Which Clematis' will bloom all Summer?
ashli
17 years ago
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Want tall white blooms all summer....need a mid summering flower
Comments (21)Wow, I've been busy googling---who knew there were so many to choose from! You all gave me so many more choices than I found on my own when I did searches for "tall white perennials" :) Campanula, I love the foxglove idea.... When does it bloom and for how long? Also, the Penstemon is very pretty---I have never seen it before! I definitely need something bold there--- So far I think phlox, digitalis, and penstemon are my best bets. Even the obedient plant wasn't showy enough to be seen from the street---I need a big 'ol white flower. The lilies would work too... but I'm not a huge fan. As far as a picture, I never took one when the obedient plant was blooming! It was pretty, but didn't quite give the 'pop' that the allium did.... which is what prompted a new search :) Thanks so much for all of your help---lots to think about...See MoreClematis didn't bloom hardly at all
Comments (2)Pruning and/or fertilizing have no impact on clematis flower color - it is what it is, although sun can sometimes fade out the blossoms. Since the vast majority of clematis tend to be hybrids of some sort, it is possible that color will not be stable, however named cultivars should maintain color regardless. For most hybrid clematis the recommended pruning time is late winter/early spring......about March or when roses normally get pruned in your area. And they should be fertilized after pruning as well, just like roses :-) In fact, a rose fertilizer is often recommended but an all purpose or tomato/vegetable formulation will work as well. And many folks just fertilize with a good compost mulch each season. Skip the Miracle Gro - it's mostly hype and not worth the expense. A granular organic will generate much better results....See MoreVibrant perennials; blooms all summer
Comments (7)Assuming by "lawn" you mean a prepared bed in full sun, there are limitless options. As you may know planting perrenials directly into an established lawn is not a good idea since grass is very aggressive and will strangle your perrenials. I have a very large meadow area now that I prepared into an open lawn (cut out the edges, cardboarded and mulched for a period of time for the grass to die). There is now a nice selection of cool colored perrenials and ornamental grasses that bloom in succession and always provide me with something exciting to look at. For full sun, and well draining soil, I suggest these cool tone reliable perrenials: In the spring, I have white, pink and dark purple tulips (Queen of the Night is my favorite and long bloomer for me). They are immediately followed by purple alliums (I have Globemaster). As those finish, I have long blooming, intense blue-purple salvias (Caradonna, May Night, Blue Hill). Their time intercepts with the pale blue Walker's Low Catmint that reblooms everime I cut it. I wouldn't be without ornamental grasses mixed in with the perrenials for additional structure, texture and movement. By late June, my cool season ornamental grasses are in full swing - Karl Foerster grass gets frothy and tall swaying in the wind. By July, my favorite grass blooms among the perrenials - Molinia Ceraulea Skyracer. The grass itself is no taller/wider than 2-3 feet, but the airy plumes shoot up to 6-8 feet and create a transparent veil among the flowers that is pure magic. My verbena bonariensis blooms by now (annual in our zone, but overwinters for me in well draining soil, or will self-seed). I wouldn't be without its tall airy purple blooms that play very nice with other lower growing plants (and it blooms its head off until frost). At the same time (starting late June, early July) coneflowers are in full swing and last a long time too - I have Magnus, Pow Wow Wildberry and Pow Wow White, also love the more wild looking Echinacea Pallida. Another favorite perrenial (can be short-lived but nicely seeds around if happy) is gaura lindheimeri (I have white ones and pink ones). I love airy plants that weave into each other, bloom long and create a hazy, wildflower meadow effect among plants with more structure. In high summer, Russian Sage begins blooming cool blue for a long time (I recommend Little Spire since it's sturdier than the species). For fall, I recommend heleniums (I have the bright red Helenium Rubinzwerg). Other cool schemed plants I am in the process of growing, and have very high hopes for, include eryngium, althea cannabina, persicaria amplexicaulis, veronicastrum alba, and the red sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Thunder'. Finally, for areas with a bit less sun (dappled shade), I have found my favorite plant to be the ever-popular geranium Rozanne, which blooms intense blue-purple from end of June all the way into late fall....See MoreRudbeckia hirta browning and shriveling up after blooming all summer
Comments (6)Sah, Normally they do last the season. Something probably induced root/crown rot in that particular plant. I would not expect an epidemic of rot throughout your Rudbeckias, just an isolated case most likely. It was possibly responding to too much water. I know how frustrating it is to have a plant fail right in a focal point of a flower bed, especially at this time of year when it is hard to get a replacement for it. Maybe a nice fall blooming chrysanthemum could fill in the gap. Still, those so called hardy chrysanthemums are also rather short lived too. At least for the rest of the year it will do the job. Don't give up on using R. hirta in your garden. The occasional failed plant is more than compensated for by the majority of these workhorse blooming machines that churn out blooms until frost. Just bear in mind that they are not long term perennials/biennials. Maybe one in five survives to bloom again next year. Survival to the year after that is a rarity, though. They are very reliable self sowers, a real plus. Moses...See MoreMairead
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