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Old 09-30-2011, 09:40 AM
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... but when you're backing out of the driveway and out of the car window you see a cloud of pink and then purple, it's hard not to be impressed.

Now I'm glad I let the asters grow!
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Old 09-30-2011, 09:45 AM
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Old 09-30-2011, 09:46 AM
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what a show!
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Lovely color spot:)
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i don't care if there weeds or not. i love them. Gorgeous. :D
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PHlox one of my favorites..
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I have a bunch of phlox too... just not along the driveway!

These are just asters. The pink flew in from the back yard, blown from a plant that I had purchased. The purple is the native wild New England Aster.

Now the two have hybridized and I have several shades that are in between!
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Phlox are easy to grow and really give a great show of color.
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Those are beautiful! How lucky you are to have such brilliant colors to admire every day. Thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by jmabby
Phlox are easy to grow and really give a great show of color.
Yes. And I wish mine didn't get spider mites! Anybody know how to deal with those? I notice that they are also afflicting all the ground ivy in my lawn. Not that I care about the ground ivy, just that if I spray the phlox and don't spray the lawn, the mites will probably just move on into the phlox again. :thumbdown:
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