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| Hi everyone... Planning my flower seeds for this year and am thinking about what vine-type seeds I should go for. I've never grown nasturtiums before and would like to try them. But I'm wondering if they will survive the heat of the summer in Zone 6? Also, how early do you think they would bloom in my zone?
I'm planning on some more morning glories this year, but the ones I grew from seed this past year didn't bloom until September...they're actually still blooming right now! So wanted to try growing something extra on my 2 trellises that would bloom a little earlier. Both trellises are in full, all-day eastern & southern-exposure sun...a hot and dry spot. |
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- Posted by countrycarolyn 6-7 nw TN (My Page) on Thu, Oct 14, 10 at 11:40
| I plan on trying some perennial sweet pea this year. They are suppose to bloom from may to october. The only problem with that and your area is that they love moisture. How about a climbing rose, those are so beautiful and a long bloom period also. They also tolerate our southern heat. Passiflora incarnata would be another vine that tolerates the heat and drought. It blooms from june to august then it produces fruit in late summer to fall. Also it is a larvae food for the zebra longwing and Gulf Fritillary. I have never grown nasturtiums so that one I am clueless on. |
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| I grow nasturtiums with my squash to discourage the squash vine borer, but I don't think it really helps. The nasturtiums wilt with the summer heat, but when things cool off they rebound. Right now mine are the best they've been all summer. I grew several kinds, including a vining one and a variegated leaf by WSing. I'm on the border of zone 5/6. Hope that helps. If you are would like some seeds, let me know and I'll look for some. |
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| Thanks so much for the suggestions! countrycarolyn, that is a great idea to plant a climbing rose in this spot. I have a climbing prairie rose in another spot in my garden that does tolerate some dryness, so maybe that would be good for these trellises too. bev2009, that's good to know about the wilting and rebounding of the nasturtiums. I wonder what would happen if I cut them back when they wilt... would they then get new growth & leaves once it cools down? Our local groundhogs "cut back" our morning glories for us this past summer, but then after I sealed off the garden fence better so the groundhogs couldn't get in, the morning glories rebounded and are still blooming like crazy. Maybe I could plant nasturtiums and climbing rose in the same spot, and then by the time the nasturtiums wilt in the heat, the leaves of the roses will be all filled out. I was also thinking about Hyacinth Bean... decisions, decisions. |
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| Topie, You could probably cut the nasturtiums back, but mine never looked that bad. |
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| bev2009, okay, that's good to know. I think I'll try the climbing rose/nasturtiums combo and see what happens... thanks again! |
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