:45 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [Alpine-l] experiences growing Great Plains plants?
/Clematis hirsutissima/ would qualify. It is not frequent in the
Plains, but has been documented here in some places. We use the Flora
of the Great Plains as our reference, at least until Flora of North
America is completed. I do know where a native occurrence of an
infrequent Clematis is to be found, I will check whether it keys out
as /hirsutissima/, and can collect seeds sometime.
It would be very interesting for people to read about your
experiences with it.
The Flora of the Great Plains actually includes plants not native to
the Plains, as the authors had to include entire states, rather than
using the actual boundaries of the Plains, which do not include all of
any state. Sometimes we check the index which shows county occurences
more carefully, so as to focus on plants of the Plains proper, rather
than add to the muddy comprehension of the difference between the
Plains and the Prairies to our east.
See the map on www.gpnps.org/region <http://www.gpnps.org/region>
for a better idea of our boundaries.
Thanks for your willingness to write a little bit.
Cindy Reed
On 2/4/2011 7:36 PM, Ilse Burch wrote:
Does Clematis hirsutissima qualify? If so, then I could write a little
about it. It is a lovely plant, and apparently not all that easy for
most people.
It might help if you were to list some of the plants you think of as
Great Plains plants.
Ilse Burch
Sammamish, WA
zone 7+
currently 50 and raining
On 2/4/2011 5:55 PM, Cindy Reed wrote:
Since winter is still with us for a good while longer, I am hoping that
some of you might be willing to write a few lines on your experience
growing any plants of the Great Plains, that I may put into the
newsletter of the Great Plains Native Plant Society. Our seed collectors
need inspiration as to what you may be looking for. And others need
inspiration and guidance choosing and growing these species.
Thanks.
from under my snowdrift
Cindy Reed
Hot Springs, SD
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