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| Hey all, I found a half-price container of 'Miss Manners' this spring, threw it in the garden not expecting much, and got some lovely blooms from a small clump. It is quite enchanting. It is important to note that this plant can be a thuggish spreader, but 'Miss Manners' is much more timid than the original variety and will not spread by runners. I pulled the flowers from my small plant today, and have some seed that has browned and dried. Has anyone had reseeding from this variety? Should I try with the seed (and will it need stratification) or is it just a waste of my time? I'm afraid plants produced from this will not come back true. That wouldn't deter me as I am interested to see what the offspring would look like, except that I certainly wouldn't want this plant's aggressive genes showing up, which have been suppressed in the excellent breeding of 'Miss Manners'. What do you think? Elisabeth |
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- Posted by greylady-gardener 6 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 17, 14 at 18:28
| I received seeds from this plant and WS them. I don't know if they needed the cold strat. but they got it and grew very nicely. They flowered the first year.(2013) This year they came back and behaved themselves, so I am impressed so far. |
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| That's wonderful to hear. I will try it out and see what comes. |
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- Posted by southerngardening24 7b (My Page) on Sun, Aug 17, 14 at 21:57
| My wintersown plants have been blooming for months. They are small but very nice and behaved so far. |
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| Miss Manners has never performed well for me. I've moved it twice but it still stays stumpy with sparse bloom. I don't understand why since I grow the both straight species and the variegated form with no problem. I think I will move it one more time and if there is no improvement then it will be shovel pruned straight to the compost pile! |
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- Posted by greylady-gardener 6 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 19, 14 at 17:53
| felisa, how long have you had your miss manners? My first year with them (last year) they grew from seed and flowered....not a huge display, but flowered nicely for a first year. I transplanted them to their permanent spots late summer and this year they came up and looked so healthy and the flower display was even more lovely than last. Do you think that maybe they need to establish in one spot for a year or so to be their best? I hope you get to see them at their best. I am very happy with them. |
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| 3 years. Long enough to be established. |
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