Spring Swap 2019
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Comments (987)According to this interesting video about Arundo propagation, rooting takes place at nodes, so internode cuttings are actually good propagation material. This suggests that if a stem is severed at ground level, without any roots, it is likely to end up being cut above the root node and the next higher node may be above ground when such a stem is planted vertically. In such a case a spurt of growth from the stem's remaining reserves could occur but it would not be followed by root formation and the stem would die off. Those stems that survive would be likely cut deep enough to preserve enough of the root node to be able to form new roots. So to obtain more successful propagation of Arundo, two paths could be followed: 1, deeper digs and divisions containing larger chunks of tubers with roots and rooting nodes; 2, stem cuttings with exposed nodes laid flat on the rooting medium, like in the video. The stems that we received at the swap seem to fall in the crack of not having enough roots to be bona fide divisions on one side, and not having a buried internode to be able to root as cuttings on the other side....See More2019 SPRING MAG SWAP - Plants You Have List
Comments (33)Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima’ Barrenwort (Epimedium) -- yellow flowers Bearded Iris -- Dark purple with bright yellow throat, Light purple with white throat Celandine Poppy/ Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) Hellebores -- volunteer babies in dark red and white with red specks Japanese Painted Fern Lamb's Ears Lily of the Valley -- White and Pink Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) cuttings Oriental Poppy -- Orange Plumbago Solomon's Seal -- common and variegated Strawberry Geranium (Saxifraga stolonifera) Virginia Bluebells Arugula 'Wild Rocket' babies Sweet Potato slips -- Red Japanese variety And a little request: Please do not give away invasive plants so as not to spread an environmental disaster. Spreading or freely self-sowing is one thing, but we really should not spread invasive plants as conscientious gardeners....See More2019 SPRING MAG SWAP - Plants You WANT List
Comments (25)I'm so late getting my "game on" this year. I am contributing plants to a community fundraiser the same day but I am saving lots to bring to GG's and can't wait for the fun! I'm digging this weekend and will post those things later. Here is my "WANT" list: Delphinium Aconitum (Monkshood) Lupine Rhubarb Fig Kiwi Blueberry Rose cuttings (I want to attempt the potato rooting method) woodland anemone lady slippers Toad Lily (Trycirtum) Lily, "Beverly" Lemongrass Stevia Canna, Phasion, Stutgard, any other mint lobelia cardinal flower clematis (any, will also like to try rooting a cutting) plastic pots, all sizes, seed starting to 5 gallon 3 and 5 gallon buckets posts, plant supports, bamboo (no roots, just pole - I can come to collect if you don't want to bring them), leftover pieces of wire fencing, Tree Peony SEEDS any other flower seeds...See MoreSpring Swap 2019-What Are You Bringing?
Comments (55)Ginny, I’ll get some Red Valerian for you. Zach, it looks like the plant behind my garage is, in fact, myrtle spurge. I didn’t plant it there (it came with the house) and I didn’t realize it was on the “A” list of noxious weeds—in fact, it has been slowly getting crowded out by grass and thistles over the past four years. Two other invasives, perhaps? But you’ll be glad to hear that the whole area will be getting dug up by excavating equipment in a couple of months, so there will be one fewer patch of invasives in Colorado soon....See MoreSkybird - z5, Denver, Colorado
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4 years agoLeslie,
I was at O'Tooles yesterday and saw the bush we brought. On our original plant list it is shown as a Black Chokeberry, Aronia Melnanocarpa. I should have trusted the info and put that on the tag. I took pictures of the O'Tooles plant and the tags, shown below. Turns out you can use the berries for jams and jellies! Who knew? I don't actually remember the berries, but we have so many different bushes that berry I simply may not have noticed.
Our plant list shows 2 were originally planted in the area we are taking them out. Given that it pretty much stayed in place. We controlled it by cutting down the suckers but they generally stayed within a few feet of the plant and it did not spread itself all over or into the yard. Also pretty much stayed out of the rock bed nearby so I consider it pretty well behaved. Ours did get about 6 ft tall but stayed a pretty shallow clump of a couple of feet deep while it spread width wise. But then it started as two plants that grew together.
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4 years agoMmmm12, I apologize for not answering sooner, but I knew I was not feeling well at Saturday’s swap and have been confined to the house. To answer your question - I could not find a picture of the purple phlox, just a medium purple, closer to medium/light.
i have 2 kinds of clematis, either a darker purple Jackmanii, or 2 tone striped pink.
It may take a few years to get the plant full.
Clematis like heavier mulch in the summer to stay hydrated. They also climb our wire fencing quite well. Hopefully they will do well for you. We planted them in 1992 so some have come and gone with the weather.
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ZachS. z5 Platteville, ColoradoOriginal Author