Thanks, Donner! I kind of like the 3-5' ones. Nice backdrop for the shorter plants.
END OF SEASON FLOWERS!!!! SEPTEMBER 2014
SSG: my anemones in the pics are fall blooming and I'm somewhat sure they are Japanese. What I've found so far with them is that the taller ones tend to flop. Also, in my garden, they are not as aggressive as some say. Mine have not spread at all from last year. If planted in a heavy foliage area, like around other plants, they may tend to have stem rot, which will affect the leaves. Mine are amongst Sweet Woodruff and I almost lost two of them this season but they were saved by pulling the Sweet Woodruff from around them and opening it up for air circulation.
Now I do have a few spring blooming anemone as well but they are mostly natives.
SSG, Anemone virginiana and A. cylindrica, like Donner's A. canadensis are natives that bloom in spring early summer.
I know we're supposed to be talking end of season, but on A virginiana, thimbleweed, i have that and doing well but not neatly as showy as these Japanese. Almost nothing as fas as the flower, then interesting small seed heads- of which I have many this year if anyone is interested.
It's too bad the natives are all white. White flowers just get lost in my white fencing.
Seq, good to know about their floppiness. I'm not a fan of staking flopping plants!
Hi,
I was just reading about the Japanese anenome's. I have those too and they are not good in my yard. Too big for my yard, and I don't have enough sun. If I can make it to a spring swap sometime, I'll dig them up.
I got started on coleus due to so much shade in my yard.
My hibiscus is finally blooming. I wish I could keep it alive over the winter. The last time I tried one it got so infested with aphids that I had to throw it out.
Yeah SSG, don't be discouraged on them though, just look for shorter ones. I like my floppy one though because it's in the back of the garden and still looks great.
Sally, your A. virginiana is still blooming? I got one from Shooting Star Nursery this summer and it has already gone dormant. It's actually been dormant shortly after I planted it. The leaves were turning maroon when I got it so I assumed it was going into early dormancy from being stressed in a pot. Hopefully it's not dead. If I spread the seeds out from the seed heads, do they volunteer easily?
Nice show Coleuslover!
Seems we only have TWO active Threads going here....
1--This one and (2)--The "What's bugging you?"
It is such a let-down from all the activity we have before and after a Swap.
Anyone want to start a new Thread?
I will venture one---Stay tuned...Gita
Yes to Anemone virginiana seeds!
I'm glad there was this discussion of Anemones because it reminded me to cut off (and save, of course) the last seed head on the A. cylindrica I got at the swap.
coleuslover- beautiful Hibiscus. Mine started late too and was near death looking over winter, but the new growth looks healthy. I'll cross fingers for you if you can, for me. I was really close to quitting with this Hibiscus.
Jeff, not blooming, but the seed heads stayed on since they formed, and leaves are still green.
I'll save the seeds and share them with you Jeff, and you, Susan.
That would be great Sally! Thanks :)
I bought 5 plugs from Naturally Native Nursery today along with the Doll's Eyes that I've been wanting. The lady said the Doll's Eyes were in dormancy but she checked the roots and were still alive. She didn't know why they went into dormancy though so hopefully they come back in the spring. I got 5 of those as well.
I collected some 'eggs' from the ornamental eggplant for seeds. The rest went into the vase. This is probably the last bouquet of the season.
The monkshoods are blooming beautifully.
WOW, donner! Look at those Monkshoods!!!! AMAZING!!!
All I can say is that I am a proud "Grandma" of them.
Still don't know what is wrong with mine. They HAVE been growing in a 12"
container. A bit cramped? Maybe poor drainage?
I am going to move them to a sunnier spot and water them throughout the season.
Semi considering the spot behind my Bird Bath where I dug out the
."Stinking iris". It will be sunny--a bit on the dry side--but I can always water...
It will be right next to a Butterfly Bush, the Bird bath, and my split rail fence
that they can lean on. See if that helps...
What do I have to lose??? G.
1--Where it had been growing--very cramped, shady and ignored
2--The pot of them i dug up to move
3--The potential, new location. I will plant them into the ground--well amended.
I know this spot looks cramped as well--but I really do not have anywhere else to put them.
I could, possibly, move the bird bath a bit?
very pretty donner!
Maybe you would like to have a few 'grand kids' back, Gita?
:o)
tee-hee, sally
So they too could die a slow death?
Yours are doing so well--I would not like to take any back
to this garden of doom...
I will save your photo for my desk top--OK? G.
Gita, the one I posted perviously was cropped and compressed to a much smaller size. Here is the original one. Feel free to use it.
My Monkshood aren't blooming yet. There were from you G. Do you think they will skip blooming this year since I just planted them? They have buds on them but I'm not sure they are getting bigger or close to blooming.
happy gave me Kalimeris
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1535/
and tho little it is blooming- thx happy!
Montauk daisies are starting, hardy mums are cute, a Plectranthus is chugging along, Black and Blue Salvia just never ever quits. neither do Monster Melampodiums. Tropical Hibiscus making more plays for my sympathy- OK, I will save you again, but pleeeze do not get mites, OK?
Montauk daisies are starting here, too, including ones I propagated just this spring! They always make me think of Sally with a smile, since she's the one who introduced me to them.
My Kalimeris is covered in delicate blooms also, and I love it! I put it near the area where I intend to increase my milkweed stand... together with some goldenrods, it'll help feed the monarchs that I hope will be here in greater numbers next year. (I also just got this multi-level mesh thing that I think was intended for hanging storage -- Ikea label -- should work out nicely for rearing cats, I think. $3 at thrift store.)
Since everything grows like on steroids in my daughter's rocky
clay soil-so have her Montauk daisies I gave her maybe...4 years ago?
They were already on their way to being "monsters" by the 2nd year.
Here is what they look like now.
Aina and i were just talking about the best way to prune them She's good at
searching things out on the internet. it is either fall--or early spring.
Whatever she has been doing seems not to be decreasing their size any.
She has 3 clumps of these Daisies. They were cute the 1st 2 years.
Then they grew pretty huge. We moved one of them as it was shading out
the Mandevilla vine she was trying to grow up a trellis by the porch railing.
They are now completely splayed open--possibly from age--or the wight
of the leaves and blooms. Pretty wild! Ugly too....
Just wanted you all to see what they "might" look like in a couple more years.
Gita
1--The front bed of her residence (she rents)
2--One of the 3 clumps of Montauk Daisies in the bed
3--A closer look at the center of the clump--all splayed open.
edited to add tha---t She also has wayyy too many DL's in there--and wants to get rid of them.
Many of them are the old red ones I have. Anyone interested? Come with a shovel.
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My Montauk daisies splay, and I'm convinced it is due to the weight of the blooms because it doesn't happen until then. I just propped mine up.
I left them un-divided for maybe 10 years. When I finally got around to dividing them - and I'm not exaggerating - the base of each plant had morphed into a solid wood "trunk" at least 3" in diameter. I had to saw them in half!
Wow, that's crazy Muddy! How do you go about dividing something like that?
These are two new things blooming in our yard:
Salvia glabrescens 'Momobana'
Rabdosia Longituba
Is the first one the "Great Blue Lobelia"?
I am showing off--as Greenthumb gave me a few of those this year--
They bloomed--and I am thinking i am recognizing them in your picture #1.
No G I put the names of what they are in the post. My blue lobelias are done blooming. These two plants just came online recently and aren't quite at peak yet.
They're beautiful. I especially like that clear lavender color.
Time for a new thread:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1378296/
Thanks Muddy, I fell in love with that plant when Weerobin posted it last fall and I just had to have it.