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| Good afternoon folks. I tried purple ruffles basil and the sprout I'm getting are all color green. I would like to know what other reliable deep burgundy annual plant that I can grow from seed and that I can direct sow and big enough to become showy.
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| How about this? Before bloom: After bloom: It's an amaranth that's volunteered in my garden ever since I planted it 3 or 4 years ago. I forget the variety. Very big and showy; I always let some grow and go to seed. If you can't figure out what variety it is and you're interested, I could save you some seeds. They're tiny spheres that look like hematite. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Fri, May 29, 09 at 8:27
| Hi karenrei, I don't see the picture. Can you please check it on your side too. Thanks, Neil |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Fri, May 29, 09 at 8:28
| Ah, I know why it's not working. You posted a link that is private(192.168.x.x). Send me the public address instead. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Fri, May 29, 09 at 10:34
| Oh, I just saw that you wrote the name of the plant, amaranth. Someone gave me seed earlier this year. I have 3 seedlings of it. It's now 1" tall. Will it reach at least 36 inches by end of July? |
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| My bad! I forgot to correct the URLs. Before bloom: After bloom: |
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| If your variety is the same as mine, yes, it will. The pre-bloom picture you see is from early June, and the bloom picture you see is from late June. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Fri, May 29, 09 at 23:17
| I'm so sorry. I should have been more detailed. I am looking for a plant that has a deep burgundy foliage. Or even dark violet too would be a nice combination with chartreuse plant. That's a cool flower!!! :) |
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| I'm so sorry. I should have been more detailed. I am looking for a plant that has a deep burgundy foliage. Okay, I can help with that, too. :) How big? For small and shade tolerant, how about coleus? I love coleus. Var "Chocolate Mint":
Var "Eleanor": Var "Tobasco":
Var "Royalty"
Var "Burgundy Giant"
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Sat, May 30, 09 at 23:14
| How do coleus perform in full sun? |
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| I've never tried them in full sun, but I've read that they don't develop as rich colors and need more water when in full sun. |
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| Perilla frutescens 'Crispa', a Coleus relative, is often mistaken for Purple Ruffles basil but is prettier, in my opinion, since it has a bronzy metallic sheen. It is sometimes called Japanese basil because it is used in Japanese cuisine. (It is called 'Shiso' in Japan.) The seeds have short viability, but germination is easy if they are fresh. The only downside is that once you have it, you can't lose it because it is one heck of an enthusiastic self-sower. -It's really easy to pull up where you don't want it though. It does well in both part and full sun. |
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- Posted by countrycarolyn 6-7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 4, 09 at 14:20
| Iresine will do good in full I believe there are 2 types of this plant, both burgundy to purple color. One is more like a ground cover and the other is taller. Sorry I dont have any pictures. Also there is purple knight alternanthera, I have to say out of the 2 purple knight is my favorite. Fast growing also I think its a nice compliment plant. More sun the darker the leaves less sun the more green. I like coleus also but I always thought coleus was a shade plant, I might be wrong about that though. |
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- Posted by v1rtu0s1ty Zone 5a, Northern IL (My Page) on Thu, Jun 4, 09 at 14:52
| Yeah, I saw purple knight alternanthera on ebay the other day. I bought pepper black pearl last week. The color of the foliage put me under its spell. Hehehe. I am trying 3 seeds now placed in 3 separate small cups on a full sun location. To be fair with Purple Ruffles Basic I direct sowed more than 3 weeks ago, I mentioned that they were green in my post. I was wrong! The cotyledon was green but the first true leaves are pretty dark purple! :D |
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| I grew purple ruffle basil last year and it started out green and then about 2/3 of my plants got purple as it grew. It never got as purple as you see in most pictures, it was more a purple/green mix, but was still nice. I don't think purple ruffle always turns purple but I think I remember all mine sprouting green. I did buy a plant this year from the nursery that is really dark purple. This year, I planted Opal basil and the sprouts are really purple so far. They just came up about 10 days or so ago. If you are looking for something edible that is red, Giant red mustard looks pretty cool. I bought some seeds and will try it this year in pots. Ania Ania |
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| (It is called 'Shiso' in Japan. Oh, I can't believe I forgot all about that -- I'm growing it right now! ;) It never got as purple as you see in most pictures, it was more a purple/green mix, but was still nice. Huh. That's a completely different experience than I had. Mine are a very deep burgundy -- the color of the Burgundy Giant coleus or darker. |
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| "Huh. That's a completely different experience than I had. Mine are a very deep burgundy -- the color of the Burgundy Giant coleus or darker." Hmmm....maybe I should try again with some seeds from a different source. Mine were grown indoors in a sunny window for their whole "lifespan". Maybe that had something to do with it. One of my plants even stayed completely green. Ania |
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| In case it's the source that matters, I think I got mine from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. |
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