tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post7791526346520196125..comments2024-03-24T12:55:07.300-04:00Comments on grounded design by Thomas Rainer: Fantastic Native Cultivar: Amsonia 'Blue Ice'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-65083906019015182782012-10-24T11:13:13.625-04:002012-10-24T11:13:13.625-04:00Thank you for this valuable information, I hope it...Thank you for this valuable information, I hope it is okay that I bookmarked your website for further references.http://www.facebook.com/Ogradyslandscapehttp://www.facebook.com/Ogradyslandscapenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-18281733475001384462012-10-19T09:05:28.383-04:002012-10-19T09:05:28.383-04:00Thanks for that updated info, a fantastic service ...Thanks for that updated info, a fantastic service for everyone. More power to you!Oregon Native Plantshttp://www.schollsvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-65258371996601453952012-10-05T08:13:38.923-04:002012-10-05T08:13:38.923-04:00I've seen many blue ice plants and they look g...I've seen many blue ice plants and they look great especially in community gardens. Great post - keep them coming. Ibukunhttp://www.artemistrees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-91151892171967979612012-09-28T01:50:33.382-04:002012-09-28T01:50:33.382-04:00Thanks for sharing another great post about Amsoni...Thanks for sharing another great post about Amsonia 'Blue Ice, Thomas. I wonder what it would look like when its being planted using garden pots or planters like using Fibreglass instead of cultivating and growing it on ground..Their flowers are amazing. Keep posting wonderful articles - they are just truly amazingNicholas Joneshttp://www.iotagarden.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-42043786603228701202012-09-19T10:54:57.668-04:002012-09-19T10:54:57.668-04:0015 years ago many native plants were not even avai...15 years ago many native plants were not even available here for sale or to spec. In fact, I collected seed of some of our local natives, grown by a large wholesale grower in Arizona to be shipped back as container stock, since local growers could care less! Sad, eh?<br /><br />Quercus grisea, Quercus turbinella, Parthenium incanum, Nolina texana, etc. I haven't collected seed since 2003, but I should do it again...tho I may have to start a nursery to sell them. Or I might play Johnny Xeriscape and sneak some seed into places where they can colonize. I have some bags of mesquite and other choice native "thug species" just for that.<br /><br />Maybe a weekend sowing expedition is in order?Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-92177903413969330422012-09-19T08:42:45.968-04:002012-09-19T08:42:45.968-04:00Almost too many choices! In some ways, I wonder i...Almost too many choices! In some ways, I wonder if it would be better to be a landscape architect 100 years ago when you were limited to what people you can find.<br /><br />Are you doing much seed collecting? That's the real way to grow a garden!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-60688443948743993772012-09-19T08:41:20.222-04:002012-09-19T08:41:20.222-04:00It's definitely a space-efficient Amsonia. Fa...It's definitely a space-efficient Amsonia. Fall color is definitely not as dramatic as the hubrichtii, but the spring blooms are way more interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-7488717495324380292012-09-18T18:39:19.901-04:002012-09-18T18:39:19.901-04:00I absolutely adore Amsonia hubrichtii...and have b...I absolutely adore Amsonia hubrichtii...and have been curious about the hybrids that are out there. Even though I love how BIG and voluptuous A. hubrichtii is, it's definitely not easy to squeeze one in just anywhere...so it's nice to have a smaller anternative! I'll have to keep an eye out for this one, now that you've given it such a good recommendation. I would love to use them in my hell strip...especially if the fall color is anything close to A. hubrichtii :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-45955475217117309432012-09-18T15:21:30.009-04:002012-09-18T15:21:30.009-04:00Whether forest Z 7 or desert z 7, plants and posts...Whether forest Z 7 or desert z 7, plants and posts like your's give hope for all we *can* do here, where palms are limited, and we just can't have Florida or Phoenix! There's such a wealth of choices, even if we have to collect the seed ourselves...Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-15396280145683430882012-09-18T14:54:44.498-04:002012-09-18T14:54:44.498-04:00I had high expectations for fall color after seein...I had high expectations for fall color after seeing A. hubrichtii and it was good, but not great. For some reason, it was much better the second season. I wonder if the straight species has better fall color?