One last dance...

Lavender2

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Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! ... journey! :th
Oh I need more sunny spots ... !!! Thanks for the great tips!
 

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journey11 said:
The seeds I planted I just started directly in the ground in spring. But most of what I get now, they start themselves, all over the place, and I just transplant them. They won't bloom until their second year.

I like to cut down the stalks when they're all done blooming and I toss them in an out of the way place to decompose and the next spring I find babies popping up all over the place! I give a lot of them away and take some to fill in if I lost one or want some more. They make a tap root like a carrot or dandelion (except it's beige).

They are very easy! Which I guess is why they are a country favorite. They'll happily grow in poor soil, but I found that they'll get a whole lot bigger and with more stalks (they can have like a dozen per plant!) if you top dress them/mulch them with a little compost and mostly grass clippings.

I will start deliberately saving the seeds from now on to share next year. They are one of my favorites. :love
Thanks Journey for the info.

I have some black Hollyhocks started in pots hoping to get a nice jump start on spring. I also have some Lupine sprouting. I think they will look good together.

Joe
 

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Hay Journey, did your SUMMER WINE breed true?

My guess would be that the seeds from it made a new assortment as F2's segregate.
 

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I've gotten more like them in the mix I have saved seeds from. I have so many different colors, and given the way the bumblebees go after them, they all end up crossing. I like the variety though. :)
 

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I sure hope you keep crossing those multi colored ones! You may be on to a new mix!
 

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