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not much to go on with the facts ...
my 2 guesses..
1) half got frosted.. stunting it a bit
2) half were expertly transplanted.. the other is still recovering by growing roots ...
i doubt the dividing theory ...
and i would not worry too much .. every single part.. need not bloom at once.. especially in regard to a transplant ... had you not dug it up.. they probably would... but who knows what is going on underground..
i would bet.. within a week or so.. it will catch up.. or die.. lol.. [i doubt that]
ken
Second year should be the time of the most profuse blooming, so perhaps the transplantation has disturbed it somehow. I do not have Moonshine myself, but I've come across some reports, that it is shorter lived than average achillea, thus needing more frequent divisions. But as I said , one would expect the second year to be just fine.
I think they are just adorable. I love your plant, with it's unusual petals and easy movement.
I am always surprised when seeds here yield something I didn't expect. I had an Echinacea volunteer last year that produced a flower that looks like E. Tiki Torch. It has returned nicely and has just started blooming again. Definitely a keeper.
And in another area, I had a Centaurea seedling, again a volunteer some 60 feet away from a Centaurea Alba, that bloomed a lavender purple.
You definitely have a keeper there too.
Linda
alfalfa is a growth stimulant .. i cant remember the active ingredient ... it was all the rage in the hosta world.. a decade or so back ...
and frankly.. its the mouth end.. of what come out the back of the horse.. undigested ...
it is also rabbit food .. and the one time i spread it ON TOP.. i attracted rabbits.. who got really pissed off.. after it was gone ... and started eating the garden .... many would call that a rabbit LURE ...
plus the idiot golden retriever ate a bunch.. and had gas worse than a horse that night..
incorporate the granular.. if you wish.. but dont leave it on top ...
MANY peeps use to to brew a tea.. and use that to water.. you might try the search function and relate the words to hosta.. and see what you get ... try the link
ken
Here is a link that might be useful: link
Yes, it's Plumbago auriculata. Carrie, when you overwinter yours do you try to keep the tops growing and green or do you let the whole thing go dormant? Do you keep it in light or dark? The plant is kind of expensive to me, so I want to learn how to overwinter mine. Last spring I bought a big plant of it, divided it in three, and then took cuttings. The cuttings were slow to root but ended up making good sized plants.
Thanks,
Linda
I'm bumping this. found 4 of these plants at Lowes on clearance for $2 each. Bought w/o researching first as its fun! Anyways do you think I can grow these fine in Evans/Augusta GA? Hotter than hell now. But my plan was to rid myself of some KO roses that are thin and not doing much. I over bought and now I'm sick of them; so the Plumbago's will be going in a nice mound and I will space them out and hopefully keep them around 4'. But they are little now. I guess if they are going to die if we have a few cold snaps I dont wanna go through the hassle. Thanks.
Mark
Pretty Mary! I do like the darker colors better. Yes please let me know if you're able to collect seeds from it this summer. I would love that.
One of my seedlings from a packet of 'Gay Butterflies' that I wintersowed last year is about to bloom for the first time, but it looks like it's either going to be yellow or very light orange darnit. There are three others that are smaller. I'm hoping they'll all bloom so I can see what color they are.
Depends on the specific product but by and large, no :-) Most contain some sort of growth hormone, some have B1 and other nondisclosed and rather mysterious additives (that may or may not do anything) and some are just a root booster fertilizer with a higher concentration of phosphorus, often sold as a 'starter' fertilizer.Of any of these I would opt for the starter fert first
Here is a link that might be useful: root stimulators - fact or fiction
Wow, gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this! My lupines (only blue/purple ones) are really doing well this spring and I have been enjoying the new (for me) combination of them with my irises this year. These photos make my small bed look a bit pathetic, lol, but at least I know I had the right idea in mind!
How did you leave there only buying a few things? You must have some pretty strong willpower!
Thanks again for posting this. It was really enjoyable!
Dee
kill it now.. it is INVASIVE.. and if you let it seed.. it will take over..
i have lived here for 12 years.. and i am still trying to kill it..
those seeds must have a half life of a bazillion years ... because i try to never let it go to seed ...
its a nightmare..
ken
i have a plethora of columbine in near full shade.. the deep purple ones that reseed freely.. not the foo foo kind ...
being biennial at best.. if this is the flower year... i dont know if its worthwhile ...
and mine are already losing the flowers .. in the drought and heat ...
ken
I'm not sure which plant you mean by Rock Cress - could it be Aubretia? In which case I can't help you with the seed germination question except to say, if it is Aubretia the seedlings might not come up the same colour as the parent. it tends to revert to its native mauve.
As for dividing it I can't see why it would need dividing after just a few months. Aubretia looks good left to form big cushions two feet or so across, especially if spilling over a wall. It would rather defeat its best feature IMO to divide it into prissy little clumps. It retains its form best if clipped over with the shears after flowering.
All this is predicated on my having guessed correctly what you mean by Rock Cress.
It depends what zone you're from. Here in Denmark zone 7/8 they are all annuals(except Zagreb). It is rare now to see anybody selling them.
Limerock Ruby would give a nice red contrast.
Limerock Dream is more of a peach/pink color. Sweet Marmalade is similar but more peachy.
Route 66 has a reddish center.
I don't think you can go wrong with any of these.