Happy New Year Forum Folk, A Few Roses From 2020,
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Comments (29)Hey kaysbelle, Usually my water lilies are in pots at about a 2.5' depth while they are actively growing. When winter begins to set in, I move them to the 3.5' depth in a pond. I've noticed some plants overwinter better when moved to lower depths. I also move my lotus to lower depths. Water Hyacinth is allegedly being voluntarily restricted because of problems with people taking their excess and dumping it in natural bodies of waters such as streams and lakes so you will probably find it increasingly more difficult to purchase if not illegal to purchase here in the very near future. Best to take in what you feel you need as starts for next year. It seems to overwinter fine for many but there are those who claim they move it and it's dead. I'd experiment with two clumps in two different areas of your home to see what is going to work well for you. About a week before you intend to bring them in, try floating them in a mild solution of Miracle Grow or similar product. Overnight should be fine. From there try one clump in a small washtub in front of a south facing window and maybe another clump in a less desirable location with fluorescent lights hung over the top of them. Get the lights in close to the plants. Maybe one of those overwintering methods might work for you? I've never overwintered Water Hyacinth but I've used those methods along with placing other tender aquatics in kiddie pools in my basement under metal halides and they made it. Can't try to help with your question about Hornwort because I don't know which one you have but as a rule of thumb fast growing plants such as what you described in small ponds are generally not a good idea in the long run. They can be nutrient hogs. Plants that double their mass in short periods of time often use up nutrients that other plants need to survive and thrive. The Anacharis you have is probably Brazilian Waterweed. I'd be very concerned about that particular plant but if you'd like to check it out on your own to determine what you think about having it in your pond, use the Latin name ( Egeria densa ) plus the word invasive in any search engine and you'll come up with tons of hits but here's a decent site where if you scroll down you can click on anything that might be of interest to you- http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatics/brazwaterwd.shtml Anacharis can easily overwinter outside in our zone. Problem with it is that it is extremely difficult to control even when it grows in what we believe to be self-contained environments such as a small backyard ponds. Anacharis, like Hydrilla verticillata, can be spread to other bodies of water by birds. http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/2524.pdf These are the states in which this plant has escaped cultivation- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EGDE Got any frogs kaysbelle ;) Frogs are our friends. Just teasing, I know some people don't like them. Hey Zinnia, I have 3 small herp ponds now supporting 5 different species of frogs and toads. I cheated though. Had a few biologists and herpetologists dumping over here. They were scooping up eggs and tads from vernal ponds that they believed were going to dry up prematurely and relocating over here while I was at work. I finally put up signs that instructed them what went in which pond. Basically; toads to the left, frogs to the right, and straight ahead with any bull frogs they might have picked up from other bodies of water. Ended up getting some interesting dragonflies and damselflies too. Species I've not seen over here so they must have come as and added bonus with the herps. It's kinda neat here at night with those dim photo cell walkway lights around the ponds. Those attract the moths and such and the toads just hang out waiting for their meal to come to them. If you don't have one of those cheap KMart type walkway lights, you really need to think about getting one. Just one of those can bring in prey for our little green friends. Time for me to leave to go wetlands exploring....See MoreSouthern Folks-How Did Your New Plants Do This Year?
Comments (16)TN, you bet, yours look really good ...to be put in the ground during the height of summer, you are doing something RIGHT. And Eleven, my choices were from the ones on hand at the time. I added olla jugs to Empress Wu and S+S to keep water in the root zones Winter Snow was doing fine until DH stepped in the middle of the crown. It is making a valiant effort to reflush, and is beautifully bright green. I care not for Minuteman nor Patriot, so they were chosen as sacrificial lambs. Fragrant Queen is a duplicate, nonessential. Alabama Gold well I wanted a hometown boy to be among the volunteers. For good reason I call it the experimental driveway bed. It runs along the driveway on the west side of the house. Neighbors to the south have water oaks, sweetgum, and camphor trees along an unmaintained yard. It is fairly dry and I water this area lightly. We have good rainfall annually so this is tough love. One which is doing beautifully all season long is Millies Memoirs, a medium....See MoreHappy New Year! (2020) Let’s start the alphabet!
Comments (44)I’m loving these pictures! What a lovely idea to go through our gardens alphabetically. And I’m getting so many wonderful ideas from all of you. Arenaria was a new one to me. Now it’s on my wish list for sure! I’m a sucker for tiny white flowers. sandyslopes, that sky blue winky is beautiful! Astilbe, NOID. Always gives me a good show, though. Another NOID. Very tall and grand. This clump was chopped to bits last fall for a trade so it’s not quite up to par in the pic. Aquilega pink Barlow. My first foray into the Barlow style. The flowers nod in the most shy, enchanting way. I also loved the leaves. They are glaucous and very attractive all year, in contrast to the plain green, rather weedy looking foliage of the McKana’s Giant type. Aquilega, random self seeded bicolor. My husband loves these, with their showy spurs. He doesn’t usually take too much notice of plants, so when he mentions one, and looks forward to it every year, I take notice! Lol. Allium karataviense breaking ground. The leaves are prettier than the flowers! Here the alliums are later, in bloom. Not the showiest, but the foliage makes up for it. Allium christophii. Such a showstopper! Those enormous heads covered in stars. My little boys love them....See MoreHappy Holidays to the Rose Forum!
Comments (36)Thanks, Ann!! Actually today I feel a LOT better! I was only on the computer today for a very short time. I plan on being on the computer a lot tonight...so I'll see if the computer makes it worse for the vertigo....See Morecyndita (west coast zone 9)
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