(&*#&($$# Blue Iris my eye

and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from cheap garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet pink so I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well. Ingrid

(Sue Walsh) wrote:
Color Rule #1: if you want a plant of a certain color the only way to
be sure is to see that plant in BLOOM and buy the one with the open
flower.


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and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from cheap
garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it
bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet pink so
I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well. Ingrid


Yes, yes it does ...I know for sure that playing with NO3 and K ratios
brings out different colours in the leaves. Potassium (K) will bring out
nice reds in red foliage plants while Nitrates will bring out the greens.
Obvious really but I'm sure this would affect flower colour aswell. I'll get
back to you on that! Plants interest me immensely!
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

SPEAKING of red peonys...

I bought one to mark a pet's grave and it hasn't died, but it hasn't
grown one inch. Last night i noticed the very tips of the leaves are
trying to yellow. I fertilized and watered it and am hoping for a big
pretty bush!

(sorry you got pink)




On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:06:02 GMT, wrote:

and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from
cheap garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it
bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet
pink so I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well.
Ingrid

(Sue Walsh) wrote:
Color Rule #1: if you want a plant of a certain color the only way
to
be sure is to see that plant in BLOOM and buy the one with the open
flower.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.