Opt. Rocky and Smokey Mountains!
I was in the next county and stopped at Lowe's. Imagine my surprise when I saw these!!! Still in the wrappers with the rubber band and stick in them!!!!
Optimara Rocky Mountain and Optimara Smokey Mountain!
Opt. MySensation was also there, she looks a little rough, but yes I bought all 3!!!! Well, that is 3 more off my "Wish List"!! Rosie
Comments (9)
Related Discussions
HAVE: lots of seeds
Comments (45)my seed list was last updated 12/7/14. some seeds have been traded/used since then. but I have not found the magic link to update my list. can email current list to anyone interested....See Morelow maintenance low water landscaping - please help!
Comments (19)Your yard looks great! I realize its been a year but I would love to see current pictures:) I am facing a very similar situation and was wondering what you ended up planting on the berm? Also curious to know if you had the rest of the juniper removed? We have a large one in our yard that has kind of taken over and are thinking about having it taken out and replaced with something more manageable as far as size and trimming needs, but hopefully as drought resistant since it is a difficult area to water....See MoreRed Spruce (picea rubens) - your experience/thoughts
Comments (29)Just checking in....I got my 5 red spruce seedlings from NH Nursery back in the spring and I planted them immediately. I liked that they left a lot of dirt on the roots and just threw them in the shipping bag, rather than wash everything off the roots and tie them up etc like other places. This seems to have helped them settle in because every single one survived, grew and handled all the stresses of season change without me watering them at all. Here in northern NJ, we had two heat wave/semi-droughts and they went through them with no problem. I attribute this to both the fact that they are native to my neighborhood and that they were all planted in part sun or almost full shade, depending. They each put on 2-3 inches of growth so they're still very tiny. I expect something similar next year. And honestly, I've read about 100 year old red spruce that are only a few feet high. They have high shade tolerance but will grow super slow in that deep shade, so it seems their growth is super dependent on sun intensity. So I look forward to seeing how each of my 5 grow differently depending on the different conditions I've placed them in. Very happy I skipped the norway spruce in favor of this beautiful native tree!...See MoreSome new blooming AVs in my collection
Comments (36)Ha! I like the thought! Well, I have seen pictures of them on the internet and they just look ugly to me, not to scary though. I just thought maybe such an ugly/unusual plant would make the others on the shelf look all that much nicer. I remember a few of the girls in high school doing that w some success, at least as far as I was concerned! It is unlikely I will be getting one any time soon anyway. The prices are crazy stupid for those things. To much to take a chance that I won't like it. I saw a pair of leaves for that plant on Ebay go for over $20!...See MoreRosie1949
6 years ago
Jeff Zenner
6 years agoA while back, I picked up a few plants from Selective Gardener. A Rocky Mtn, Smoky Mtn and Crater Lake all of which have those peculiar round flowers. Mine have been blooming constantly for months.
The blooms on my plants are best described as very tightly packed groups of round bulbs that slowly open to become flowers. Since these plants are very prolific, I trimmed out a bunch of the smaller flowers that were being crowded out by larger, more mature blooms in order for the flowers to grow better. (Basically leaving the remaining blooms more room to develop.)
After doing this, I noticed that the blooms in the areas where I had removed a bunch of smaller blooms now opened up MUCH further that I had seen them do in the past. Actually started to become a much nicer and more beautiful plant.
I am not sure if I can duplicate this condition but I intend to try. Look at some of the flowers on this Rocky Mountain.
Rosie1949
6 years agoRosie1949
6 years agoRosie1949
6 years ago
aegis1000