Orthrosanthus and Erica (i.e. blue and intense pink plantings)
Floral Architecture (Sun, 15 Aug 2004 07:48:16 PDT)

Mary Sue,
Great photos of this relatively unknown plant.
I especially love the one with the Erica. I alway try
to plant really intense pinks with blues. Either
direction, it gives each a strong counterpart and
backdrop. I even take this step further in floral
arrangements. The intense blues of Delphinium are a
great counterpart to the richness of many lilies such
as 'Stargazer'. This translates to the garden also.
I am not lucky enough to live in an area where Erica
is common. But, if it were, I would have some.
I am adding it more and more to my garden in OHIO.
There is one local nursery that has a selection of
many 30 kinds. Rather broad selection considering no
one else in a 50 mile radius has even one variety for
sale. It is a mixed garden center not a specialty
nursery at all.
I loose a few here and there but, overall, they are
doing fairly well given the fact that they are in less
than optimal conditions.

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