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Garden pics... Last 2 weeks + ??

21 years ago

Missed a week, so here,s 2 in a row with a few question..


Lychnis 'Hoarfrost'... Thought it was susposed to be all white, but has a slightly pink center..


Dwarf Blue Elf Delphinium How do I make this grow better ? The over all plant looks terribled..


Clematis variety unknown


Who am I ? Got as a trade.. Was labeled thyme.. Its not..


Lysimachia I think... Is it ?


Veronica spicata 'Alba'


Gloriosa Daisy... terrible preformance this year compared tp last year..


Platycodon grandiflorus "Balloon Flower'


Monarda


Silene laciniata 'Jack Flash' Anyone ever tried this before?


This clematis was labeled 'Abundance'.. Was susposed to be 5 petal, 3" bloom red... Came from the Pan Am company out of B.C. I'm not happy...............


Dragonhead from seed trade .. Perennial or annual ???


Penstemon 'Red Rock'.... Who ever named this was color blind..


Astilbe & Hosta.. When can I move astilbe ? Got a mixed pkg, but have shorts one behind the taller variety..


Veronica spicata seems to perfer this shadier location..


Nasturtion


Foxglove Is this biennial ?

Comments (6)

  • 21 years ago

    Kat3,
    Looks like thyme, probably Thymus serpyllum - if you rub the leaves/flowers, there should be a quite distinctive fragrance, if it is.
    Yes, Lysimachia vulgaris - I like them, bright and sunny, if kind of invasive.
    The astilbes can be moved at any time - if you do a good transplant (cut the soil out a ways away from the plant so as to minimize root damage) and water well, they won't even know they've been moved.
    Individual clematis flowers often show a great deal of variation - for example, I can go out and look at a jackmannii right now and see from 4 to 8 petals on the flowers. With respect to color, well, you probably know how catalogues/pictures can sometimes be inaccurate!
    I don't get the 'Red Rocks' name either, except if perhaps it relates to the species, Penstemon mexicali, in some way...but nonetheless, it's a really fine, hardy penstemon.
    Yes, unfortunately, Digitalis purpurea (I assume you have a white form) is usually biennial, so you may wnat to save seeds, or allow it to self-seed...and if you want perennials, grow Digitalis grandiflora and D. lutea (both, soft yellow).
    The dragonhead (Dracocephalum sp.)is not one I'm familiar with (re. leaf shape) but there are both annuals and perennials in the family.
    Gee, you sound kind of down...don't be, it all looks great!

  • 21 years ago

    Kat, lovely garden you have there!!!!

    Although your Lychnis 'Hoarfrost' is not all white, its still very pretty, for sure IÂll trade some your seed for some L. coronaria ;)

    What I do with my Delphinium grandiflorum Chinese Delphinium, is donÂt cut back at fall time, in a few years youÂll have them all over the place that youÂll be plucking excess seedlings out ;)

    I agree, it's THYMUS serpyllum Creeping Thyme, maybe youÂre thinking of the silver mat forming Thymus pseudolanuginosus Woolly Thyme?

    Silene laciniata 'Jack Flash', no I havenÂt tried this one, but IÂll be looking for it ;)

    It looks like Dracocephalum moldavicum, if it is this, its considered an annual, but if you let it self-seed it will come back for you next year. Or to be on the safe side, save some seed, very easy to wintersow. Could have been me that gave you some seed for trade.

    Penstemon 'Red Rock'.... Who ever named this was color blind.. LOL

    btw, I have wood piles and cow skulls in my garden too ;)

    Sharon

  • 21 years ago

    Sharon, i'm laughing at your comment about wood piles and cow skulls because last night, dh put a pair of deer racks in an unplanted part of one garden! LOL I have driftwood in spots - in fact i have a piece here in the house that i need to do something with. It has holes right through it, so it lends itself to having something growing through those holes, but i'm not sure what. Something small, it would have to be, i think, or tall and thin. Have to figure that one out!

  • 19 years ago

    I bought silene Jack Flash's seed, do you think is better for me to starting it indoor or it's O.K. to seedling outdoor?????

    Is-it flowering all of summer???

    Sorry my bad english I'm french...

  • 19 years ago

    lezard either way would probally be fine as it seemed to grow farly fast.. I grow it in a pot & it bloomed most of July & Aug... Hope this helps you a bit.. kat3

  • 19 years ago

    O.K. thank I will seed today.

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