Is Madame Anisette worth growing in Florida zone 10b?
chuck urso
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Comments (11)Alex, there is an extremely talented gardener here in my area who has done some gardening similar to your zone - although I haven't seen her posting in the last few months. I attached a thread she responded to a while back about growing hydrangea in the Laguna area. 'Macs' - hydrangea macrophylla. But, be warned, if you are not seeing them at all in your own neighborhood, there may be a reason. The florist type hydrangeas you mention are varieties of hydrangea macrophylla. Sometimes they are perfectly acceptable planted in the garden in mild zones like my own 8b....after being acclimated to being outdoors, these are greenhouse grown plants. The problem with them is they have been bred and raised for the flower trade, and grown under a strict regime of fertilizers, hormones, lighting and temps so that they will bloom to coincide with particular dates, like Valentines Day, Mothers Day etc....often grown with no regard to long term plant health. Sometimes they recover from the treatment and do well, other times they do not. If you were to receive one as a gift, I'd say go for it and plant, but if you have a choice, choose regular nursery stock, not florists stock for your garden. Your seed choices look good with a couple of exceptions. Hellebores sown in Feb may take 15 - 18 months to germinate. They need to experience a period of warm moist, followed by a somewhat lengthy moist chill, then will germinate while conditions are still cool. If I sow them fresh by Aug/Sept, I will have germination approx March into April. If you were to ask around June, someone could probably send you fresh seed (like me) that you could sow - much more reliable than dried commercial seed. Alstroemeria can be similar, they self sow like crazy in my garden, can be stubborn or at least very slow (many months) from dried commercial seed. And do you know they go dormant around August, leaving a blank space in your garden? The hummingbirds love them while present, but they spread, become a little messy, disappear until Fall rains begin or the weather cools. Here is a link that might be useful: Hydrangea, California...See Moreclassic HTs still worth growing?
Comments (39)'Mme. Caroline Testout' is one of the sturdiest, healthiest and most reliable roses of its generation, enjoying far better health and vigor than its "successor", 'Peace' that came 55 years later. Thousands of plants of it were planted in Portland 100+ years ago. From Wikipedia: "Portland has been known as the "City of Roses", or "Rose City", since 1888, after Madame Caroline Testout, a large pink variety of hybrid tea rose bred in France, was introduced to the city. Thousands of rose bushes were planted, eventually lining 20 miles (32 km) of Portland's streets in preparation for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905." There isn't a community within 100 miles of PDX that doesn't have at least a few specimens of 'Mme. C' evident in its citizens gardens, no doubt propagated from the original plantings in PDX. When I moved onto the farm I currently live on, there was a plant of it next to one of the barns as well! The plant had obviously been there for decades and was thriving in spite of having received no care whatsoever, not even watering during the rainless 1/4 of the year. This is a sturdy survivor of a rose, and is very handsome in every detail. I've grown dozens of post-WW2 roses, and very, very few still exist in my collection, having been removed because of disease issues, lack of winter hardiness, unreliable performance, or (most often) all of the above. 'Mme. Caroline Testout' is, in my opinion, far superior to most of its kin. PS: I would add 'Tiffany' to a short list of superior HTs to consider for the modern no-spray garden. This post-war period hybrid is remarkably sturdy, disease free and genuinely beautiful. It doesn't hurt that it also possesses one of the most intense perfumes of its class. Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia article This post was edited by trospero on Sun, Dec 23, 12 at 10:16...See MoreLooking for the perfect tree - Zone 10B
Comments (37)Poppy cock I say to the liquidamber haters. Different strokes and all, but to me the beautiful fall folliage is every bit as breathtaking as any flowering tree. Yes, the balls are ouchy, so not recommended where one might go barefoot. Yes, the roots can show above ground, but not very noticeable except in the most pristine lawn. Our forty year old neighborhood also has many near the sidewalks and none are damaged at all by the roots. Not sure, but believe the rotundaioba are quite slim and look best planted in duplicates. You can keep your fabulla-tabula. :). I'll always love my LAmbdrs best! Below are my two and neighbors behind. They " bloom" from late Oct. Thru late December....See MorePalms for tropical yard zone 10a-b
Comments (111)It appears that 3 of the 4 Samoan seedlings sprouts are making some progress with new growth. Don't know why but the 4th one of them seems to be near death, almost completely browned out. :( I've read the strong sun/heat can crack the husk too much and cause the plant to have a reduced resistance to the environment. Maybe sunburn, overwatering, underwatering? Maybe 100% success rate is asking too much. If it dies, I think I'm going to replace it with a Satakentia liukiuensis rather than another coconut palm....See More
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