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Shaytala, the seeds are larger than petunia seeds, at least a 1/16" across.
Here is a shot that shows one pod that is opened up on the end. Notice that there are buds that haven't flowered yet, on the same cluster as the ripe seedpod.
The second shot, I have dumped the pod out, and the seeds are lying next to it.
If you are not finding any seeds when you hold the ripe seedpods upside and shake, it's possible that the seeds have already fallen out.
Hope this helps!
Bonnie
v1rtu0s1ty(5a) I am new to gardening and have just deadheaded my sweet william plants. I think I managed to get some teeny tiny powedry brown seed like things similar to the ones shown in your wet paper towel next to big black seeds. They are not seeds..right? Should I have waited more before cutting brown dry flowers?
I don't know what the latest name is but maybe it's some type of Dwarf Knotweed? (I think that's a clickable link)
Yes, that's it. Thank you!! It's a shame...I didn't realize it was such an invasive. It is a little aggressive, but my 10-year-old patch at my old house was only about 4 feet by 4 feet, and it was a lovely filler with lots of bright colors. Sounds like I should probably dig it up at the new house?
.... moved the rest of my Brugmansias out of the greenhouse, not out in the open yet but into my garden room, (fiberglas roof, latticed walls). I've had a sacrificial lamb out there for over a week, it's doing fine so the job of emptying the greenhouse and trucking the more tender things up to the garden room has begun.
I need the space for seeding a few perennials and potting on the tomatoes until safe to plant outside (May) plus I'm experimenting with some Oca and Crosne tubers and hopefully a couple of Yacon tubers if I'm lucky. These will be growing in tubs so if needed they can go back in the greenhouse in the fall to finish off. Tomorrow even if it's still raining it's time to get all my water barrels cleaned up and filled it looks like we might be heading for a very dry summer and very strict watering restrictions, hardly any snow pack in the mountains this year. On one hand mild winters are a treat but then the consequences :(.
Annette
I just cleaned up my snowdrop bed, figured I should get it done now since there's snow on the way tomorrow and I want to be able to enjoy things as the snow melts back again lol. Snowdrops and hellebore sprouts make spring seem closer even if it did drop to 18F again last night!
I disagree with ken. I would cut the plant all of the way back and see if the new growth comes in healthy. Be sure to get it planted properly in a suitable location. The terrible condition of the plant is due to chronically poor cultural conditions.
These plants respond just fine to drastic renovation pruning and now is the time to do it. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
It's pretty grey outside at the moment, I moved them from my basement which was cooler into my kitchen last night gave them a good watering and then this morning as I've come down to asset them they have popped quite a bit. I'm doing everything i can to keep them alive..
My rule of thumb when in doubt if even a bit,, ask, ask. :D Those are the largest so really just babies.
I hope you don't mind some advice from a woman who has planted and ripped out more spirea than I can count. Spireas benefit greatly from decisive haircuts every year. If you don't prune out about 1/3 (or more) of the biggest branches - at the ground level- every year you end up with a twiggy mess that really detracts from the flowers.
I found it too much to deal with for a plant that has for me one season of interest. I suppose the highly touted Ogon has good foliage in the fall, but its form is not particularly attractive, to
my eyes.
If you do some heavy pruning this spring, and I suggest you do, and after you've disposed of
a mighty pile of brush you might consider the many many other flowering shrubs that have multiple seasons of interest and far less upkeep to look good.
Marie
I have been feeding them for years, not on purpose. This winter I built an enclosed garden, 8 foot wire fence, for the deer's favorite food, intense browsing last two years was killing my roses. From now on only those plants the deer will only eat in case of eminent starvation will be planted where they can get them. All my roses that were likely to stand the move, were dug and replanted, so far so good. Al
Congratulations on getting your agapanthus to bloom, Linda. We tend to take them for granted in SoCal where they can remain in the ground year-round.
As a side story about their toughness, I have a little tale. I was repotting a variegated agapanthus (large-leafed type) and had removed all of the potting mix. But then I realized that I didn't have any more bags of potting mix. So I placed the bare-rooted agapanthus in the pot and... eventually... experimented with how tough it was by not potting it for 7 months. Ocasionally I would sprinkle the roots with water. The dang thing never even wilted! TOUGH plant.
I wonder if they could be dug up and carried over bare-root style in cold climates where they need to be brought in.
Yes, Ken, that was a positive comment--you're starting to grow on me--no pun intended!
Nina, you're a hoot!
AM, that's darling!
Tex!!! You've been a stranger, glad to see you and learn from your wealth of knowledge on grasses.
I use a pic for my hair....hmmmm....Thanks everyone
Are these the same pretty little plants that my Mom gave me, I wonder...they were purple/blue and the neighbour had white ones....and they took over everywhere! They grew stoloniferously and digging them up in the grass was hard work.
Very cheery in spring and scented - lovely. Dave, yours are such a delight to behold.
I remember some deep blue violets when I was a kid in Germany. They don't seem to exist here in the US. The weedy ones are everywhere and I pull them out but would love to have some of those I remember from my childhood. My grandma loved them.
I looked it up, and it does look exactly like Snowmound spirea - thank you so much! It has gotten NO care whatever for decades, and only winter rain (not much in CA lately). So, now I know it is a drought tolerant plant too - that's great.
Jackie
Jackie,
You're very welcome. At my childhood home (which was my Mom's childhood home as well), we had several big old spirea which never got any attention but thrived. Mom wasn't much of a flower gardener so they were one of the few that did thrive.
Rhonda
i dont like the media it is in ... it probably holds too much water ... and i suspect.. you over watered on top of that ...
and one thing for sure.. generally speaking.. bulbs and corms do NOT like being wet .. think of storing onions ... and you get the idea ...
put it in full shade.. where it will not get rained on.. and ignore it for a month or so ... lets see what happens ...
...oh my goodness where do I start... I love Cotinus 'Grace'.... in my last garden it grew huge and I pruned it late winter - easy to do, a pleasure to saw through or lop off... my plant was 10 foot by 8 foot and I tried to keep it that way...although you don't get all the smoky flowers with pruning...
...I like that woodland setting above there but this is my plant in this garden, against a fence and fairly exposed... it's young but it should be 8 foot or so by this summer... it's big and butchy but mine will have to be as I have clematis to support and now a climbing rose will be using it too, but it's strong enough for all that...with a good open structure....
...another plus is the long lasting autumn colour, and here I just think it's unbeatable in this country... I do hope you like it as much as I do...
junco, what a lovely setting! Good to know I can do some cutting--hopefully mine gets big enough to do that. Thank you.
Marlorena that Clematis looks great with the Cotinus! Also, the Fall color will be a welcome sight! Thanks!
I like the looks of that new growth and may have to keep it trimmed backin its new home---good to know it'll respond favorably.
liliiflora blooming today 6 wks earlier than last year.
aftermidnight nice pulmonaria-this is my one and only