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-49115119434092925202012-09-18T13:12:47.319-04:002012-09-18T13:12:47.319-04:00I have some 'Blue Ice' in my backyard and ...I have some 'Blue Ice' in my backyard and it is just finishing up its first season. I'm eager to see the fall color come on. I also have the straight species A. tabernamontana.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-85813223006745075722012-09-18T11:43:07.167-04:002012-09-18T11:43:07.167-04:00I'd be tempted to wait till early spring to mo...I'd be tempted to wait till early spring to move it. Transplanting herbaceous plants is best when the plant has time to regenerate new roots to replace the damaged ones. It's early enough in the fall it probably would be fine, but if you can wait till March, that's when I would do it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-57712157730569155222012-09-18T11:40:38.101-04:002012-09-18T11:40:38.101-04:00That's great to know, Laurrie. I'm always...That's great to know, Laurrie. I'm always extra cautious with deer, so it's great to know that one has survived fory ou.<br /><br />I was actually planning on transplanting a bunch soon, so your advice is timely and helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-14514124969625092582012-09-18T10:17:40.339-04:002012-09-18T10:17:40.339-04:00I have a very well established and quite large Ams...I have a very well established and quite large Amsonia hubrichtii, which looks just as dramtic in fall as Thomas's photo above. As I prepare my house (and garden) for rental, it occurs to me I might move it down the road to the new old garden. I assume fall would be a fine time to attempt it. Given the above post, I'm hesitant but not too hesitant.<br />I could probably get 4 good sized plants from this one. Should I cut the folliage back right after transplanting (assuming I can get it out) or allow to die back? What do you think? Susan Hineshttp://www.susanhines.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-86855552672040678122012-09-18T09:50:29.618-04:002012-09-18T09:50:29.618-04:00I grow Amsonia 'Blue Ice' in northern Conn...I grow Amsonia 'Blue Ice' in northern Connecticut and the deer (I have plenty) do not touch it. It has all the attributes you describe, including fabulous golden fall color in my garden. Bloom color is distinctly royal blue tending to purple.<br /><br />But do not attempt to move a clump. I tried, and it was the worst job. The plant simply would not release and I chopped it and hacked it and came away with shredded stems with barely a root attached, which I did replant with no hope of any surviving. They regrew beautifully! It is a great, tough groundcover here, and spreads and fills out (slowly) on its own. Give it room to expand in its space rather than trying to move it!Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-9151583645679658592012-09-18T08:54:27.780-04:002012-09-18T08:54:27.780-04:00I think it's worth trialing. The part of my g...I think it's worth trialing. The part of my garden its in is heavy wet clay and it seems to be doing well. In fact, so much of the D.C. area has that heavy clay, and everywhere I've seen it, it looks great. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-68273200506690083972012-09-18T07:04:36.916-04:002012-09-18T07:04:36.916-04:00I don't think anyone lives in an area with gre...I don't think anyone lives in an area with greater deer pressure than I do and my Amsonia hubrichtii has survived six years (knock on wood) totally exposed. On the other hand, it struggles in my heavy clay, though I have it in one of the better drained areas of the garden (at front of house, outside the deer fence)where it has finally grown into a respectable mound. Amsonia 'Blue Ice' would be a miraculous ground cover in the main garden--IF it can grow in heavy wet clay. Any advice?James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-37183004566753187642012-09-18T06:52:25.177-04:002012-09-18T06:52:25.177-04:00That's fascinating. I would not be surprised ...That's fascinating. I would not be surprised if it were renamed.<br /><br />I can't imagine a montana/hubrichtii cross! Sounds interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-39889200813662128382012-09-18T06:42:18.525-04:002012-09-18T06:42:18.525-04:00I have Amsonia Northwind Select which is a cross b...I have Amsonia Northwind Select which is a cross between Montana and Hubrichtii only sold at Northwind Perennial Farm. It is in its second year so we will see how it looks in the fall this year.<br /><br />I also have Blue Ice in its first year and was told it may be renamed because it has been identified as a Rhaza and is undergoing genetic testing. None of this matters if it is a great plant.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.com