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Winter Sowing
kqcrna

Symphyandra hoffmannii?

16 years ago

AKA ringed bellflower. I got the seeds to wintersow last year. I can't remember who gave them to me, maybe lindalana?

Now in their second year, they have grown much bigger than I expected. Bad storm have broken them down and broken off long chunks. I didn't leave nearly enough space for them. Can they be transplanted? I read somewhere that they have a taproot?

I have read that they are biennial, short-lived perennial, and long-lived perennial. What has your experience been?

They really are pretty, have been blooming for weeks.

{{gwi:397665}}

Karen

Comments (8)

  • 16 years ago

    Hi Karen,
    Symphandras have all been short lived for me. Some have been like annuals, some lasting a few years. I love them though! They do get covered in blooms.
    I've never tried to move one. I have a feeling it might up and die if you did especially with the way it is blooming. It is always easier to move plants(except for some perennials that act like weeds,lol) when not in bloom. Can you cut some of it back and/or stake it somehow?
    Remy

  • 16 years ago

    Remy, Almost every stake I own is supporting 6 of these. I wasn't going to try to move them until fall. I'd never try to move anything in this heat. It's only a little after 10 a.m. and it's already 82°. humidity 79%, dew point 75, heat index 89°. Lows at night are in the mid-70s. It's downright oppressive. I've been out for about an hour watering, deadheading, pinching. Couldn't take it any longer!

    Thanks for the information.

    Karen

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  • 16 years ago

    Hi Karen,

    That happened to my canterbury bells too. I just cut the stems way back to whereever it seemed they were strongest and they are reblooming.

    I want to save seeds but I keep deadheading cuz I want more flowers too!

  • 16 years ago

    Karen,

    Thank you for this timely post - I have one of these too from Ellen (last spring's swap) and for the life of me couldn't figure out what it was - I originally thought this spring it was one of the primulas until it starting sending upright growth.

    I have mine of the north side of the house in a little 6 inch bed between it and the gangway and in spite of the horrible storm a few days it was undamaged although our basement got about 2 feet of water this little plant went unscathed in spite of all the movement of throwing out stuff and moving the hose around to empty out the water. I'm hoping it will set seed and I can get more out of it.

    The humidity is horrible today - got up at 6:30 am and it was already unbearable. We can't run the box AC because it would force us to close all the windows and we are still mopping up the basement and the last of sludge down there and the smell would be terrible.

  • 16 years ago

    gonenative, I think you'll find that these things need a lot more space than a 6 inch bed. But they've been blooming like crazy for weeks, very pretty. Thank you for the seeds, Ellen!
    {{gwi:397666}}

    A storm just blew in, and I do mean blew! I have no doubt that I'll lose more plants to this storm. The street was so hot before the storm, steam has been rising from the street for about half an hour.

    Karen

  • 16 years ago

    Karen,
    "Almost every stake I own is supporting 6 of these." LOL, why didn't you say that in the first place? : )
    Hope it cools down a bit for you!
    Remy

  • 16 years ago

    Symphyandra is less known than usuall bell flower but blooms well for me, reseeds and care free.
    I love symphyandras and they are short lived for me too but they do reseed. They do not transplant well for me so I just sprinkle seeds where I want them. With some deadheading they go on strong for whole summer and yeah, they need to go into middle of the bed. I have some between hostas and they look gorgeous sprawled all over them...

  • 16 years ago

    I was so thrilled to see your picutre and to at last find out what the mystery plant was in my planter!!! A gift from a bird as I do no think I've ever sown these seeds (at least not in white) I almost pulled it at the beginning of the season as a weed, but then my rader went off - - hmmm, I think maybe this is a flowering plant - - and I let it go. I like it a lot and I am going to try to keep it deadheaded so that it blooms for a good part of the season as it looks great in the pot. Then I will stop deadheaded in order to get seed later.

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