General Discussion & Chat: She's about to...52, 1 by FruitOfTheVine

FruitOfTheVine wrote:
Lillie Marie is a Doll, LK. I know she has a long way to go but can already tell she's a real fighter considering how far she's come in such a short time :)

We've been reading the same website, happ...lol Also have that one bookmarked since DH is encouraging me to add more Lilies. I was drooling over the tag of a Pink Double-Decker Coneflower at Lowe's last week. The plants themselves though were pitiful looking. Then I noticed about 6 of those tall plant racks marked down 75%. Not a perennial in the bunch but did get 2 packs of Red Storm petunias to add back to the 2 baskets out of 8 I managed to salvage and consolidate with the Black and Chartreuse sweet potato vines and Silver Falls. The baskets are now hanging at the back of the house so they only receive morning Sun so I'm hoping even with this heat and regular waterings they won't croak as quickly as the Million Bells did. Did you make it back to the D/L farm today?

Question, Debra, if I cut back Coneflowers, Coreopsis, Helenium, Blanket Flower, Shasta Daisy, Monarda, and Agastaches to name a few, even if their seedheads are only about 1/3 dry now, will they still be OK and dry naturally in brown paper bags? Would I need to cut stalks too and hang them upside down like I do sunflowers? I have you down for Coneflower "Tomato Soup" seeds. Would you also like Tiki Torch, Hot Lava, and Milkshake? Or any of the ones I mentioned? Anybody else interested in these?

Hi, Texasgrower. It's great to meet you!
Susan



Daylily "Chicago Apache"