Hmm...well I don't know what to say about these Monkshoods. I guess I'll give it a try G and see what happens.
FIRST FLOWERS OF SUMMER!! AUGUST Edition :)
Some of ours are from Gita, and they are 4 feet tall. They don't get a lot of sun, but nothing is right up against them. No pampering for sure.
Air circulation may indeed be a factor Gita. Our Monkshoods all grow in high partial shade, standing in the open, with no structure or other plants immediately adjacent.
Guess it is obvious Pat and I are on separate computers in different rooms. :-)
Lol...I always wondered how you guys did that :)
Because i cannot find where i asked you if you wanted to have any
more of the "Holly Ferns" (other than the 3)--I looked today while at work.
There are 4 left @$3.
Do you want any more?
I do not work tomorrow--but i do work Tuesday. IF you want more--LMK tomorrow.
Be glad to pick up the rest for you!
WOW! 7 Holly ferns for $21 + 6% tax.
Gita
Sure Gita, we'll be happy to buy whatever is left. Thanks so much. :-)
Sure!
And i will be happy to pick up the remainder ones on Tuesday.
And--I will be happy to clean them up and take care of them until thr swap.
I am starting to think i am psychic--knowing what you two want--PP and PD.
Gita.
Well, its last week of August and I have the first bloom on my tropical Hibiscus. Its pretty, but I don't think I'll keep it over winter again.
The little blooms of Salvis microphylla 'Hot Lips'. The blooms when the weather is hot are red but as the nights cool they change to white with red at the bottom. Just got these from Santa Rosa this summer, they are growing well.
that's cute and unusual; a new Salvia to me.
I had one for a summer but it died because it wasn't hardy. A lesson learned that you can't always trust the nursery tags.
Swamp Hibiscis
Two plants @ $10 each available. Can bring to Swap or LMK.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1872/
Swamp Hibiscis
Two plants @ $10 each available. Can bring to Swap or LMK.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1872/
Catbird, this would work for your pond! Catmint or SSG are you still interested?
our small Crepe Myrtle – Lagerstoma Pink Valour just started blooming a few days ago. I planted it years ago under a dying red maple. Now that the maple is gone this will finally have a chance to grow - hopefully!
This tree survived the hardest part, which was when the guys were stomping around the area to chop down a nearby red maple - I wasn't home at the time - they didn't know to avoid the Crepe Myrtle - it was such a wee little stick. it got lucky!
don't have a pic to post yet
Crepe Myrtles always remind me of New Orleans where they grow super huge and thrive along the streets
Lovely Coleup! I'd love one
Tee--hee--Wind.
In case you missed me posting this-here is a CP across the street from me.
They grow big here too--just takes time.
Gita
Jeff, I just read advice to root Rose of Sh in water. I'll cut more asap.
Oh sweet, thank for looking more in to that :)
wow G. that's a big tree! guess our little one will grow up big and strong some day - probably after we're long gone. Wonder how fast they grow? I may have to move it...
wind--
^They even cut this whole tree back several years ago--and it
re-grew to full size in about 3 years. Not sure--maybe 4 years..
here you can see where all the stems were cut back and how they re-grew.
G.
aww... perfect branches for a nest!
Seq, how do you like your campanula? I've only seen them in pictures and in garden centers.
Is anyone else growing bell flowers?
I have 4 different kinds of campanulas but I'm bad with all their individual names. One is a total disappointment because the flowers are so heavy that it just lays prostrate all the time. It's the one with the big blue bells that hang down. The others are nice though. I'm not sure if I have pics of each one but I'm pretty sure they're all fairly common varieties.
Heh, I was looking at the one with the big blue bells. :)
I saw a pretty dark blue one at the nursery. I might have to go pick one up...
I have three different ones--as of last count.
1--Campanula Elizabeth (orig, from David). I have 3 lg. pots full.
Yes! They are in pots--or they would spread all over.
These are not too tall--and the blooms are a nice pink.
I have 3 pots full--with the new pants circling the rims of al lof them.
Easily dug up and potted.
