winter flower color for zone 9b-sunset 18
Jjbjjbh Jjbjjbh
6 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (15)
Jjbjjbh Jjbjjbh
6 years agoRelated Discussions
Low chill bluberries for AZ zone 9b Sunset 13
Comments (12)From my experience with Southmoon it doesn't require near as many chill hours as stated. I've had great fruit set at 250 chill hours last year. If I had to start all over I would grow 5 low chill varieties. Emerald for shear volume of good fruit and it's very low chill, almost evergreen in my location. Sweetcrisp because the fruit is hands down the best overall. Snowchaser for it's out standing flavor and very early crop. Springhigh for a very early crop and high quality fruit. Jewel for volume and great flavor. I guess I would throw in Sunshine Blue as well. The only knock I can see on that variety is it's a pain to prune cause it can over produce fruit buds in a bad way and it's very twiggy. That being said, if pruned right it is a top notch flavored berry IMO but you don't get a bunch of fruit and it's usually small. As far as rooting cuttings, all of the above varieties except Sunshine Blue are patented so it's illegal to do. If you do, don't tell anyone about it!;) One way that I can think of to creat a humid micro climate for them would be a large kids pool with several inches of water. Place bricks or something in it to keep the bottoms of the pots out of the water and place them in the pool on the brickes. Sounds kinda getto but it works. The water evaporating will provide enough humidity in the leaf canopy to keep them happy along with shade for the brutal sun in your area....See MoreGrowing Moringa Stenopetala in Zone 9b?
Comments (10)Mark, the trees generally grow to somewhere in the neighborhood of 4', plus or minus a foot, depending upon the weather that year. Irrigation is not really an issue... in fact, excessive rainfall is my most persistent problem. Moringa does not like wet feet, and my heavy soil drains poorly. If the soil becomes waterlogged, many of the plants will yellow & die. I learned early on that I should not plant them adjacent to plants which are water hogs, for that reason. Last year I put some plants in the garden, and some in large outdoor pots; the potted plants - which were better drained - were a foot taller at season's end. The number of trees I plant is limited by the fact that they must be started indoors, and the growing space - while fairly large - is shared by hundreds of other seedlings. There is also the issue of germination rates; commercial seed (from multiple sources) typically has only 50-60% germination, 70% is the best I have had. That rate drops off rapidly after the first year, so I need to order fresh seed each year. I should also note that while I can transfer peppers & tomatoes into a solar greenhouse while nights are still in the upper 40's, such temperatures will weaken and/or kill some of the Moringa seedlings... so they need to stay indoors longer. I am tentatively planning to use 12" spacing between plants next year, in double rows. That will leave enough room to weed easily. Until now, I have always planted a 32-cell tray, but I'll squeeze another tray full in somewhere....See MoreHeliconias in Zone 9b?
Comments (17)H. scheideana blooms every year for me here in Berkeley, and is certainly evergreen in a wind protected and dappled shade setting, with lots of fertilizer and water as long as it doesn't freeze. It truly is adapted to our cool winter weather, because it pushes both flowers and new foliage for me even when temps get down into the hight 30'sF. There are also several other more commonly available species that will also do as well outdoors as long as the foliage doesn't freeze. These include H. latispatha, H. spissa, H. bourgeana, H. aurantiaca, H. matthiasae. Some of these can be bought online from suppliers such as Aloha Tropicals, or Stokes Tropicals in Louisiana. There are a few other suppliers in Southern California, but they don't ship. For those here in the SF Bay Area, getting the H. scheideana thru Monterey Bay Nursery is probably the easiest solution. Don't count on any of them flowering if you can't get the plant through the winter without freezing, as we just don't get hot enough to get blooms on new growth in less than a year, like they can in south Florida. Anyone growing 30 kinds of Heliconia in California has quite a collection, but I am willing to bet that over half of those varieties need a lot of help to get through a wet/cold winter, and are even less likely to survive year round outdoors here in northern California. If you stick with the kinds from higher elevation cloudforests in Southern Mexico, you can have thriving blooming clumps. Check out the Palmetum at Lake Merritt in Oakland to see a large clump of H. scheideana in bloom now. I do have some friends growing them in Sunset zone 15 conditions rather than 16 or 17, but you risk losing them to frost and never seeing them bloom....See MoreOctober Roses..... Islamabad zone 9b
