Flowers Difficult to Transplant
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Comments (4)Shrubs are actually a great idea... and there are many types that flower quite beautifully. It wouldn't hurt to look into a flowering shrub for an area such as described. It's probably not what you're looking for, but on the west side of my garage, which gets afternoon sun and can get quite hot, I've got a Spirea, a Viburnum, Echinacea, Oriental Poppies, Monarda, Agastache, Russian Sage, Rose "Hot Cocoa", a Peony, Gloriosa Daisies, Mexican Hat Daisies, Daylilies, Standard Iris, and a few other hardy perennial types. Granted, they're all growing in the ground, but with a watchful eye for watering and feeding, you could grow some lovely tubs filled with a mixture of annuals and perennials. I think people tend to think in literal terms when reading plant tags at a nursery, when the truth is, a lot of plants can tolerate some leeway in their light requirements. As example, I have a Hosta growing on the east side of my garage, along with roses and other sun lovers. It's a variety that can handle a bit more sun than others, but still, it's more of a shade lover. And on the north side of the house, I've got roses and a ton of other sun lovers. I think the reflection of the white house helps somewhat... but what I'm trying to say is that you're not locked into only trying items that are said to be right for that area. I don't know that I've helped you much... but I hope I've given you some things to think about. You're possibilities are wider than you may think. Happy Gardening!...See MoreFlowers Difficult to Transplant from Seedlings
Comments (4)From personal experience, neither lupine nor poppy are at all difficult to transplant from seedlings. Most of the notoriously difficult plants are difficult because they put down long tap roots that they really don't like being broken. Since seedlings, particularly indoor grown seedlings don't yet have that long taproot, and are also commonly grown in pots, breaking the taproot isn't an issue....See MoreWhite flowering tropical bush-- difficult question
Comments (3)Thanks Carol-- I tried that one too :) I'm thinking the flowers are smaller and have thinner petals, but it seems to be close. Something between sweet autumn clematis and a robin's plaintain. O_o...See MoreTransplanting seedlings with flower and fruits
Comments (4)Personally, I wouldn't bother doing either...maybe the pods. Every one of my peppers have buds and blooms on them and some have pods already. I won't worry about either when I pot up for the summer. Hopefully that will happen this weekend or next week as temps here will nose dive later this week. That being said, I have gotten lazy in my pepper growing and snipping blooms and pods is probably a preferable practice when repotting....See More- 15 years ago
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