On (19 Feb 98) Marilyn Boissoneault wrote to Jim Venedam...
 MB> Hi, didn't know you were still around in gardening.  You're right
   > the mail has been much better since we switched from PC. 
 
Yup. Still here. I've just become a lurker..... 
 
 MB> .....have you ever grown verbena?  
 
Well... I've KILLED my share of verbena.... 
 
 MB> I got something called Trailing purple verbena. It's
 MB> growing ok but has never flowered in the 6 months I've had it. Do
 MB> you know anything about verbena and how it grows?  It's getting
 MB> some full sun, but only in the morning. I'm wondering it that is
 MB> the problem. The little sticker mentioned sun or part shade so
 MB> thought I was ok.
I've bought verbena a couple of times. The first time, it was 
a pretty good sized plant, and I bought it for my patio table 
just after I moved here. The thing became totally covered by 
some kind of mildew. The others I've bought were little buggers.
They just never live for me. I think I need to learn some 
drastic new methods of watering things down here.
I'll probably buy another verbena some time. They're a real 
pretty plant when they're even reasonably healthy.
BTW: A couple of weeks ago, I finally went out and dug up all 
my Lantana plants. They were taking over the back yard. They 
are pretty, but you really have to keep an eye out for the 
volunteers. They're as bad as the Vinca, but a lot harder to
pull up...                            
Jimvee
           
 
... Sticks float.  They wood.
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