Reds and pinks part II

That Lantana 'Dallas Red' is so nice -- why can't these lovely plants tolerate my shade????

Where do you hike in the GW forest? I'm surrounded by it.

Coral Nymph reseeds for me and I think its great- been in my garden for more than a few years.
I got some lantana on clearance (YAY) and one sprout in the pot turns a hot pink- love it and will try to separate that one and overwinter. I had a trailing yellow one overwinter OK and found that it rooted quickly too.

Sally, those 'Coral Nymph' seedlings you gave me recently don't look like they'll bloom and set seeds this year... should I try to overwinter them inside? I'd love to get a patch of them established out by my butterfly garden.

I picked up a hot pink lantana this summer, and it's so pretty! I'm not a fan of orange, so I'd been avoiding lantana... and then I discovered it comes in other colors. Oh happy day! I plan to overwinter mine dormant in the basement, leaving it in its pot. A neighbor of mine overwinters his lantana containers in his garage each year, and they do great.

gee, Jill, I really don't know. They go until frost. I'll be sure and try for seed from mine.

Maybe there's time yet for them, then. I hope I didn't sound unappreciative of them -- I just want to give them a good chance to survive/return!

Critter, if your weather is like ours, we are in for a string of warm "summer" days...maybe your coral n. will bloom yet! I was surprised when I noticed some of our smaller/short coral n. plants get buds and bloom recently. I usually get extra seeds too if SallyG runs short ~ I can be your backup plan :) and anyone else too. It's one of my favorite salvias and the hummers' too.

Thanks, Wind!

Hi hart, I hike all over the GW National Forest. My son is in scouts and we actually have a hike this weekend. Some of our favorite places are Old Rag and Goshen Pass.

happy_macomb, the only red shade tolerant plant that we can think of is Lobelia cardinalis. It doesn't bloom all summer like lantana but this perennial does provide a nice splash of red color in shady spots.

Sigh. Thanks, Growers1. I know. I just want it all, and I don't do annuals for the most part. I want lots of bright gaudy blooms in plants that will live forever and delight in being in the darkest corners of my yard -- my notion is I'll get my garden set up just so, and then it'll be a thing of beauty forever with no work from me except for occasional watering. That's how it works, right?

Yes. Exactly like that.

Oh, nooo. Once your beds are established, weeds cannot get a foothold.

;-)

.... and the beds just get prettier and prettier each year ... no matter what.

self-cleaning too!

And the squirrels cannot help themselves.... twice each summer, they come along and dig a little trench to edge the bed so that grass will not encroach upon it. The flowers are so pretty to squirrel eyes that they leave the bed completely alone, otherwise.

I especially like the way my squirrels aerate the lawn and beds - in order to promote better root health - but then carefully and gently pull the soil back where it belongs.

Yes, they are always so well mannered!

(My grandmother, who tried to maintain a grassy lawn under old chestnut trees, never used the word "squirrel." She referred to them as "those miserable things.")

lol - I actually welcome them aerating the lawn, but they always manage to dig up any pansies that I stick in the ground. Don't know what it is that they've got against pansies in particular...

I was taking photos last night of containers and was pleased to see that my Euphorbia cotinifolia is getting ready to bloom - first time in the 3 years I've had the plant! Couldn't resist showing you how much it's grown - this one taken the end of June? You can just see the edge of the maroon pot and its height compared to the other Euphorbias planted at the base.

Look at it now! Can't wait for the flowers to open up - will post another photo when they do.

What is the coleus in the front of the picture? I saw it in your mixed container on another post, I really like how it shows off the darker plants and how it pops out. I didn't care for it in the container, I thought it took over the other coleus colors. A good example of the right plant in the right spot.

Your pictures are lovely.

oh boy a burgundy plant...my weakness! rc is that Euphorbia cotinifolia a perennial? will you get seeds from it that you might want to share? :)

my shiso perilla patch is just now showing buds, another late bloomer

Perillas Bloom?

yes :) I'll try and get a photo when they do. It's lavender if I recall, can't really remember...that's why I had to make a garden journal...just can't remember anything anymore! I'll look it up :)

ah yes...I have a record that in 2005 it bloomed Sept 26th and a photo taken in October of it. The flowers are lavender and look sort of like a spike of salvia. I have Perilla frutescens ‘crispa’ its a mulberry color and is very prolific with seeds so much so that babies come up like confetti thru the grass! I'm thinking of joining the seed swap if its not too late if anyone wants some seeds.

