Anyone have experience with indoor potted/gift hydrangeas?
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Elephant Ears....anyone have experience?
Comments (9)PM, Here's some growing info... Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' kol-oh-KAY-shah ess-kew-LEN-tahCommon Name: Elephant ear, Cocoyam, Dasheen, Taro Synonyms: C. antiquorum, 'Jet Black' Genus: Colocasia Rising to about 36 inches, the elephant ear's deep-purple stalks suspend luxurious leaves of the same color. When the leaves undersides are dusted with chalky-looking bloom, they have an intriguing, almost gray look. This plant does well in a bog or even in the margins of a water garden, as well as in average garden soil. Noteworthy characteristics: Dark purple, almost black, heart-shaped leaves. Loves wet conditions. Care: ElephantÂs ears are generally not hardy anywhere colder than Zone 9, so treat them like other summer-blooming bulbs. Let frost kill the top growth, then dig up the bulbs and dry them in open shade. Soon they look shriveled, and any clinging soil dries up and falls off with the roots. Hang them in well-ventilated sacks in a dry, cool (about 50°F) place.When spring arrives, plant the bulbs in 1- or 2-gallon pots and put them in a greenhouse to give them an early start. Position them so that any remnants of last yearÂs stem rise above soil level. Since the bulbs have no roots at this point, water them once, and donÂt douse them again until leaves emerge. Grow in a warm greenhouse or outdoors at a pool margin, in a moist border, or in large aquatic containers. Propagation: Divide in winter or early spring. Problems: Soft rot, bacterial blight, corm and root rot, and dasheen mosaic virus are common. Aphids, whiteflies, and spider mites occur. They like it hot & will pout in our cool springs so don't put them outside too early. Mine have responded very well to large dousings of Miracle Grow. I feed 1/2 strength every 10-14 days. And they soak up incredible amounts of water. You can plant trailing annuals around the perimeter of the pot but if 'Black Magic' grows well for your DD...the other plants will soon be swamped by 'Black Magic'. I live right on LIS &, frankly, we just don't get hot enough here so they've been poor performers for me...they just get going well & temps start to cool off for fall. I believe they'd do better off the coast a few miles from where I am & summer temps are about 10 degrees warmer. /tricia Here is a link that might be useful: Growing 'Black Magic'...See MoreAnyone have experience with Micro-Minnies?
Comments (11)Judy, Maybe you found this already, but I was looking for threads here trying to figure out what to do with my 13 little Optimaras (never meant to keep them all) and I found this link to Rob's article on growing miniatures: www.violetbarn.com/library/miniature_violets.htm Sometimes I have trouble finding things on his site even when I know they're there. I did find the ones he lists as micros and I've never grown any of them. I have Twinkle Pink but I guess it's not as small as Twinkle Blue. I'd always assumed they were a set. Ebay has a much healthier looking Teeny Bopper than mine is. Mine's not sick, just puny. Ah, this big one that is the same color as the one that is probably (maybe?) Little Coral is marked "No Idea." It is blooming like mad. Maybe I need to try to get photos again. Don't be misled by Little Crystal's name. I'm thinking it may need a 3" pot. I seem to have grown Petite Blarney before it was registered. I don't remember it, but I don't think it's a micro mini. I have leaves again. There are some that you can kind of "stunt" with the little thumb pots or let them get bigger. A few are true micros, I guess. There are some that people do keep in a terrarium or "domed." This isn't exactly my thing but a thumb pot is a very cute pot. I was going to try it with what may be O. Little Diamond but then that didn't work out. I have a Smitten Kitten that could go in one. A long time ago, I had a little plastic "greenhouse" and that would probably be a cute thing for them. I don't know if there's anything like it any more or not. It came from Park's Diana...See MoreDoes anyone have experience with Mongolian Oak?
Comments (7)I planted 200 oak seedlings in April 2008. 50 Swamp chestnut oak (Q. michauxii) 50 Nuttall oak (Q. nuttalli) 50 Cherrybark oak (Q. falcata v. pagodafolia) 50 Southern red oak (Q. falcata) Average height was 12-16 inches when planted. At least 25% of the trees are over 5 feet now. Q. falcata are leading the pack. Amazing growth, beyond expectations. Most of the Nuttall oaks have grown as wide as they are tall - very dense with lovely leaves. They will need pruning when they go dormant. Our climate has mild temps but trees must survive long periods of strong winds out of the south. The drought ended this spring....See MoreTesselaar Gift Hydrangeas
Comments (3)OK I got the scoop on Blackberries & Cream from one of their spokespeople: "Blackberries & Cream is a more compact / improved selection from Firelight that was selected over the course of many different / continued selection" Well that's interesting. Until further notice, if anyone has this I would just treat it like Firelight....See Moremadeyna
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