Just wondering what are some cut flowers you have planned for next year? I bought some seeds that I hope will do well for me. Here's my list:
Yarrow
Statice
Oriental poppies
Larkspur
Chinese Lantern
Hollyhocks
Sweet Peas
Angelonia
What's on yours and what should I add to my list? Thanks.
Hollyhocks
Columbine
Peonies
Roses
Hydrangea
Sweet peas
Sweet William
Delphenium
Tulips
Gerbers
Various ferns, hostas and greenery
Salvia
Clome
Cosmos
African Daisies
Regatta
Lavender
Snapdragons
Sound pretty ambitious doesn't it. Let's hope this winter sowing thing works!!
I even saw an arrangement with COLEUS!!
One of my roses.
What a list, Traci! I'm jealous that you'll be growing peonies. I LOVE peonies, but I don't think we get enough cold down here for them. Can't wait to see yours next year! Are you ws'ing? I started collecting milk jugs and water bottles and cheese trays. I wonder if I even need to do that being in zone 8b/9a. . . I'm just jumping on the bandwagon. I'm not doing tulips. One year I planted loads of tulip bulbs and got maybe 3 blooms. Daffodils were another story. They came up for a few years. I love hyacinths too. I really need to look into getting bulbs.
I forgot about my hydrangeas and roses that I already have. From your list, gotta go get gerber, delphinium, and snapdragon seeds. Well, I'll wait and see what RR seeds I'll be getting first. I like your photo. Great lighting! That pic above is of my pat austin rose that I'm totally in love with. It's just a baby right now. . . can't wait for it to grow up.
I am going to attempt to wintersow. I went a little overboard with seeds. Being my first year, I wiped out some seed stores. You will not be able to see my house from the flowers and vines.
I have ~~hanging head in shame~~ over 200 bulbs to plant. I am trenching down the walk and just plopping them in.
I just now learned how to use my camera. I have gone picture crazy. I love your pat. The yellow was already here. I haven't touched it and it has bloomed beautifully. In fact the only thing to bloom at all almost during the drought. This the other bloom. Just thought the pic was cool.
200 bulbs . . . niiiiiice! Yes. . .cool macro. I just started to learn how to use my camera too. . . and I'm learning I don't like it very much. It doesn't have a built in stabilizer and my hands are so shaky and I'm too lazy to use the tripod. I have to take a gazillion pics before I get a decent one. Anyway, that's a really pretty pic of your rose. . .what a "knockout"!
I'm just doing my sweet peas to overwinter.
I usually wait until spring to sow anything, also I divide plants then, and put them into their flowering positions.
I did manage to collect quite a few seeds from the garden late summer.
It's a good time to take rose cuttings now!
Larkspur was incredible last year. I let it go to seed and hope that it comes back in full force. During the summer of 2006, we had one of the worse droughts on record; 2007 was one of the wettest Springs on record. So I planted in three raised beds: Freesia, Daffodil, Ixia, Allium, Narcissus (4 varities), Ranunculus (my favorite). I am also watching for this years Bearded Iris.
I love what you have listed Jarlsberg, esp ranunculus. Have to look up Ixia, but all the others make beautiful cut flowers. I sowed some larkspur seeds and no luck. Will they do better if I wintersowed or in the spring? I have one yarrow seedling out of probably 30! One is better than none I guess.
More additions to my list:
Snapdragons
bells of ireland
gladiolus
sunflowers
Thanks karmaplace, this is my first time to try Ixia. I hope they are as good as they look online. I usually sow larkspur seeds in late February (because I am too impatient to wait until March). I had several hundred larkspur plants last spring, so I let them go to seed in August. We'll see if they come up again in the spring. I have had great luck with snapdragons that I bought in 4 inch pots, but they were really expensive. I am looking for other seeds that make good cut flowers. Any suggestions?
I looooove larkspur and just ordered the seed. Karma, I have to look up both Ixia and ranunculus, how sad is that. Jarls, I love the way delphinum looks. Also Terri did an arrangement with sweet peas. The colors are beautiful. That is about all I know since I just started this gardening thing 4 months ago, in the worst drought ever. Sucker for punishment I guess. Oh, hollyhock and columbine. Of course these are all tall except for the sweat peas.
