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bakemom z6 Central Ohio (
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Thu, Feb 3, 11 at 11:10
| I try and pick one plant that is unusual or new to me and really study it. I do a bunch of tried and true, so it's nice to have one that will be extra fun to grow.
I'm considering bunny tails grass. I need to read more.
How about YOU? |
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RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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- Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
Thu, Feb 3, 11 at 11:19
| Trying the new is my whole gardening theme - if most can recognize it, I don't want it :) But would somebody tell me how agave parryi ended up in my last seed order? What was I thinking. It's about as un-PNW as a plant could be, probably only marginally hardy here and that will be in a container of gritty mix protected from winter wet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: And I haven't sown them yet -
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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I'm with you morz8.
And in an opposite situation where I am trying to grow plants that would probably like your PNW weather, like gunnera and some primulas. It's quite silly for me to read about plants, that might prefer a bog, I have nothing even close to a bog . . . Also such lovelies as the blue Himalayan poppy. I know it's not going to work here and I can't stop myself. I'd love to grow that agave parryi, also! I told myself it would take too long to grow from seed, love to hear how it goes for you. Gardening is the only area of my life where blind optimism rules.
-weebay |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| 'Columbines' are totally new to me. I've been reading a lot of articles on them. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| ladyrose..you will love columbines and they reseed like crazy and there are really some beauties out now. I didn't care for the Clementine red or blue series..they didn't seem to do as well as the McCann giants..I am looking for some yellow ones. They are so eacy to grow. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| I'm a WSing newbie too. I don't have any unusual flowers to speak of but I did just get the bunny tails ornamental grass seeds in a trade. Lots of the seeds I got/want I've never grown before. The one that does look unusual that I want is Amaranthus caudatus AKA Love Lies Bleeding. I love the color and drooping flower tassels. Brad AKA Moonwolf |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| I'm going to try Gooseberries from seed. They should grow in this area well enough, but I only have 5 seeds, so I'll WS a couple and start a couple inside and save one for a back-up. I've never grown them before, but my GM had them when I was a child and she made pies when I would leave enough of them on the plant...I was always being scolded for eating them, LOL. I also wanted to try the Malabar Spinach, but I'm worried the berries would make a mess on the ground...anyone grow it? I would love to grow a Cardoon just to freak everybody out, but I don't know where I'd put it. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| I'm trying Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp mallow) this year - just can't resist this beautiful native, that happens to grow in sunny wetlands. Got the same problem as Weebay though, there isn't anything on my lot that is remotely swampy and I don't have hardly any full sun! But, what the heck, let's give it a try. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| Bunnytails wintersows very well and responds easily to hunk of seedling transplants into containers (that's were I use it rather than in the ground). It seems to me I hab better luck when I used 12-16 ounce cups so the roots could get longer than when I sowed them in a more tray type container likea salad clamshell. This year new I'm trying Leycesteria Gold Leaf from Summer Hill from their new for 2011 collection. It looked so cool with the gold leaves and purple/red flowers and it will grow in part shade. Right now I don't know anything more about it. Here's the link to it: http://summerhillseeds.com/leycesteria-gold-leaf-new-for-2011-p-1032.h
tml?cPath=120 |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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- Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
Thu, Feb 3, 11 at 15:39
| Kimka, (Leycesteria) just keep in mind when you plant that if it's happy, it's big. Supposed to be 4-6' and as wide, it's easily 6' both direction here and often more. Very pretty, and with l-o-n-g season of interest with the berries that follow the flowers- edible if you like the taste of burnt sugar. Full sun for us in PNW, partly shaded or woodland elsewhere. A neighbor on the other side of our back lane grows it and a bird planted one for the 84 yr old next door from that. She was thrilled, loves it. And free :) |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| I am trying the Leycesteria Gold Leaf as well! Just started some inside and am going to WS some in the next few weeks. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| Midnight Horror Tree. Saw the name and had to have it :P Also, it will attract bats into the War on Mosquitoes. Lots of new and weird... pipicha, papalo, and achocha for the vegetable garden. Pride of Barbados, Esperanza, Candle Bush... Hi. My internet name is Silver Cat, and I'm an impulse trader... :P |
Here is a link that might be useful: Midnight Horror
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| Trifoliate orange is the one I'm trying. I had never heard of it until a friend of a friend's brother offered seeds. It's valued as rootstock for growing hardier oranges. Most garden folks plant it for an impenetrable hedge to keep away unwanteds, in my case, unsupervised hunting dogs. Barbara in Virginia |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| The trifoliate orange grows quite easily here in Zone 6. I have even had it resew when the fruit rots on the ground and the seeds sprout in spring. The fruits are completely full of seeds and what flesh is in the fruit is quite astringent. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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| Careful Barbara. Hardy orange can escape into the woods and choke out native plants. The English Ivy in my woodlands keeps it at bay. I love the taste of the juice. Add a dollop of sugar and a shot of vodka. Mmmm. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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- Posted by lois PA Zone 6 (My Page) on
Sun, Feb 6, 11 at 10:51
| Salvia transylvania and salvia azurea will be new to me... I also sowed some sowed Himalayan Poppy - what was I thinking???????? But, oh, I got SO close last year, 3 plants had germinated and grown the year before, this WOULD have been the year it bloomed... If we hadn't had all those 100 degree days that apparently fried it despite the fact it was getting only indirect sun. Sigh. Like weebay, I can't stop myself from ordering new seeds. Lois in PA |
RE: ? for token: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 20
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| Tom, do you think the T. orange would invade a stand of planted loblolly pines? They're ~20 to 30 feet tall and are already casting quite a bit of shade. |
RE: What's new to you? Wierd/different plant for 2011
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I try to plant a lot of new stuff every year. If it says it won't grow here it's like a challenge to me to try it...LOL
Although then I also set pretty low expectations. this year I'm trying my hand at some trees and shrubs: Red Maple, Tamarack, Hemlock, Cranberry Shrub, Blueberry, hardy kiwi and lilac. I'm also trying some strawberries from seed too. |
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