Cat, I'm glad that my problems were able to help you too! Your plant will be better in no time, I'm sure. :)
End of summer blooms
That's a really interesting article that you linked, Ric. But ... I can't help but wonder... there are so many medical conditions for which Dr.'s actually use chelaters (like EDTA in more than one of its many forms) to remove iron from patients; Example: in cases of Iron Overload from chronic transfusions, one of the EDTA's is used regularly, to bind to the excess iron to keep it from being absorbed. In this linked article, most of the writer's evidence seems (to me) to be circumstantial. Enough to question the usage of products like Sluggo, sure, but I'm not 100% convinced. This article is very good food for thought, though, and entices me to research it more! =)
No pictures of my Dahlias this year. Something ate ALL of them very selectively and left the plants all around them in tact (so far)
RATS, Roses. That is frustrating .
I can't believe how my volunteer celosia plumosa has grown. It's turned out to be a yellow and orange color, The two that I deliberately planted are only about 1/3 this size--LOL!
WOW, that is gorgeous Cat!!
Aaaaw man Roses, I'm so sorry to hear that about your Dahlias!! =(
Very pretty.
Those must have been extra tasty dahlias, Roses! :-(
thanks, Speedie and Holly!
; ^)
that would be horrible!! you know I didn't mean that.
I'm putting more rose bushes in where the dahlia's usually bloom. Roses are extra work, but they bloom well from May until October!!
sorry about your dahlias RRR
our dahlias (and tomatoes for that matter) are taking their good 'ol time this year
edited to add: the blue salvia is
Salvia uliginosa – Bog Sage
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some nice pics Diana. My canna is finally nearing bloom. And I had no nicotiana this year, they self seeded for a few years there. But Brug Maya is bloomin and smelling up the whole front!!
Our tomatoes are taking their own good time, too.
Took a few pictures yesterday---mostly some close-ups...
1--My Acalypha in my front-door bed. This is the prettiest of them all
2--Maya Brug blooms in the peach phase--before they die
3--Penta and Careless Love Coleus
4--Red Begonia on my front steps. These have never grown as well, or as big before.
5--Yellow Begonia in the other pot...also doing fantabulous...
A few more
1--Augusy Lily Hosta now starting to bloom
2--Dr. Seuss in bloom...
3--Whole pot of red Begonia on my front steps
4--Blue orchids at the HD.
5--Look at the size of my Fish net Stockings Coleus!!!
It continues to show the fishnet markings now on all new leaves.
Bottle for scale...
Gita, I love those begonias.
I've decided that I'm done with New Guinea impatiens for good. They don't bloom throughout the summer like begonias and are much fussier about moisture.
Sally, just busting on ya ^_^
I need to get begonias next year
The ones I have are the "non-stop-Begonias. Usually small.
I have grown these in the same lava rock holdrs almost
every year--most of the time--they died.
NEVER have they grown this big! I have fertilized them a couple times--
but this year--something id magical.
These were part of my "haul" on the first trip. G.
Beautiful blooms, Gita!
SSG and Jen--I have a wax begonia ('Kaylen') that is supposed to be hardy to zone 7 that did great this year. Would either of you like to try some of it? It's grown very well in a partial sun spot--very low maintenance, continuous blooming. The websites I read say it's supposed to be hardy down to 0-10 degrees F.
My clematis is blooming, puts on quite a show.
Hardy Passi, Castor Bean & Canna,
Camint, I'd love to try that begonia! And that pretty canna in Holly's pic is what I have in my garden. It's interesting how the one on the right looks pink.
Holly, what's the blue bug on your clematis?
Gorgeous blooms, Holly!
Here is a pic of my Begonia semperflorens 'Kaylen'. I am happy to share (it's gotten quite large) if anyone is interested!
Also, I cannot believe how my mini rose bush has come back (well, left over from the previous owner of my house)! I think I mentioned that I had given up on it and pruned it way back. Well, not only has it been growing like a weed, it has also started blooming! All the leaves you see below are healthy new growth (previously all the leaves were covered in damage from different pests and disease). Anyway, I'm pleased! When I started gardening I imagined all the joy would be in sitting back and admiring the flowers--and I definitely enjoy that! :-D --but I'm also finding I enjoy the satisfaction of seeing something flourishing that I had just about given up on. (The whole-bush photo is from a few days ago before it started blooming--now there are a handful of blooms on it--it took me quite by surprise!)
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SSG, you got it for the Begonia! I have really been very happy with it--hope you like it, too! :-)
some pictures:
1--This caladium is starting to smother many other things growing below it.
I KNOW there are some other Coleus and I can't even see half of my Begonis Grandis.
