Sorry, forgot to attach picture. Please ID with ht. and sun/shade info.
Need ID
It looks like turks cap to me but I am not sure. Do you have more of them somewhere else?
Nope, this was one left over from RUs past. Maybe a year or two. I kept it and some others back in the tree line and watered once in a while. It has sort of ropey roots, kind of like my hibiscus. This one wasn't marked, or the ink rubbed off. The reason I know it was old is that it was in a white yogurt type large container, and it was all crumbly.
It feels so good to finally get them all (but this one) in the ground. I'm always so admiring of you guys who go home and get all your stuff planted RIGHT NOW. I've just been so plagued by indecision and ignorance--too much sun, wrong side of house, hose won't reach, too crowded, what is this thing, anyway? and on and on. So, I decided to just do it, and if it's not the best, I'll dig and switch around later.
It is Turk's cap for sure, Congratulations!!! it is a great plant.
OK, thanks, J.
hummingbirds enjoy the blooms! definitely turks cap.
Yep. Turk's Cap it is. They get a little scraggly unless you prune once in a while--but if you're wanting seed from the fruits, you have to let 'em scraggle. :~) We're in 8b and ours seem to better with a little shade in the afternoon. We prune some of them, and let others fruit, because the mockingbirds love it so.
good to know (about letting them fruit) -- i love mockingbirds. miss them. I've seen them at work, but not here at home. wonder why?
It has a new home and seems happy.
Just a note they can get really big. I've had one in my hummer/butterfly garden for years and it requires no care once established.
I only have one and its huge, so give it plenty of room. Also, I never have to prune unless it just gets out of control size wise and attempts to swallow its neighbors. Hardy, pretty, reliable and good nectar...what more could you ask for?
i had one in the corner of my fenced yard in Benbrook, and it filled in that whole area so nicely. i just loved it in bloom.
i recently got three from Jan and, without thinking it through, put them about 6" apart (b/c they were small and young).
guess i was considering it like a "nursery" type thing... until they got over the shock of shipping and transplant.
they are all hearty and healthy now, so i will find good locations for the 2nd and 3rd so they can flourish and be beautiful.
as i write this, i've picked out the perfect location for them.
so glad i had a peek at this before i go back outside.
I always forget how big plants can get and I rarely leave enough space between them. My veggie garden is proof of this!
LOL Lisa... glad i'm not alone... you should see the row of zinnias i grew from seed. i called myself thinning them out.
i guess i just hated to just throw away perfectly good seedlings. i still have a gillion. you never think EVERY SEED is going to come up... oh well!
My veggie gardens get so full I actually have to walk in the vines. I'm used to myself but other people aren't. Lol I'm going to sow some annual seeds in my flower beds tomorrow. Zinnias , cosmos and some other seeds. I'm surprised that more hasn't come up in the beds bc I actually tossed seeds this year, and we have had rain. My acreage is loaded with flowers, but those darn flower beds...
A friend of mine fixed my water issue today ( even he didn't understand my ex-husband's logic.) Lol. But now I can water easily if I need to. I'm having fun with the gardens this year.