No wasn't Critter.
Spring 2015 Plant Swap DISCUSSIONS
I think it may have been Tammy--my friend from work that came
with us to Holly's Swap.
I know she came with 5 or 6 Plumeria cuttings. The Swap that rained out...
G.
Thanks Gita
Sally, I'll put you down. I'm going to start rooting Pothos now so I can pot it.
Celidonium majus, 'Floro pleno" double wood poppy
Sequoia, I think you wanted some, I have three pots overwintered. Even in this winter we had, they keep a few green leaves all winter.
Greenthumb are you still happy you got these from me? They have spread in my yard. I'm trying to clamp down on them in favor of the native Stylophorum wood poppy. I had the two planted near each other but that gets confusing during part of the year when they are very similar.
Sally, I have them in pots, and no escapees.
I posted this on the "First Flowers of Spring" thread....BUT--just so you know--
I will have divisions of these dwarf Iris available.
I dug them all up last fall. They have been growing in a shallow tray in soil all winter.
This is from April, 2011
Sally, I'll take one or two of those poppies. I have a spot in the backyard they'd do well.
Oh, I have a request! The Wandering Jew I have isn't doing well. I used poor soil when I potted it up a few years ago. I really should have repotted it last year... now it's almost completely dead. :(
Does anyone have an extra? I love the purple color.
SS--Just take some top cuttings off and put them in water.
They will root and you will have fresh cuttings to plant.
I don't think it does as well in soil as it does in water.
It could live all winter in a glass of water--and the tips is all you need
to tuck into a container with other plants.
I usually grow it in mt in my big pot where my Mandevilla vine grows.
I start with only 3-4 cuttings--and by end of summer--it is a cascading mass
of color.
Think simple----do them in water.... Gita
I don't have enough surviving stems to make a cutting. :( I think I have a few leaves that are hanging on.
I have lots of Wandering Jew; it grows very quickly. I'll root some cuttings.
Thanks, Muddy! I think it got some sort of root rot or mealy bugs. The whole thing turned kind of crispy.
You're welcome!
Lesson here----NEVER try to grow a WJ in soil if you want to save it for
next year...Lost cause! Cuttings in water is the way to go....
We have WJ HB's in at the HD. I feel sorry for anyone who spends the
$12.99 to buy them....Rip off--due to ignorance.
G.
Gita, these aren't cuttings. They were just kept in a container. I thought they could be kept in the same pot for a few years, like a regular houseplant.
Do you take cuttings and repot every year, like you do with coleus?
I take some cuttings and put them in water.
They grow fast--and get straggly looking, so I take tip cuttings again
and put them in water...etc...etc...
In the end--all you want is a few of the tip cuttings to plant in a combo container.
I imagine you could start a regular HB of WJ and grow it outside.
They DO thrive outside. The more light they get--the more intense
the color gets. They just don;t do well indoors...
Been trying to find a full-length picture where you can see the pot of
Mandevilla AND the WJ in it. This is the best I can fin...July of last year.
I stick about 4 cuttings around the pot's edge--and it takes off.
It will become a mass of WJ--all the way to the ground.
I don't do container plantings, so I only have my WJ indoors. Here's a pic I took last night after taking a bunch of cuttings; it's usually fuller and floor length. It's in an area that just gets morning sun, and grows really well and very quickly even though I take terrible care of it.
Hmm...the photo didn't load. I'll try again.
Third try's a charm. I don't know why this wouldn't "stick" the first 2 times I tried to load it.
I just love that purple color!
Muddy, do you still want that moss-covered rock from my yard?
muddy--
Your long stem of WJ looks extremely artistic--in shape and color.
Almost architectural...the are of minimalism.
I think if they get really good light--and NOT too much watering--
they will do half way decent indoors. But--not for the whole winter.
http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Care-of-a-Wandering-Jew-Plant
G.
SSG, yes to the rock! Thanks.
I put up my Have list, it's a little early so I am not entirely sure that they will all be available but I expect them all to be.
How to take care of a wandering jew:
Give him food, water, clothes, a warm bed. Repeat.
Given its scientific name (Tradescantia zebrina) and striped leaves, I think Zebra Plant would be a much better name for this plant.
Seriously, I always thought WJ was such an odd name for this plant!
T. zebrina is such a mouthful, though. I like zebra plant!
Yeah really, zebra plant is definitely better.
Except.......There already IS a Zebra Plant! A real beauty--
but finicky to grow.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thegardenhelper.com/psd/aphelandra_squarrosa.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thegardenhelper.com/zebra_plant.html&h=194&w=259&tbnid=0H1DhwEGsIojdM:&zoom=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__q2zB0Zu6mkusf0p5VHvgi17s7r8=&docid=eeqLPylMqXZz7M&itg=1
aha, so that's why we need Latin binomial names...
;^)
Lots of plants share common names (hence the value of Latin binomials), so what's the harm of another?
Sorry Sally, didn't mean to step on your post "toes".
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What if everyone in America was names Jane Jones? Then you'd have to always add something like , You know, Jane Jones, who lives over on Elm Street, and has two dogs, and works at the post office.
If I told you my daughter's name was Aphelandra, would you say. Meh, that's too hard, I'm calling her Bob.
:^)
Does she swim a lot?
Well you certainly can't turn Aphelandra around and have it spell the same name now...
I used to have this plant, which has a scientific name that was very wisely shortened to "ZZ": http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2142/
Edited to say that this is an awesome house plant if you have room to let it roam.
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Muddy--
From all the ZZ plants we have had in our store--I have never seen it
in any other shape than stiffly upright. On the link--it shows it in more
relaxed shapes. Letting it "roam"--seems impossible from the plants
I have seen for sale.
Do you think the ones sold in stores are young--therefore NOT arching yet?
Weird.......G.
Probably. The weight of the branches will cause them to sag when they get older.
I finally have something to offer!
I have tall native aster seedlings. They get light blue/lavender blooms in late fall. They get very, very tall, I'd say at least 7 feet, and flop over for me even in full sun. They're prolific reseeders.
I was told that these were New England asters, but I don't know for sure.
I have at least 2 seedlings to pot up, but I may have more later as I do more clean up.
SS--
The ones I have are new England Asters. Have you seen me posting
pictures of it? They do grow into a wide bush-like plant.--but mine
only get to maybe--3'-4' tall. Of course--I cut it way down every fall.
I took piles of puffy seed heads off of it last fall. Had them in my Box....
Anyone interested?
Gita, that's why i was thinking mine weren't NE asters, or maybe they're just a taller variety of them. Mine aren't as brightly colored as yours, though.
I just remembered that I cut them all down by half in June, and they still got that tall.