Propagation: Will these seeds work for Winter Sowing?, 1 by Shirley1md

Shirley1md wrote:
I would also add Datura to the list of plants that bloom the 1st year. In zone 7a, Datura act like a perennial, but bloom like an annual. Does that make sense? They like to drop their seeds on the ground and the following year you'll have a whole bunch of them. Good for making a visual impact or for sharing with friends.

It would be wonderful if my Aquilegia bloomed the 1st year, but no such luck! That means that I should have lots of them in bloom this year, right? Absolutely!! I love the Aquilegia origami series and hopefully this year they will reward me with some of their beautiful flowers.

Apparently, the trick with Poppies is to plant the h.o.s. while they are still small. My Poppies pooped out on me last year. It gets hot here quickly. I had mine growing in full sun, because that's what the growing instructions said. They just didn't like all that heat, plus our humidity. So this year, I'll plant them out in a different bed. One that only gets morning sun and see if they like that location better.

Platycodon bloomed the 1st year for me too. I forgot about that one. Would you believe it is flowering in its plastic bottle? Here's a picture of it.

You're very welcome Clementine. Glad to help when ever I can.

Suzy, "ghetto pot farm", LOL! You'll have beautiful flowers....just wait & see!