I have borrowed this thread from another forum.
I think its a great subject.
I love all my new plants ,the ones that were most sucessful were ate Agastaches.
I started Apricot Sprite from seed and it will be an annual ,not hardy in this zone.
I bought Agastache Apache Sunset and its a treet to see the hummers all over it.
This is Apache sunset w/ red thrill spider Daylily
Apricot Sprite
They just might self seed, Jo Ann. When we grew an agastache (licorice smelling) it self seeded far and wide. You can lift the seedlings when they have two pair of true leaves and move them where you want them.
If you mean a plant we've never had before then count me out. I think I just bought more of the plants I've always enjoyed. Wrong! Just realized I bought three succulents! Photos tomorrow.
Pretty Jo Ann.
My two favorites are the two new JIs I paid too much for from Ensata, LOL.
Sugar Dome
Shores Of Time. Blue, blue, blue!
Oh, those are beautiful, Polly! You are inspiring more and more to look into JIs for the south. I wrote to the grower in Louisiana, but haven't received any response yet. Their ad in the July AIS bulletin said they grow JIs, but then I didn't see any listed on their site. The name is Durio Nursery, and they are in Opelousas, Louisiana. I've never purchased Louisianas from them, so I don't really know what kind of service or quality the provide.
A lot of my plants are new this year because we put in two beds in the back. It would be so hard to choose just one new plant that I love... but as a group, I'm loving the shorter European rose cultivars I picked up from EuroDesert. They have all performed so well, with constant cheerful blooms all summer long. It took a lot of nursing to get them ready for the garden, as they were very stressed when I received them last fall, but it was well worth the effort.
Thanks Evey,
I am familiar with Durio. I have never heard of them selling JIs.
Polly, their ad says they have been hybridizing Louisianas for over 50 years, but that they also carry Iris virginica, Iris laevigata, Iris pseudacortus, Spuria and Japanese iris.
Interesting. I hope you hear back from them. They are not the most communicative. I knew they carried some species, and the spurias, but never knew about the JIs.
Soooo, I've looked through some JI choices and found some I want to try. Do you have Blue Spritz, Fuji, Haru No Umi, Oriental Eyes, Pinkerton, Prairie Glory, Picotee Princess, Raspberry Candy, Sapphire Crown or Warai Hotei?
I have Prairy Glory and it bloomed this year,also Picotee Princess but its new and I hope to see something next year.
Prairy Glory here
Here's Prairie Glory, again.
It was a bonus plant and I didn't like the look of it on the site so I planted it outside of my JI gardens and then it bloomed looking better than the photo. I've given away a lot of it and yet it bounces back as exuberant as ever.
Evey - here's my thread on Japanese irises:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1007584/
Thats a great photo Pirl
Thanks, Pirl! I love the look of that iris with the purple gazing ball. Very pretty!
EDIT: Pirl, is your gazing ball made of glass or of stainless steel? I've been wondering how the stainless steel ones hold up colorwise.
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Thanks, Jo Ann.
Evey, thank you. It worked out nicely. The gazing ball is so old that I think it's glass. I'll look at it later.
just found this combo.
Coriopsis sienna sunset (i think)
and
Royal Purple sedum
Very nice. What kind of mulch do I spot by the sedum? It looks nice and soft.
Grass clippings.
Terrible smell but keeps in the moisture.
I had heard it draws nutrients from the soil if its tilled in.
Hope its an urban myth.
If it holds the weeds down it's a great idea.
Neighbor gardener said it depleated the nitrogen in the soil.
I had a geezer moment and couldnt remember exactly what she said until today
Alas crabgrass grows thru nicely where it and the mulch are thin.
The garden is the new lazagna garden I started this spring.
Some plants are doing well some arent.
I sure hope I dont loose the coriopsis Sienna Sunset.Its really fun.
I seriously doubt you depleted the nitrogen in the soil. Lots of gardeners say to keep turning the soil to get more nitrogen. All that does is get more weed seeds germinating.
Some plants do well some places, some don't. That's just the way it is.
I think adding compost each year, or composted manure is one of the best things you can do for any soil.
You're plants are lovely Jo Ann. I think you're doing well with them.
I could almost believe crabgrass could grow on the moon.
Thanks Polly and Pirl.
It didnt make sense to me either.
These gardens will get a layer of compost in November.
I'm off to stomp some lupin seeds into the soil
Stomping is good for the soul.
These are nice.
Biltmore collection AppleBlossom
The dahlia on the lower left of your photo is stunning.
Its the Biltmore Apple Blossom collection.
I like it too and wish I knew the name.
Sarah will dig and winter over.
Here's hoping for next year.
Wonderful collage, JoAnn.
Gorgeous collection of dahlias. Where can one find that collection?
Here's Biltmore, Carolyn, but I'm guessing they won't be showing that particular collection now due to the season.
http://www.biltmore.com/bring_home/subcategories.asp?id=39
Try American Meadows this spring 2010.
I can google it but they dont show it on their site anymore.
