mistygardener, I don't know if someone pointed this out already, but there's a good thread in the Trees and Shrubs forum about a tropical looking garden in zone 5.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/688851/
"what-can-I-grow-in-my-zone"
No, I don't believe I had seen that, thanks!!!
I will be out of town for a few days so will not be replying for awhile. Take care .
Thanks, Brian, you too!
misty,
Great going on those canna seeds. There were cannas planted here when we bought this property. They are the ones with the red, tubular flowers. When I was deadheading them I just threw the seeds off to the side in the grass. I'm not into growing from seeds stuff that takes years to bloom or worse yet months for the seeds to sprout. I was sure canna was in that category. Then I read here on DG that they are easy to sprout and bloom the first year from seed. Ack! I went back out and picked up all the seeds! LOL.
Here's a pic of them. The flowers are not as showy as some others but the hummingbirds absolutely love them.
Karen
oh good grief....canna seed on top of the soil? what about that thing regarding planting according to the width and depth of the seed? maybe that's why i can't get canna seed to germinate. lol.
mamajack,
Isn't that amazing? I never would have thought of that either with a seed that large.
I had trouble getting lettuce to germinate. The instructions on the packages always say to plant 1/8" to 1/4" deep, covering the seeds. Then I found out apparently lettuce needs light to germinate, just press into the soil. Guess what, that works!
Karen
I just love Cannas, but I do prefer the red foliage as it is much prettier to look at, and you can have it in more of a shady area and still look pretty, even without the flowers!
Ok everyone, here is the link to "Hot Plants for Cool Climates".
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/818512/
Please lets continue to chat here, but only post pertinent information on that thread.
Thanks to everyone who is giving all the wonderful input!!!!
Tammy
Not sure if anyone has said: Dracunculus Vulgaris?
Forgot the link:)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2034/
This message was edited Feb 28, 2008 2:23 PM
Red, I nic'd or more like chipped away at my seeds with nail clippers, those POB seeds are so hard and have a couple seed coats as well. theres the outside which is light brown and the inside which darker brown. Once you chip through those you can see the white on the inside. This has been the same with most other hard seeds I've tried. On flat seeds I used nail clippers and on round ones I use a nail file and then out them in a damp coffee filter in a baggie until they sprout roots. Heres some of the notes I've made so far http://davesgarden.com/tools/journal/viewbycat.php?cat=58756 I need to take some more pictures as they've grown alot in the last few days!
Steven
Steven, the link was empty...
http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/viewentry/178232/ here it is again, hopefully it'll work this time! Just some basic notes
The plants I have listed:
jasminum x stephanense, Stephan's jasmine http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/80118/
gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina jessamine "Margarita" http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/132696/
dioscorea oppositifolia, cinnamon vine http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53822/
yucca rostrata "Sapphire Skies" http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59706/
albizia julibrissin, mimosa http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1764/
pawlonia tomentosa, empress tree http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/391/
poncirus trifoliata, Japanese bitter orange http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55494/
phyllostachys aureosulcata, yellow grove bamboo http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/81044/
mirabilis jalapa, four o'clock (returns from the roots) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/92/
opuntia humifusa, eastern prickly pear http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62234/
musa basjoo, basjoo banana http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1251/
rhaphidophyllum hystrix, needle palm http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57180/
gardenia jasminoides "Kleim's Hardy" http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/79807/
gardenia jasminoides "Chuck Hayes" http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/151232/
lagerstroemia indica, crape myrtle http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1/
trachycarpus fortuneii, windmill palm http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2255/
sabal minor, "McCurtain" palmetto http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/133718/
hippeastrum johnsonii, hardy amaryllis http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56501/
magnolia macrophyllum, big leaf magnolia http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/80566/
ligularia stenocephala, Japanese ligularia http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51577/
euphorbia cyathophera, summer poinsettia http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/641/
dracunculis vulgarum, voodoo lily http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2034/
arum italicum, Italian arum http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1759/
arisaema triphyllum, Jack in the Pulpit http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/160657/
arisaema candidissimum, cobra lily http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1082/
passiflora caerulea or passiflora lutea, hardy passion flower http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1264/ , http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58221/
akebia quinata, five-leafed akebia http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/369/
actinidia kolomikta, Arctic beauty kiwi http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/796/
asarum arifolium, evergreen ginger http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2025/
Hi all, is my link not working that I posted earlier?
yes m'am it does work! :o) I bet it was just overlooked to post links there
Well I hope no one decides they want to shoot me because you can't copy and paste the links, they won't work! ☻
i know i just tried that too so I could puts joes over there...I had to quickly go back and edit my post LOL perhaps it will work if you are the original poster
HE HE HE Red, way too funny!
I tried it again by pasting from a word doc..but alas...it did not work LOL
What is the old saying? Try, and try again, till you get it right! HA HA HA
ummm I believe that is what got me four children...
HA HA HA HA HA Well, I have three myself, so maybe that is what happened!!!!
I got it. Edit the entry, then you can cut n paste. Thanks for re-pointing out the new thread. This thread has gotten rather, um, long-ish, and I missed your previous reference. :)
-Joe
Thanks, Joe! I was unaware we could do it that way. Yes, it is long, isn't it, but that is a good thing! smile
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/85449/
These are beautiful with the flowers, but I wonder why the ones I was always stepping on barefoot as a kid never looked like this?!!! HA HA HA
I shall leave Princess Tammys 9:29 post alone...it's not easy...but ...I must behave...
Hehehe!
OMG ROTFLMAO!!! I never ever thought of that!!!!!
I am about to fall outa my chair laughing!!!!
why is that rednyr? i wouldn't leave it alone. what'd she do? have you seen the way she spells "hee"? and that firefox thing....i don't get it. how do i find that? and why would i want to?
Now Mama, how did I know you would have to chime in and be ornery!!! HA HA HA
well i wanna know what you did. and i was hopin' to get to see a little public humiliation if i could. lol.
look at kimarj...she spells hee just like you. now how do you spell tee when you write it with hee? tehetehe now you know that ain't right.
oh my it's friday nite isn't it..everyones asleep and I feel the need to go visit bluestone or plants delights..someone hold me back please...after parks last week I just need to get the scissors out
I must say Mr.Joes list is very impressive...I have several of his listed items started right now... I'm sitting here thinking just how you cover the windmill palm to get it to survive the OH winters! How long have you had the different palms? needle etc would you mind sharing how or if you do cover them in the winter...pics? thanks!!
mama- ain't it though! that is an expression I have come to love down here in the south....it's right up there with - "thaaat's raght" and "you a mess" :o)
I learnt it from Tammy :)
Here Mama, just for you! TEE HEE HEE
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/editpost.php?pid=4604460
Shame on you, Kim! LOL
Kim after growing up in upstate NY and living in the midwest for numerous years living in the south has been a whole lotta cool!
now misty, what was that that you sent me? i'm a little slow so you gotta spell it out to me.
and red, it's been a long time since i heard those words. thanks for the memories.
Now Now mama! HA HA HA
you know i just thought of something...over on that thread (or is it this one?) where we are writing what hardy tropical we can grow...i don't think any information that i can give is going to be useful to most of those folks. i can use what they say though. but that's why i have nothing to say over there.
aw-rite, yall ain't gonna tell me anything i can see. so i ain't gonna play witchall any more. so there. :PPPpPPPPP
what keys do you use to make that dang smiley face?