Normal Behaviour?
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newbie question about bulb (iris) flowering time
Comments (1)The bulbs you are talking about produce a flush of flowers and leaves in the spring and then become dormant. It is a response to mediterranean climates with winter/spring rains or snow melt and a very dry summer. Some of them bulbs experience very dry dark summers because of deciduous tree cover. Some people just snip the very top of the flower and keep the stalk since it is green. Others remove the whole thing for tidiness. There are other bulb-type plants you can consider to entend your season. Small bulbs like Crocus, Snowdrops, and Sconit flower very early. Bearded Iris can extend your Iris flower seasons. Other bulbs like Fritillaria , some of the Scillas, flower later in spring. Different types of tulips offer flowering over at least three months. Then there are late spring and summer "bulbs" like Lilies, Daylilies, Crocosmia, and Galdioli....See MoreLeaves are crying : is it normal ?
Comments (5)Not exactly, the plant must a healthy root system and ample water. In my experience, prolific gutation is a sign of good health....See Morequestion re: verbascum
Comments (2)Some Verbascums are perennial and some are biennial, so unless you know which one yours is, then there's no way of knowing for sure. Since it has flowered and died back, I'm inclined to think it's a biennial one (they flower in the second year). If it is biennial, then it's a good thing you collected the seeds - you can wintersow them and get some new plants for next year. If it's a biennial, it will take two years to flower though - the first year it forms a rosette with the leaves, then in the second year it flowers. It's probably a good idea to leave the dried up plant, just in case it is a perennial one. You'll know next spring - tug on the dead leaves and if they come away with no resistance and there is no sign of new growth underneath, then it was a biennial....See MoreIs this normal behaviour?
Comments (7)Ken, the only thing he can do is to cut the "hanging leader" so the one which is staked will be forced to be the "new leader". Several times I have the same situation here at my nursery but with some cutting work there's always a happy end :0) On the other hand the "steaked leader" can be cut off and the stake can be removed. In this situation a specimen with a strange habit will arise. If there's plenty of room, I would choose for the last situation. Fotis, normaly spoken the 'Inversa' must always be staked till the height you wanted it to grow because it's leader always wanted to going down. But somethimes here at my nursery I come across situations with 'Inversa' plants which grows up by themselves with a strong leader. This sounds strange but it has something to do with the scions which were used for grafting. This counts for a lot of conifers with a weeping habit, some must be staked for live and others will grow straight to the sky......See Moregtrshop
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