Ratibida pinnata- Yellow Coneflower - anyone growing this?
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Comments (15)Hi everyone, I am trying to prep my garden and wondering whether I should pull up all of my coneflowers. I didn't know that they had yellow asters until I looked up why coneflowers turn green. I noticed the weird look last fall, but thought, "Hmmm⦠I must have planted an exotic one and didn't remember." Do I really need to pull up all of them NOW or should I wait til they come up to see which are healthy? I have 50% perennials in the garden, much of which are resistant to the aster yellows. The coneflowers and rudbeckias are just the 2 that might be impacted....See MoreGray-headed Coneflower misgivings
Comments (4)Hi wisconsitom, thanks for answering my post. There is a lot of Sideoats Grama Grass and Little Bluestem in the garden, but they are for the most part growing alone, and then the coneflower is mixed with a few other species of native plants, like Wild Bergamot, Canada Rye, and Mountain Mint. So the coneflower does not have much competition with the grasses. The Sideoats Grama Grass is the predominant grass, but it is so thick places, it hides the beauty of the plants. I guess some of that needs to be removed also. Now that I know how aggressive the Gray-headed Coneflower can be, we will probably start removing a considerable amount of it. Like I said, it really does not add to the beauty of the garden. I wish we could burn the area, but that is not possible because the garden is not in an isolated area. The garden is cut back every spring though. I am wondering if it would be better to cut it back late fall, at least for this year. Perhaps that would help to get a jump on the control of weeds and coneflowers. When I said the crown of the plant, I was referring to the base of the plant. I have never seen plants this thick in the wild. Even the Monardas look like shrubs they are so large. I have been told the garden hasn't been fertilized, but in past years, it has always been watered, which hasn't been done this year....See MoreFlopping Ratibida pinnata
Comments (9)I was just searching for a solution for my floppy gray headed coneflower when I came upon this thread. I love everything about this flower except that it flops. I was hoping that this year, it’s second year in my garden, it wouldn’t flop, but not so. It’s way too late for the tomato cage idea. I guess I’ll steal some bamboo stems from my big bamboo and go to work, though I truly hate staking plants. Generally I just avoid plants that need staking. But I love the foliage of this beautiful perennial and it has such a wonderfully long bloom period, I just have to make an exception....See MoreAnyone growing Dahlia coccinea 'True Wild Form'?
Comments (20)I'm so jealous ! The pictures & videos I see on tv & online of cali are gorgeous!! Mountains & thin roadways but also city and beaches with rocks! Ppl often compare Florida to California but even our beaches look completely different ! I don't think we're anything alike! Florida doesn't have mountains & big rocks . We're definitely not dry either ! The west side of the US has dry air compared to the south east - its so humid here! i step outside and my shirts drenched within minutes & i can't cool off bc it's too humid it's horrid ! I love the beaches here but cali has more of a wild look to it - it's so pretty !! I'd love to visit ! .....Annie talks about plants she grows and how well they grow even in the humid fog but I'll purchase these plants & they die within days of being subjected to our high heat & humidity :( I've tried growing many pants of hers that are more native to the west but they hate our climate here on the east. I just got a shipment notification from her! I ordered the California cream cups!! I bought them last year and they literally melted in our humidity within 3 days!!!!! I cried! but I'm praying I get to see one bloom before this happens again just one bloom & ill b happy it's really cool to b able to purchase plants I've never Seen before in my life & get to see them bloom! Half don't make it and it is a waste of money but I don't get to see these flowers otherwise bc they're not common on our side of the US. Maybe I'm crazy but I love seeing new flowers! My first columbine flowers where from annies! Never seen one before - they grow north of us in TN & GA but not in Florida. I have some now I'm waiting to bloom in spring but then out summer rains will rot them & I'll repurchase them again next fall. It's sad but it is what it is! One day -If hubby retires, I'll move somewhere I can grow these flowers without the high humidity killing them off ! I love the fountain grass! It's a mix of tan, purple & a rosey pink - you've got me searching for grasses at lowes!! lol they're beautiful! I want the restios!! Where did u purchase yours from ??! And thanks SOO much for the link!! Ur awesome. :)...See Moregarcanad
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