ANYONE WANT SOME????? Be glad to dig up all the starts from one pot.
http://www.mahoneysgarden.com/perennial/campanula-elizabeth-bellflower
2--I have a blue one I started this year as well. Called "VA Bluebells."
Nothing spectacular to report on it. next year it will be bigger and better...
3--My all time favorite, The "Va Clustered Bluebells". I had it years ago--
Got it from "hart" who held the first plant swap in, maybe, 2007(?)
up in the raggedy hills of WV. Eventually, I lost it. (2011)
Thanks to "donner" I now have it again--in 3 places.Love this one--
as all the blooms cluster on top of the stems.(pics. #2 and #3)
4--New growth in pot of C. Elizabeth.
Gita
Need ID on this plant/flower.
Don't know if I planted this--or if it just came up.
It just started to bloom.
Thanks, Gita
Need ID on this plant/flower.
Don't know if I planted this--or if it just came up.
It just started to bloom.
Thanks, Gita
Gita - your mystery plant is Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica, a perennial. Checked my records - I gave you one at the swap this spring.
I like those GT. Most of the ones you gave me this spring are blooming nicely now.
great blue lobelia's nice. never saw it before
David--
You did??? I know I did not ask for it...did I? Hmm...I think I did..
I think I had one the year before--but it was a darker blue (like B&B Salvia)
and I thought that the one you had was the same.
A bit more info on it please???
How tall? It is near the front of the bed. I may need to move it back a bit.
Does it multiply and make a cluster from roots?
Does it make seeds that self-sow and multiply this way?
Will this be a BF and hummer plant?
I can look it up--but you telling me is preferable.
Thanks--Gita
PS Jeff let me see a picture of yours, please.
Gita, I'd love any campanula you have to share!
That Campanula Elizabeth is gorgeous!
SSG: I have the blue version of the Elizabeth and that's the one that flops. I don't know how Gita's is but mine sucks. If you want I'll dig it up and give it to you at the swap.
G: I don't have any pics of the blue lobelia with me but I think I have one on my camera at home. I'll try to post it later.
Oh, I have a huge flopping issue in my garden, too, so I'll take Gita's non-flopping pink one. :) thanks for the offer!
Lol...it's not like I was giving it a good sell anyway :)
Sequoia - there is not a "blue version" of 'Elizabeth'. What you have is some other Campanula, of which the Plant Files contains some 270 entries.
Ok, well I don't know what it's called but I do know it looks very similar in flower shape. Below is mine from last year.
SS--
OH, mine flops so much that I never even see the blooms...I had NO supports.
it is NOT non-flopping. If you are going by the picture in the link I posted--
it is NOT from my garden. It was from a Nursery...Go back and see.
The stems of the "Elizabeth" are very thin. They just do not
hold up the blooms...You would have to support them somehow..
The stems are not tall--maybe 18"...
The best support would be one of those "grid stands" where the
stems can grow through the grids and be supported.
I think they are sold, mostly, for tall blooming plants such as
Snapdragons, Glads, and such.
Anyway--the original plant always dies off late in the spring/early summer.
Then--the mama plant sends out roots from which the new plants grow.
Not planted in a container--this plant could get a bit invasive.
All the new plants in my picture are new plants that came up all around
the perimeter of the pot. They are pretty well rooted in by now.
Digging one apart may be difficult. Lots of root damage, I imagine...
If you still want some--I will do my best, but it may affect all the other
divisions in a negative way. Just the wrong time of year to dig them.
David had a nice picture of the "Elizabeth" from his garden. it was in a pot.
Could you post it again, please?
The Google picture is sort of misleading...Nothing around here will ever look that full.
I expect mine will look a bit fuller as all the new plants will be blooming in spring
in my 14" pot. Spring Swap would be a better time to dig up divisions.
I suggest you go to PF and see what you can pull up. Besides--reading the
people's comments below the "dry facts" is where you really get an honest
opinion on how they like a particular plant.
Gita
Sequoia, I'd be happy to rehome the floppy blue campanula if you don't mind digging it. We have one of those "down under" pots that we could try it in!