Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 HBfrADRBR-fllliADaPHIA-M-® HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS ^~W 187 TRITOMA (Bed-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily). Until the introduction of the variety Pfitzerii the Tritomas were only used in a limited way in the mixed border, or as specimens on the lawn, but the early, free and continuous blooming qualities of this variety have made it one of the great bedding plants, and when we consider that there are few plants which are suitable for massing under our severe climatic conditions it is little wonder
Dreer's 1907 garden book (1907) Dreer's 1907 garden book dreers1907garden1907henr Year: 1907 HBfrADRBR-fllliADaPHIA-M-® HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS ^~W 187 TRITOMA (Bed-hot Poker, Flame Flower, or Torch Lily). Until the introduction of the variety Pfitzerii the Tritomas were only used in a limited way in the mixed border, or as specimens on the lawn, but the early, free and continuous blooming qualities of this variety have made it one of the great bedding plants, and when we consider that there are few plants which are suitable for massing under our severe climatic conditions it is little wonder that such an excellent subject should at once become popular. All the varieties offered are worthy of cultivation ; they are hardy if given protection, but the most satisfactory method of wintering is to bury the roots in sand in a cool cellar. Chrysantha. A pretty canary-yellow sort, with good-sized flowers; Aug. and Sep. 75 cts. each. Coralina. A dwarf variety, rarely exceeding 2\ feet, producing freely from August to Septem- ber medium sized spikes of coral-red flowers, shading to yellow. 25 cts. each; $ per doz. Diana. Deep buttercup-yellow, with long, protruding orange-scarlet stamens with black anthers; ; 3 feet. 75 cts. each. Floribunda. Large heads of fiery-red ; Aug. to Oct.; 4 to 5 feet. 50 cts. each. Lemon Queen. Light chrome-yellow; 50 cts. each. Obergartner Reuthe. Large heads on spikes 4 to 5 feet high during Aug. and Sep.; color brilliant pomegranate-red, changing to salmon at base of flower heads. 50 cts. each ; § per doz. Obelisque. Lnrgs spikes of saffron-yellow, with brighter shadings; July and Augun ; 3-J to 4 feet. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. Pfitzerii ( The Everblooming Flame Flower). The freest-flowering variety in cultivation, in bloom from August to November, with spikes from 3 to 4 feet high and heads of bloom over 12 inches long, of a rich orange-scarlet, pro- ducing a grand effect either planted singly in the border or
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