Any polyantha as pretty as Blue Mist?
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Have: Blue mist shrub seeds for SASBE
Comments (12)Added blue mist shrub seeds to michele, Wendy, jensyen & Sharon's seeds for SASBE lists. jensyen - only offering these for SASBE/BEAP at this time. roper2008 - you have mail momtocats - I can't email you because you haven't enabled that feature on your GW member page. With these last few posts, there are not enough seeds left for any additional seed packs. This offer is now closed....See MorePink Mist and Butterfly Blue Scabiosa plants
Comments (12)I have grown both the Butterfly Pink and Blue. I agree with ellen 7ny. I think there's a lot of hype surrounding these plants and they come up a bit short. While I grew them, both stayed on the small side, and both the foilage and flowers were floppy. They were in amended clay soil, and got adequate sun. I deadheaded them, so I had bloom off and on all season. I recently saw some at a local nursery, and the plants were much larger than I remember mine ever getting. We moved, and I did not take them with me. Someone sent me some seeds marked a mix of Butterfly Pink and Blue. Does anyone know if you can even grow them from seed? I don't want to waste time trying if the seeds are sterile. Linda...See MoreWhat annuals look nicely with Blue Mist Spirea
Comments (8)That is just beautiful! I wish I could get my gardens to look like that. I am seriously thinking of tearing all the beds in the back yard completely out and starting over again. I winter sowed everything so cost would not really matter, This is my second summer gardening and I have learned a ton. But the beds are like a jungle and I can't stand them. I think I have just tried too many plants and that is part of the messy look. It looks like a class of first graders planted these beds. Anyway thanks for the help I will see about getting some of seeds for the plants you mentioned. I loved your garden picture....See MoreWhat happened to my Blue Mist?
Comments (10)Hi, Terri, Yes, I recall Irina posting that she restarted her plants from leaves, as often as every year! Begonia, 3 years does seem somewhat mature for a violet. In my limited (time wise) experience, the Russians seem to put out a big display at first, then taper off over a few years. Because yours is bi-color, it eventually showed more white than blue. It could be a cultural cause, but I would not know what. Maybe while you were away, the care was not as consistent as you would have hoped. Maybe it got dry then overwatered. Were you able to salvage a leaf or two? You can soak them in sugar water to perk them up then plant and dome and hope for the best. If all else fails, Lyon's is having a sale in August and I believe they have that plant listed! Aegis, personally I would like the flower if it remained a solid blue, but I have not seen it. A friend of mine is always in search of the "perfect" light double blue of her dreams from the past. I keep trying to raise a blue for her, but it is never "quite" the right shade that she remembers! Anyway, this experiment really got me hooked on the light blues! For myself, as a relative newcomer, compared to people like Terri, Irina, and Aegis, I keep the plants going for as long as they want to keep going. I have a few plants that got large and stayed symmetrical. They look nice when they bloom, and when they don't, the large amount of foliage looks dramatic. So I have a few of those in the living room for guests and family to admire. They are too large to try to repot, so I just freshen the potting mix that I can reach. Eventually, they might develop a sucker, which I remove and repot. Every now and then, I take a leaf or two from the lower rows and start a new plant. The larger leaves take longer to reproduce than leaves from the growing layers. One of these is Starry Night Blue, another is Powder Keg, another is Maui, and another is Patricia by Optimara. I had a few Russians that got large but eventually demised. The older Lyon's and the older O's I suspect have similar stock and are designed for the long haul. Joanne...See Morestrawchicago z5
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