A Very Southern Recruitment=A Very Carnation Recruitment!

[honeychile]

I just love the names!!! Sweet Tea is precious, but those lovely Southern flower bushes!! I love them all, but oh, how I would love to have a Crapemyrtle!!

Violetpretty, there are two types of crapemyrtles which will grow in the northern part of the South (which weather includes my part of the country), but I just can't think of the name. They are the dark pink variety, that I remember.


ETA: Both the Baton Rouge and Sacramento types of crape myrtle will grow in PA. They're both a deep red/fuschia shade.


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[MSKKG]

Love the code names and all their blooms! Just got back from Maine today,and I saw what I thought were some white hydrangeas there (is that possible?!?). They were very unusual. Of course, as a Mississippi girl, I'm partial to magnolias! Can't beat azaleas and crapemyrtles either. Good luck to Sweet Tea--hope she has an easier time deciding her favorite than I do!!!

[AGDLynn]

Re: White Hydrangea's..I have 2 bushes outside of my garage. When we first moved here, I think they were a little blue/purpleish....it depends on the soil and evidentl, my soil didn't get a "let's get a little bit of dramatic color" gene.

My hometown is the "Crepe Myrtle" town for some strange reason, lol.

[elainebenice]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

Love the code names and all their blooms! Just got back from Maine today,and I saw what I thought were some white hydrangeas there (is that possible?!?). They were very unusual. Of course, as a Mississippi girl, I'm partial to magnolias! Can't beat azaleas and crapemyrtles either. Good luck to Sweet Tea--hope she has an easier time deciding her favorite than I do!!!

oak leaf hydrangeas have white blooms.

agdlynn - the amount of iron and aluminum in the soil, along with the soil ph, dictates how deep the shades of purple/blue blooms are on your hydrangeas, but it can't change the actual color (that they should be). it sounds like maybe your soil makeup has changed over the years. check the ph of the soil and do a quick google search with a few of these buzz words and you will find out what you should add to your soil. you will have beautiful blooms again in no time!!!

[PenguinTrax]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I just love the names!!! Sweet Tea is precious, but those lovely Southern flower bushes!! I love them all, but oh, how I would love to have a Crapemyrtle!!

Violetpretty, there are two types of crapemyrtles which will grow in the northern part of the South (which weather includes my part of the country), but I just can't think of the name. They are the dark pink variety, that I remember.


ETA: Both the Baton Rouge and Sacramento types of crape myrtle will grow in PA. They're both a deep red/fuschia shade.
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Here in Tally you'll see crape myrtles in red, fuschia, purple, pink, and white. We have none in our yard right now, but have a couple of Southern Magnolias, an Oriental Magnolia, at least one dogwood and a couple of of redbuds in addition to a miniature gardenia, miniature hydrangeas and a number of tea olives that are getting removed this fall and replaced with azaleas.

[ISUKappa]

This Midwesterner has four hydrangeas growing along one side of her house: two white and two pink. I'm sure they're not the same hybrid as what grows in the South, but they are very pretty. If we had a different soil pH, the pink could be blue, but I don't really feel like messing with it. As it is, they didn't bloom this year because we didn't cut them back. The white are growing like gangbusters, though.

[alum]

Crape myrtles grow in the DC area. Both my next-door neighbor and the people across the street have the hot pink variety.

[Jill1228]

Congrats to all! I updated in the thread

[aopinthesky]

I know she is thrilled. You will have the whole NPC in your family before long...

[Ocalagirl]

So who all is represented in your family? Pi Phi, Phi Mu, and ZTA, but is that all? Or is there more?

[sueali]

My dad has a crepemyrtle in his yard in Maryland, so I know there is a variety that grows there.

Originally Posted by honeychile

I just love the names!!! Sweet Tea is precious, but those lovely Southern flower bushes!! I love them all, but oh, how I would love to have a Crapemyrtle!!

Violetpretty, there are two types of crapemyrtles which will grow in the northern part of the South (which weather includes my part of the country), but I just can't think of the name. They are the dark pink variety, that I remember.


ETA: Both the Baton Rouge and Sacramento types of crape myrtle will grow in PA. They're both a deep red/fuschia shade.


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[violetpretty]

I guess I have seen some grow in MD but the one in my yard is pathetic looking.

[BBelleADPi]

This is my third try trying to post updates, so this time it will be short and sweet.

Trojangal: fifth group shall be called Gardenia.
Sweet Tea is having a very good rush. She was invited back to all the parties at the first round of invites; she cut Gardenia. At the next round of cuts, she was invited back to all except Hydrangia. Today she attended skit parties of Azalea, Magnolia, and Crapemyrtle,and feels very lucky because there were some massive cuts made last night. If she gets back all 3 groups for prefs tomorrow, it could be a hard choice. Today was Skits Day and she loved the skits she saw. Tomorrow morning, she'll receive pref invitations and the parties are later in the day. Say a prayer!

[BBelleADPi]

And updates on a few other girls from the area:

"Lil' Lady" is also having a very good rush. She has been invited to the allotted number of parties each round. At first cuts, she cut CrapeMyrtle, and her second cut was Gardenia. She attended skit parties at Azalea, Magnolia, and Hydrangea. Tomorrow is pref!

Lil' Lady's friends: PNMFriend1 was cut from Azalea at first cuts; I don't know about other cuts nor other invites, but I do know she went to Magnolia's skit party today. PNMFriend1 and PNMFriend1 were cut from Azalea and Magnolia at first cuts. Again, I don't know about other cuts nor invites, but I do know they went to Hydrangea's skit party today.

More tomorrow!!

[honeychile]

Saying a prayer for Sweet Tea, Lil Lady, and their friends!

If they get the bid they want, then that's what counts! Unless, of course, one's a sorority with colors you & I would both love!