If you have time, drop in the cafe. We are small but energetic. I have only done two arrangements and none at all before that. These gals are teaching me. I currently have flowers dying in the fridge, waiting to be arranged, but I can't find the time. :^(
Wow, finally looked up Ixia. It is gorgeous! Now I have to do some research to see if they will bloom in my area. Ranunculus make beautiful bouquets, Traci. They look like old fashion roses but smaller. I didn't realize columbine was tall Traci. Can it get as tall as hollyhock?
Good luck with the drought. I don't know how y'all deal with it.
I saw Ranunculus in Marta Stewart Magazine in a floral arrangement. Love it.
I had a little tiny one in the greenhouse!
New one for the list!!
That's a recent pic terri? How much chill time does it need, anyone know?
I think that flowered in July, planted the bulbs in mar or april I think. The bulbs are so small and look like claws, I think I planted most upside down!! I only got 3 plants from about 10 bulbs.
Does that mean it doesn't need to be chilled? Cool. . .
I don't know what you mean by chilled, sorry
Well, bulbs that are planted in the fall stays in the ground through winter and blooms in the spring. Alliums for example, I heard does not bloom well here in the south because we don't get cold enough long enough. Does that make any sense?
I understand now! As far as I know you plant them in the spring and they flower in the summer. They don't survive the winter here in the ground.
Thank you! Exactly what I wanted to hear! I want to plant them so bad, but for some reason, I thought they were spring flowers and I haven't had much luck with spring bulbs in the past. One year I planted so many tulips and maybe 3 came up. I also planted grape hyacinths (?) and crocus. . .nothing! Now I'm understanding some bulbs aren't good for certain zones.
Okay, I looked it up, and looks like ranunculus bulbs do not have to be chilled!!!! Great news for me. But I read that you have to treat them like you would dahlias. . .dig them up and store them for the following year. Won't be hard if I just plant them in pots like you did Terri.
The bulbs are so small Karma, they seem to get lost in the ground for me! Yes I think pots is the way to go!
Goody. . .I'm going to go buy some. Is it too soon to buy though?
I don't usually buy them until spring,along with gladioli and lilies.
Blooming bulbs is running a sale on them right now. I almost bought them.
Oh oh, I already bought gladioli. . .they were on clearance. Thanks Traci. . .will check it out.
Just thought I'd update this thread with seedling pictures from my fall and winter sowing adventure. This is my first year so I'm really proud of the little that I got germinated.
Starting with sweet peas. They grew so fast out of my water bottles that I had to transplant into a slightly bigger pot.
Liatris
Hollyhock. . .fall sown. . .shouldn't it be bigger than this by now?
Snapdragons. . .the seeds were so tiny. . .I sowed too many in the milk jug and had to thin them out. For fear of wasting, I transplanted a few into a separate jug.
Everything is looking good Karma. Early days on the hollyhock, sure it will grow faster as soon as it gets warmer.
What else have you sown? So pleased you started up this thread again. I'm sure lots of people are sowing seeds or about to!
Thanks Terri.
Amaranthus love lies bleeding. . .these were great. . .germinated within 5 days!
Bells of ireland. Only one germinated from maybe a dozen. Darn, cuz I love arranging with bells.
Last one for the evening. Will take more pics in the morning.
Yarrow. . .fall sown. . .great as fillers.
What colour is your yarrow? I have the pink one and it seeds itself everywhere once you have it.
I haven't tried bells of Ireland, maybe they are just fussy!
The seeds were mixed colors. That was the only one that germinated. I haven't tried them again since. Do you see the little side ones? They just started growing. I wonder if they came from extra seeds that I had sown in one pot, or can they spread? I'm not giving up on all the bells yet. Maybe they're just not ready.
where are you keeping your seedlings? greenhouse? heat or no heat?
It's always better not to disturb the litte pots, some seeds take longer to germinate and will be late to the party!
The yarrow was sown in an open pot outside. Bells were in milk containers. "Better not to disturb the little pots". . .how do you do that??? I can't help taking a peek everyday!
Chinese lantern seedlings. . .looks like it needs to be transplanted?