I love, love, love euphorbias and that burgundy one is stunning, Debbie. They're so hard to find anywhere and I don't know why because they're beautiful and easy plants.

I just love my Perilla and if you leave the seeds so do the Finches.

HollyAnn, I think that there was Perilla in with your Mayapples. Do you know which type of perilla it might be? I'm pretty ignorant about them, but am loving the color.

Not sure, but the ones around the bird bath are mostly the crinkly ones with the pretty edges. I think they are the Crispa. But I did have a few that were a little different not as pretty edge. I'd have to look them up and see.

dahlia Show-n-tell

just thought I'd throw in a red veggie pic:
Juliet and Marianna Peace tomatoes along with a few cayenne peppers!

we have harlequin beetles (the little devils) that want the produce too (along with our cleome)! was able to id the beetles here on DG which was great.

Episcia 'Ember Lace'... plant and bloom...

Close-up of bloom...

Good to see everyone posting. So interesting to read. I am not sure if I mentioned to this group that I was fortunate enough to meet Wind during my travels the past two weeks. I stopped by her house because my niece lives the same place and I was staying the night at the nieces.

Wind and I had spoken before I made the trip and I offered her some of the plants that I had offered via mail to the others in this group. She only wanted some lamb's ear. I felt badly when I left her place loaded down with both seeds and plants.

Did I mention how gorgeous her yarden was? I was stunned and couldn't stop asking for the names of the plants. She had so many unusual ones. It was a highlight of my trip. So now when I walk around my yarden, I will think of her the same way that I think of the others of you that I did swaps with at Hart's.

Yes, Wind, if the winter seed swap does take place, we will definitely give you permission to miss school and miss a few days of study. (I bad.) In the mean time, things will need to be done through the post office. Works for me.

Anyway, thanks for all who are participating and keeping this board alive. I hope that everyone will have a great Sunday and wonderful week coming up. Take good care everyone.

Ruby

Here is my favorite zinnia.
Susan

Here is a nice pink "Heather Queen" - Agastache Cana

Gone for a couple of days and now need to catch up!

Chris, the Coleus in front of the Euphorbia container is supposed to be either 'Fine Line' or 'The Line'? Never really developed the "line" that I've seen on this Coleus I've had in the past but bright foliage and vigorous nonetheless. Re: your question about Perilla blooming - there's a great close up in the ID forum that shows the spikes http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/773984/

Diana, the Euphorbia cotinifolia is not hardy for me - have had to overwinter in the house for the past three winters. Basically loses all its leaves and looks like a pot of ugly sticks all winter but worth the effort to see it come back to life in the spring! Not sure about seeds, still waiting for the flowers to develop but if I can get flowers to hold on without getting killed off by frost, I'll collect some for you :)

hart, I'll have to get some photos of the Euphorbias in our gardens to share - planted quite a few last fall and they're quickly becoming one of my favorites :) Quart pots planted last fall look like shrubs this year! 'Blackbird' and 'Helena's Blush' are gorgeous right now. Had been searching for 'Tasmanian Tiger' for a year now and finally picked up three quarts at the Lewis Ginter sale 2 weeks ago - can't wait to find a spot for them in the garden! They're marginally hardy for us here but I'm going to try them anyway. Another new one that we waited 2 years for - 'Royal Velvet' http://www.armitageimages.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=stock.detail&itemID=16945 - don't have it planted in the gardens yet, but will be including it in my fall planting soon. You'll have to visit us next year - we'll have 3-4 more new Euphorbias - one of them, 'Glacier Blue' is really nice - almost blue foliage with white margins http://www.skagitgardens.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=5 - looks like a real winner :)

I know this isn't the right thread for this but I'm so excited I can't help myself :) Hopefully will be starting my own "puppy" thread soon!!! We've been searching ever since we lost our dog in January and looks like we'll have a new puppy in two weeks! The horticulturist at River Farm has been a foster Mom for rescue dogs for a long time and we were telling her that we still hadn't found the right "match" for a new puppy. She told us she has a litter of eight puppies - we were so excited she had her husband bring all of them to the plant sale at the end of the afternoon for us to take a look at. Her husband is a meteorologist with NOAA and because they were born during 'hurricane season' they gave them all "hurricane" names :) We were the first people to look at them because they won't be ready until Oct. 6th so we got pick of the litter! As soon as I have photos I'll start a new thread :)

Debbie

Wonderful pics, Susan and Mosby.


Awwww......so cool about the new puppy Debbie. That is so exciting. I hope that you will enjoy your puppy as much as we do our older pups.

Ruby

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