I have a detailed drawing but don't know what nasturtiums weren't around - And penstemons? And lobelias? And does anyone know what a Heavenly Blue was? Where can I look? The RHS site was useless and there are few gardeners around who remember 1941. Many thanks
2007-02-10 06:30:39 · 5 answers · asked by Susanna G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Kew Gardens might help.
2007-02-10 06:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by hotclaws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Heavenly Blue" is very likely Ageratum, a blue powder-puff plant, very old school. A very popular group of flowers of that era, were called "red, white , and blue"; Alyssum, Salvia, and Lobelia or Ageratum. These annual plants formed the mainstay of many garden schemes, and go well in window boxes. Penstemons would not have survived the 1940s winters, and are not suitable for window boxes. Nasturtiums are still popular in the original form, usually yellow/orange flowered, they have altered little from the original. Most annual plants are available(in season) from Nursery/Garden centres, Nasturtiums you may need to start from seed (easy) . Salvia (red) Ageratum/Lobelia (blue) Alyssum (white and fragrant) Nasturtiums (yellow/orange) , sounds good to me !
2007-02-10 07:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nasturtians, lobelias were around then. Pansies, geraniums, marigolds. That should be enough for window baoxes
2007-02-10 06:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Angelfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try looking for old seed catalogs from that general time period. Ebay might be a good place to look.
2007-02-10 09:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by mluxia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try looking on http://www.heirloomseeds.com/flowers.htm
They sell seeds with a lot of detail in their catalog that should meet your needs.
2007-02-10 07:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