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| I planted "Fama" seeds in the late winter, they're potted up right now and sitting outside in a part-shade location. They're in 4" square pots and only have a few shoots of foliage each - the foliage looks healthy, is just stingy. Is this normal for this plant? Is "Fama" one of the plants that takes a year or two to show its stuff? Just wondering if even worth planting or whether I should scrap them. I don't mind waiting until next year to show some robustness - but if these just seem weak overall why bother. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 8:53
| sooo ... hey.. hows the wall project..?? anyway... so you started seed for a long lived perennial.. and in their infancy.. you are ready to chuck them.. for being under-performers ??? may i suggest they are doing their work underground.. tip one out of the pot.. and see if the roots are as stingy .... or if they are robust ... i wouldnt fool with pots over the winter.. i would plant them in sept ... MARK THE SPOT.. lol ... if they are weaklings.. problem solved.. you will have a nice marker .. lol .. if they take.. you win.. but i dont understand why you would just chuck them ... many of the potted perennials you buy in spring.. are second year plants.. and you are comparing your first year plant to them.. patience woman ... i suspect you will be pleasantly surprised ... ken |
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| I'd stay with them longer. They have stringy foliage at first, but yours do sound a bit lackluster. I started my original patch from seed and now they winter sow themselves, so to speak. They spread at a pretty decent clip and make a good-sized plant their first year. Maybe sprinkle a little Osmacote into the pots? Does their soil have any nutrients in it or is it just a potting mix? I think mine bloomed their first or second year |
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| Patience is not a word used to describe me... I fertilized earlier in the spring, but not recently. They are in potting mix. I'll go out there later and check the roots. |
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| If the roots look decent, I would go ahead and plant them. I've had plants from seed that seemed to be unhappy in pots and they would finally get going once I got them on the ground. |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 11:20
| IME, these are not a long lived plant. Three or four years seems about normal. They definitely prefer a limy soil. One of those plants that if you have the conditions they like, they are quite easy, but if you don't, forget about it. |
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