Who else spent alot of $$ on hybrid echinacea and they died!!
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Comments (150)I have 2 coneflowers at present that are grown in pots on the south-facing balcony of my apartment. They get plenty of sunlight and I do my best to keep them well-watered. I have a "Magnus" coneflower, purchased back in 2003 or 2004, and a "Sunrise" coneflower purchased back in April 2006 from a local garden center; both are doing very well. "Sunrise" bloomed nicely the first year, and has bloomed very heavily the second year. It runs about a month ahead of schedule when compared to old standards such as "Magnus" - it leafs out earlier in the spring, grows up quicker, and blooms earlier. I assume that it's flowers will also fade a month before those of "Magnus." Overall, I am quite satisfied with it. The plant is a strong grower and had no problems during the bitterly cold parts of the 2006-2007 winter here on the East Coast of the US. However, it is worth noting that its flowers are very pale yellow once exposed to the sunlight. The deeper yellow tones are only evident for a short amount of time or on flowers that are more shaded. Once left out in the sun, the flowers fade to an off-white, yellow color. The cones, however, are much more yellow than the standard gold-tan color of most coneflowers....See MoreDouble Scoop Echinacea Series
Comments (32)/HU-526247716 I'd encourage you to repost this as a new post/topic. People may not have the patience to scroll through nearly 30 [posts to see your last one, which is really good information. It's information I've read too. And while I was reading the previous 30 posts I kept thinking "you are supposed to cut the flowers off in year one!" And "don't bother planting in the fall!" t. It's not rude to start a new thread to post new information. It is encouraged . I hope you'll do it. I think you'll get a lot of interest. As well as a lot of complaints about the all the echs that have died in people's gardens after one season. I hate to think of the money I wasted on all those Big Sky echinaceas. Marie...See Moreechinaceas: fussy for you?
Comments (19)Thank you, carolsun! I thought it was just me! Never had any luck with echinacea. Any color. Any variety. As davissue said, '...despite the reputation as drought tolerant.' Now rudebeckia is a different story! I love my rudebeckia herbstonne! I tried the typical ones you see in most nurseries (Indian summer and the like) with somewhat meh results. But herbstonne is a winner. Carefree. Isn't picky about soil and water (or lack thereof). Loves the heat. Long-blooming. Tall and commanding. (Can be a little hard to find, you might have to go to a specialty nursery.) And one of the things I like best about it is the nice basal evergreen (at least in my zone) rosette of leaves during the off season when it's not in bloom (so it's not ratty and ragged like other rudebeckias or echinaceas). I've included a picture of one of mine blooming now (growing in a narrow strip between our driveway and the neighbor's lawn) that's taller than me! Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreWho Else Is starting their daylily seeds?
Comments (51)LOL I live in zone 8 and I still start them babies in the house. I may try my hand at doing a few seeds as Jan did this past year. That's how I do my pro.'s, just snap them babies off and plant them next to their mama's. I figure this will make the clumps bigger a lot faster. Jan, my daffs are up and blooming too. I have several beds that are full of paperwhites and the smell will knock you out it's so strong. Ed, I'm so glad you have some more of your seedlings coming up. If you need more space I'll grow some seedlings for you here....if you supply the seeds are small plants. I'll keep photos and records and anything else you would need are want. But I would want one start of each seedling for my own use in my flowerbeds. LOL Well I've got too many irons in the fire right now, I've got to go plant a few more crosses I just got off the L.A. I wish someone would breaker the curser on my computer so I couldn't get on there. Each day I say "I'm not going to buy any more seeds" Each day, I lie to myself and go ahead and click on SOMETHING ON THERE.....lol Berrytea4 me, I sure would like to have a couple of Blue Spruce seedlings to try to grow here. Even if it is too hot, I'd like to try. Do they come up wild there like our pine trees do here in the Piney Woods of East Texas? WE need some new pictures of everyone's seedlings. I don't know how to put them on here or I would. Please don't anyone offer to teach me how. I've tried before and I'm HOPELESS. Happy Gardening and lots of beautiful daylily babies this summer....See Morewantonamara Z8 CenTex
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