Comments (29)Khalid: Thank you for those nice pics. & I'm impressed at how large and healthy the leaves are. Your Chartreuse de Parme is beautiful, same with Belle E. Own-root roses are much smaller than grafted, and my cold-zone makes roses 1/2 the size of warm-zone. So I have to go with REALL BIG roses if I want own-root in a cold-zone. Some of the wimpy own-roots like Love Song, Bishop Castle, Jude the Obscure are sold for $40 each at Heirloom roses since it takes longer for them to root. The problem with our winter & growing indoor: STERILE potting soil is used, that doesn't have mycorrhyzal fungi for fast root-growth. Rooting OUTDOOR with fast-drainage & loamy soil plus mycorrhyzal fungi resulted in THICKER roots for me. But I have to mix that in a month is advance. If you click on the below link, you'll see how Jobes' fertilizer NPK 3-5-3 (with bacteria & fungi) makes a big difference in Julia Child's flowering. Ingredients in Jobe's fertilizer NPK 3-5-3 are "Protein Hydrolysate from feather meal, bone meal, composted poultry manure, sulfate of potash and various bacteria, endomycorrhizae, ectomycorrhzae and archaea." https://www.amazon.com/Jobes-09426-Organic-Granular-Fertilizer/dp/B002RBGO0U/ref=lp_3032347011_1_10?srs=3032347011&ie=UTF8&qid=1477666753&sr=8-10 Here's what Jobe's fertilizer for roses contain: " A consortium of three microorganisms - bacteria mycorrhizal fungi plus a unique species of archaea that breaks down complex materials." That the same microbes in compost. One person reported the best result with rooting was with coco-coir (for fast drainage) and compost. I like home-made compost better than store-bought-compost (mostly cow-manure with antibiotics, salt, and that nasty quick-lime added to deodorize)....See More
Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agolgteacher
6 years ago
suzanne_sl
6 years agoJasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoStock (Matthiola Incana) blooms early. I didn't post this before, because I didn't know the name, but a kind person on the rose forum helped me out. The plants form 2 inch long seed pods and I dispersed the seeds when they turned dark. I was happy to see that they germinated and are now blooming.
Parker Turtle
6 years ago
Sara Malone Zone 9b
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJjbjjbh Jjbjjbh
6 years agoBourbon Milkshake
6 years agoJasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBourbon Milkshake
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
emmarene9
6 years agokathi_mdgd
6 years agoJasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
Related Stories
CURB APPEAL9 Ways to Boost Winter Curb Appeal
No blossoms and a barren yard? You can still make your home attractive and inviting from the street
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDES12 Gorgeous Flowers and Shrubs for Winter Gardens
These pick-me-up plants brighten gray days and add color, structure and fragrance when everything else is dormant
Full Story
FALL GARDENING9 Deer-Resistant Flowering Shrubs to Plant This Fall
These exquisite shrubs will attract your attention but won’t tempt the deer that roam your neighborhood at night
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDESBring On the Blossoms: 9 Top Picks for Flowering Shrubs
Gorgeous spring- and summer-blooming shrubs deliver color, fragrance and pollinators to your garden
Full Story
WINTER GARDENING6 Flowers for Gorgeous Winter Garden Color
Blooming beauties can be yours from January through March — just take your pick from these bulbs, shrubs and even a tree
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDES9 Self-Seeders Capture Chelsea Flower Show Magic
Give your garden show-worthy style with these plants beloved by top designers
Full Story
LIFEHard Winter? 9 Ways to Battle Cabin Fever
We know a lot of you are trapped where it just won’t stop snowing. Here are some ways to survive
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDES9 Clay-Busting Native Flowers for Summer Sun
These plants survive and even thrive in tough clay soil east of the Rocky Mountains
Full Story
GARDENING GUIDESSigns of Spring: 9 Early Blooms to Look for in Your Neighborhood
Crocuses, snowdrops, daffodils, flowering quinces and other bloomers herald the change in the season
Full Story
FALL GARDENINGFeed the Bees With These Enchanting Winter Blossoms
Add drama — and nourishment for pollinators — with these beautiful winter-blooming flowers
Full Story
Jasminerose, California, USDA 9b/Sunset 18