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lol Marquest on the seasons. Having a heavy cover of snow for months doesn't seem much like a blessing in February but I know it saves plants that would otherwise disappear. This year all of my butterfly bushes have live wood about a foot and a half above ground level, after a brutally cold winter, thanks to early and persistent snow cover.

Linnea, I am in zone 5 like you. The only time I have had trouble with Heuchera surviving is fall planting. I have never lost one I planted in the spring no matter the variety. I lost one I planted last fall, had planted a few more this past fall that survived but are very small. I planted a caramel, I think, in the fall a couple years ago and that succumbed to the winter. For me fall planting has turned out to be the problem. I am guessing not enough to time to establish a decent root structure.

Sherry

Where did you get the seeds for the spineless variety. . . ? thanks

http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d124_Exotic_Edible_Collection.html

Thank you all for the nice comments :)

Cat...this bed is on the west side so it's shaded until late afternoon. There is also a Maple that shades the left side of the bed with dappled light.

Sandy yes is sure does make you happy, especially knowing there's lots more to follow :)

Dave lol there will be taller ones soon....weather permitting.

Mgal thank you...I can tell you're a purple lover ;)

Thanks GH

There you go......Thanks!

This sounds weird but one of my family living in CA puts ice around her lilac to force blooms. Can't hurt to try that for your poppies.

Edited to add: probably best tried when plant is emerging and young, before it forms bloom stem.

Thanks Marie!

Last summer was our first full season with this poppy. And I guess because it was an unusually wet summer, it was vigorous throughout ie no dormancy at all.

geum dbl bloody mary

Dave, your garden is coming along nicely! Giving up on Geums--not buying any more...yours are so happy! How would you describe the soil where they thrive? Thanks.

Yes, it looks like a sedge or rush...certainly not an ipheon, and that's ALL it's ever going to do unless there's a bulb hidden deep inside.

Thanks, After I uploaded the photo the leaves looked too thin. When I re=potted the plants last Fall I saw one or two bulbs. I probably over watered them. I will leave the plants intact until the Fall and if I find any bulbs I will re-plant in a new pot with appropriate soil and keep them drier.

Have had mine for several years, but never got seedlings. How fortunate to get seedlings that are exactly like the mother plant.

I planted 3 last year and despite a mild Winter, it has not come back....not holding out much hope at this point!

I had one in a hosta bed, shady and damp, and it bloomed reliably, but didn't have enough room to spread out. Eventually I gave it to a gardener with more shade room. I liked it, but I don't like how the flowers never really open.

What a beautiful specimen! I moved mine from dry shade to a more moist area and it's growing bigger!

I gave the botanical name in my reply after yours aseedisapromise up the page.

Thanks!

Yep, my garden gets a quick toss of compost (at most) and the pots get a sprinkling of Osmacote 6months slow release. I fear that a well-fed |Rozanne would take over the neighbourhood.

Rozanne is a twiner. it makes a small mound and then sends out loose, long, non rooting flowering stems. It looks best, IMO, if allowed to twine into surrounding plantings--perennials or shrubs. It is not a large, mounding plant, nor does it, like G. 'Dilys', make a solid groundcover with its stems. Rozanne is a great, great plant and distinctive in its growth habit. But if you're wanting a big mounder, Rozanne isn't it.

I do have roses in this photo around Persephanie. I prefer annuals around the out side and middle perimeters because I always have constant bloom and color. begonias are in the inner circle and ageratum on the outer most. Persephanie has a solar powered spotlights on her after dark.

I'm wanting to keep my box woods small and sphere shaped.