I bow down and humble myself before thee, Your Majesty !!!
Thanks for the info.!!!
I know that Watsonia bulbs/corms when they get big, don't bloom well...so I thought the same applied to Croc's...
OK...now...what about dividing them??? How big do you let the clumps get???
When I was a kid, EVERYONE had croc's...no one fussed with them...they just grew and multiplied like crazy....then, I think people just got sick of them...and they got replaced with boring Agapanthus.....
The "old ladies" would bring armsfull of them to church...(croc's...) orange, yellow, red, bi-colored etc...and they were huge, long stems...BEAUTIFUL !!!
It's funny...what is now referred to as the "Cottage Garden" is what we used to call "Old Lady Gardens"....they were ahead of their time and didn't realize it!!!!
This is NOT intended to be deroggatory of old ladies....especially since I am now an "old man " !!!!!
CLOSED: WANTED : Yellow Crocosmia
Jenny Gal
Yep, some plants have small corms too.................. they range from pea size to large potato size!!
Now is the right time to trade................ although they have died back they will be growing under the soil, so be careful not to damage the new shoots coming from the corms.........
Mark
JJ...we cross posted at the same time....my post ref'd to Mark (the Your Majesty part...!!! ) hee hee
Jasper
Same thing applies to Watsonia................. the big corms dont flower very well because they are the old corms........ eventually they wont flower at all!!!!
The new small corms are the ones that will flower.............
How big the clumps get is up to you........................... I grow all mine in pots and split most of them every 2 years....
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh now you are in trouble saying thjat about old ladies.............. hahahahaha
JJ, yes I think we joined about the same time!
I wasn't able to move any plants from Asheville except a few bulbs I re-planted in Florida last year about this time. MollyMc has dug what bulbs of mine she could find (mostly oriental lillys) and will send them to me next week. There were some orange crocosmias too but we don't know if they survived as they didn't bloom. I could cry over the garden I had to leave in Asheville.
This place has one peony (if I didn't kill it dividing it) and a few gladiolus that came up in a yucca plant. It also has 5 lilacs about 5 feet tall and several weeping willows along the creek. Other than that, maybe 1-1/2 acres of green stuff that passes for grass which I do not want to mow!
KING...I put a disclaimer at the end of the post!!!!
LOL............................. I noticed Jasper........!!
I just saw this post and am awe-struck. I never knew there were so many kinds of crocs. Thanks so much for the link. This spring I will be getting some yellow ones, but I don't know the name. I will be glad to trade some of them. The only other ones I have is Lucifer and the orange one that spreads like crazy.
I would love to be in a co-op and get Bright eyes, as well as some of the others that look so good. Keep me posted.
Carmen
Mike :*)
Please do D-Mail me if you would like to arrange a trade. Hope to hear from you soon.
~Jen
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darius,
What do you desire for you new garden? Let's get started!
BTW...Are you the member from the past that sent me the wonder ginger from FL?
~Jen
Jen, wasn't me with the ginger. You were my first trade though, in April of 01. Named hostas for ferns.
There are many things I want that I have had before in Asheville. Perennials like:
centauria montana
buddleia
yarrow
spiderwort
gaura
shasta daisy superbum
shasta daisy Alaska
coreopsis
lupine
oneothera
astilbe
baby's breath
nepeta 6 hills giant
annual moonflower
foxglove
hostas
native shade plants (trillium, solomon's seal, etc.)
helebores
The list could go on and on and on, LOL... I had over 400 kinds of plants in Asheville. I figure it will take me 5 years to get a decent garden established here, plus 5 more years for some fruiting trees and berries. I hope to live that long.
At my age, my list is greater than my energy! I actually only plan to to make about 100-150 square feet of flower beds every year (excluding a shade garden) as I have to remove the grass, amend the soil and edge to keep grass out. Edging will be the most expensive part... rock is not cheap, used brick is almost non-existent and I don't want 4x4's!
Well, I started this early this morning and got sidetracked with a post-surgery doctor's visit (cataract), so I'd better just send it.
Darius,
I love it. You speaking of your age and I am the one that can't remember :*) You are just fine, don't you worry. You might need to worry about me though! laughing at myself!
have a couple patriot hosta potted up.
native shade how about jack in the pulpit or ginger asarum
oenothera - sundrops? or mexican primrose?. . . . see after many years I haven't changed . . . still don't know what I have LOL
should have heleborus babys too.
When are you ready to start planting? now?
~Jen
Jen
Do you want to sell some of your Bright Eyes????????????????
Mark
Darius,
I'm wondering just what will pop up in your woods this spring. Were you there last year to see if you have trilliums, jacks, or wild ferns?
Carmen, I didn't move up here until mid June last year. I DO hope the woods hold some surprises! Lots of it is too steep for me to climb but I see some ATV trails up there if I can find where they start.
Jen, I love the Mexican Primrose even though they can be invasive but either would do. Actually any of your list would be great! It's a bit early to plant here typically but who knows with our wacky weather lately? My ground is not even frozen although we have had some snow and ice. I have several packets of flower seeds from DGers that I hope to get winter-sown this week if my neighbor has saved enough 2 liter bottles for me.
I also have some rare Andean flower seeds from Ursula in Chile that call for a warmer zone than here. I'll be happy to share some. She sold them for $3 a pack of very few seeds and mine were a birthday gift from someone. Most have their name in the Plants Database but no information nor photos. I think she's hoping some of us will grow them out and add the information.
Mark,
No, not interested in selling plants. Don't wish to discuss selling plants on DG. Came back to DG every other reason but selling plants. How many Crocosmia Bright Eyes do you desire?
~Jen
Jennifer Sue
You have D-Mail
Darius,
Do you think I can start the Andean seeds in the greenhouse? I got the planting bug just about the time it went from 80 sunny to 50 rainy degrees here. Crazy weather that everyone is experiencing. I am so ready to play in the dirt.
I have to remind myself that you are in the mountains. . . when you are ready for a box to start with let me know. I can send some Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora syn. Montbretia now before the growth becomes too large. I think if you plant them now they should bloom just fine for you this summer. If it gets too cold for them I have plenty. You want me to walk through our woods and dig some fern? Camelias?
have cuttings that rooted that are in need of larger pots. . . How would Camelias do for you?
~Jen
This message was edited Jan 23, 2007 8:52 PM
Some camelias might do fine here, and I LOVE them. Crocs now would be fine, I need to get some others in the ground as soon as the box of my own bulbs arrives from MollyMc. Let's wait on ferns and see what comes up here later.
I don't see why the seeds from Chile wouldn't germinate in the GH. The packs are so tiny (3/4" x 1/2") that I haven't even opened any of them but I think she said 6-10 seeds. I believe there are some unusual alstromerias amongst them, or maybe in the pack Ursula sent me as a Housewarming gift. Anyway I have some if you are interested.