2--A morning Glory by my shed. Is it "Blue Rocket"?? I tried to grow that
a few years ago....funny, how MG's just self-seed years later....
3--Wind's red canna
4--White Petunia cluster in one of my clay Window Boxes.
Somehow--the whites always outdo the other color ones....
5--This is a DL in my neighbor's garden. What kind is it????
Gita, that is a very striking morning glory!
Cat--
I know I had seeds for several MG I got at the Seed swaps.
I cannot tell which one decided to sprout.
"Blue Rocket" comes to mind....anyone know? G.
The unknown DL from your neighbors yard is something else. Is it a little past DL season?
Paul--
The stems and leaves on this "DL" are very tall, but thinner than the usual DL--
almost roundish. The bloom reminds me of a...a.. (...senior moment...) Trillium????
I will check it out better...G.
GUESS WHAT????
Thursday of this week, I am saying "Good Bye" to my 2 huge Epis and
also the HUGE Ric-Rac. They are going to a place that will make them live forever.
They will be "adopted" by Scott--the GH manager--at Cylburn Arboretum--
to be propagated into eternity--just like they he did with the HUGE Maya Brug
a few years ago. He said they are still growing this one and now it is for sale at
Rawlings Conservatory as well. They also continue to sell it at the "Market Day"
they hold every spring all over the Cylburn property. NICE Event!!
If you want to see some neat plants--crafts--you should attend this event.
Just wear comfy shoes!
They also sell ALL the bulbs from the Spring Bulb Show Rawlings holds at this event.
When I went there--they were going for 3/$1. Now--these are prime bulbs
from Switzerland just for the Bulb Show. Used once!
Cylburn is next to Sinai Hospital on Greenspring Ave. and Northern Pkwy.
It is close to I-83.
I have been e-mailing with Scott--sent him pictures, wrote all about the
beautiful blooms, etc. Was trying to do the BIG SELL
To my surprise--he said "I will take all of them!"....Phew! A load off my mind!
I guess their good fortune with the Maya Brug was a good incentive.
The year after I gave it away--and then went to the "market day" the following spring--
they were selling beautifully growing Maya Brugs in 8" pots for $12.
SO! Here are the farewell pictures of these three "monsters".
Don't worry! I already have their replacements growing nicely in 3 HB's.
Also took some more cuttings yesterday--just for sentimental reasons....
Or--to share with you all in the future.
1&2-- Both Epis. They weigh around 25lbs. each. Cannot risk hanging these two
from a ceiling hook any more. Scary!
The Ric Rac--the heaviest of all. It is a wonder that it has not yet come
crashing down from its ceiling hook. NOT taking that chance!!!!
3--Just a memory shot of the HUGE Maya Brug I convinced them to take....
If you have not seen this--it grew to an unbelievable size in 2009.
It was NOT fun digging it up!!!!
4--This was the in the same fall--just a month earlier--in September.
It was the Brug's non-stop bloom flush #3. for that summer...
SO!!! A very happy "Good Bye" to these plants that have been with me
for almost 10 years.
I told him I had a surprise plant for him as well. Giving him one of my
two Pregnant Onions. He will need to divide it and deal with all the babies.
I will print out all I can on all these plants for him--NOT that he cannot look them up
on the computer....He MUST BE pretty savvy on plants....
Gita
Very cool, Gita--what a wonderful place for them to end up!
Gita, How great for you to find a good home for them and how lucky for the Cylburn Arboretum that you are giving the plants to them. Just love the neighbors DL.
SSG, Some type of wasp. There were several of them on the clematis. The one bloom did look slightly different in color than the other two noticed it when I took the pic.
A couple more pics of the clem.
The clematis is gorgeous--so thick and full.
Yes, it really is something. I let it grow over the top of my Holly hedge this year . I have it growing on a trellis on the utility pole right next to the hedge. So far it hasn't grown into the hedge from the ground just laying on top. I got it from Critter just a few years ago as a very small start. Might be 3 years old. It is Clematis virginiana very nice but needs a big trellis not for a lamp post or small trellis.
I just planted some clematis near a wire fence--I'm hoping it will grab hold.
That 'white daylily with purple center' - looks to me like a 'scented Glad' I forget the name...a___...
Gita- congratulations on them taking your plants. Maya is a great Brug. THink how much money they earn with that one. So great for them as I'm sure arboretum funding has suffered.
Gita, that's fantastic! That brug's just magnificent.
And the Ric Rac cactus I got from you is doing great.
I was wondering if it was some type of iris, as it didn't quite look like a DL to me either. Never really thought about a Glad not like we don't have about 300 of them here. LOL
Acidanthera
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/756/
It looks like a great plant!
Nice work on the ID sally