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Post by beejay on Jul 10, 2007 18:37:05 GMT
I think I said ages ago that I would post a picture of my adisonii. It is looking very sweet & lovely this year.
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Post by Plocket on Jul 11, 2007 8:43:52 GMT
Very very pretty! Mine hasn't flowered this year but it is just a baby
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Post by nightowl on Jul 11, 2007 9:10:24 GMT
That is very cute BJ
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 16, 2007 10:43:50 GMT
That adisonii is lovely BJ similar looking variety (is that the right word) to the Red Robin I bought a few months ago. Which reminds me HELP P remember my list of unknown Clems I had, well this is one of them. The first flower opened about 2 weeks ago and now it has a few more so I've had the camera out. The 1st flower is a lot bigger than the others, petal size and that beautiful center too. I've taken 2 pics so you can see the difference. The colour is as it looks and flowers are not far off actual size too. Hope you can help ID it for me
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 16, 2007 16:12:13 GMT
Disaster has struck - my Josephine looks as though it is dead - don't tell me it is please..............
Is there a chance that it will come back - I did plant it deep enough.
Is it all the rain or what could have happened.
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jul 16, 2007 17:18:22 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Jul 16, 2007 17:20:09 GMT
Hia Rosefriend! Well I can't say for certain whether it's dead or not but could you tell me a little bit more about your Josephine? How big is it? Is it planted in the ground or a pot? Have all the leaves gone brown or have they been eaten? And could you post a photograph? If you can supply a bit more information I will try and help!
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 16, 2007 17:42:36 GMT
Ok Plocket - here you are. It is in the ground and the roots are covered with bark chippings and stones as you can see. There is also a Hosta shading the roots. It looks wet only because it has just been watered. The Ivy has nothing to do with me (next doors) and it is ripped out at regular intervals. and here the top half - not a great deal to say about it except that it doesn't look very happy at all does it. I have fed and watered it as usual. RF
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Post by Plocket on Jul 16, 2007 18:09:58 GMT
Mmm that's not a happy plant I'm afraid RF. I would suggest drastic action - dig it up and check the roots, then plant it in a container so you can keep an eye on it. Be warned that it might have popped it's clogs but at the same time there is hope because the roots might still be ok. Ensure that you use fresh compost, add some grit and/or sharp sand to the soil before planting, and make sure it's deeper than it is already, as you planted it in the ground. Cut back SOME of the growth but leave some leaf joints/nodes in the hope that it will put out some new growth.
I hope it works Rosefriend, but please don't be too disappointed if it doesn't. Just out of interest, have you had it for long? If it's still a new plant I would take it back. A lot of places have money-back guarantees even on plants.
Px
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 16, 2007 18:20:36 GMT
Thanks a lot Plocket - I will take it out as you suggest. As we have over 30 deg C at the moment I suspect that one day longer isn't going to harm it.
Well I did buy it this year actually but up to a couple of weeks ago it has been marvellous and that is why I thought that I had done something wrong.
Thanks again Plocket and I will let you know what happens.
RF
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Post by Plocket on Jul 17, 2007 8:12:22 GMT
Good luck Rosefriend - I'll wait to hear from you.
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Post by snowowl on Jul 17, 2007 11:12:58 GMT
Hi P re my HH it looked liked RF clem in the end i thought id lost it. I dug it out the container there was no sign of life put it in a long pot in the greenhouse. Lo and behold went to check this morning and there is a new shoot starting to come at the bottom. So all might not be lost for my HH after all. Will let you know.
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Post by Plocket on Jul 17, 2007 12:50:21 GMT
Hurrah! Keep the slugs off it though Snowowl - they'll have that little new shoot if they can!
Px
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 17, 2007 17:56:41 GMT
Oh dear RF your Josephine does look rather poorly hopefully P's tips will pull it through, good luck Thanks for the link P, feel guilty now as yours was the only site I didn't look at . I thought the petal formation on that pic looked very different to mine, closer together. However on looking at the other pics you have via the groups button it does look like the Crystal fountain you have on there. Can they really vary so much. The name doesn't ring a bell but it could be from a cutting I've done. You have loads more pics on your site since I last looked on there, it's looking great too Makes you want more Clems though ;D
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Post by Plocket on Jul 17, 2007 18:12:18 GMT
Hia Chuckles! Well they don't usually vary a great deal but give the central "frill" there aren't many other candidates I'm afraid. I'm going to do a bit more research for you but it won't be until tomorrow at the earliest (OH has had a couple of days off work ) Mwah! Thank you I've got to have another tinker with it because some of the buttons aren't working. Imagine how I feel about more clems then!!! ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 17, 2007 18:17:16 GMT
Thanks P, don't lose time with OH for it though you enjoy time together while he's off. It's so difficult when you look at all the pics there are about, you have the expert eye though I think all my unknown Clems shall be named after you, so that one can be Plockets Crystal ;D
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Post by Plocket on Jul 18, 2007 7:19:22 GMT
Hehehe! I've always wanted a clem named after me!!! ;D I'll let you know if I find anything Chuckles
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Post by snowowl on Jul 18, 2007 11:33:51 GMT
Had 6 little clem Freckles deliverd today. They are only small plants at the moment so iv repotted them into larger pots and put in the greenhouse. I bought them of QVC to grow against a fence where OH as cut some large conifers down. They said on QVC that they are evergreen and are winter flowering i hope they are right. That makes 17 clems now P.Do you remember what i was like before i had any ;D
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Post by Plocket on Jul 18, 2007 11:42:00 GMT
Hia Snowy!!! You mean BC - before clematis? That's going too far back for me to remember ;D Six??? Wow!!! Yes they are evergreen and yes they are winter flowering. They shouldn't need to go in the greenhouse though Snowy but do watch out for slug damage. Look after those babies!!!
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Post by snowowl on Jul 18, 2007 11:46:32 GMT
Yes i ment before clematis i put a message on the beeb saying I never new a plant could scare me so much. Now i have 17 i love them.Iwill protect my new little ones.
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Post by Plocket on Jul 18, 2007 11:52:54 GMT
Hopefully you don't find them nearly so scary now! I think it's all the different pruning groups and stuff, but I think there are much scarier plants out there - roses in my case!!!
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 18, 2007 21:09:59 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Jul 19, 2007 7:18:58 GMT
I should look at that again to see if there's anything more to add. It's pretty much all from my website anyway - which I managed to update yesterday AND I sorted the buttons! ;D I think when you've had the plants for a while you get into a routine with them - I know I do anyway. Mind you I know them all by name and talk to them!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2007 20:50:01 GMT
Why oh why has my Freckles just flowered again, it has not done it any good as the flowers have all wilted in the sun do you think a feed would be a good idea or perhaps the monsoon made it think of winter?
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Post by Plocket on Aug 9, 2007 7:20:42 GMT
I wouldn't worry about it Gertrude - my freckles has flowered this summer too. As it's fairly new to me I can't really comment but make sure you feed your plant NOW so that it can build up reserves to get it through winter. Don't feed it during autumn or winter though because it will be encouraged to put on new growth rather than flowers.
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Post by nightowl on Aug 10, 2007 10:12:02 GMT
Plocket, I see lots on the board (mainly from you) about Clematis cuttings. I didn't realise it was easy to do cuttings from them.
How and when do you do them?
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Post by Plocket on Aug 10, 2007 17:46:30 GMT
Hia Nightowl! Well when you take them really depends on the pruning group, but generally they need to be taken in early summer - with the Group 1s and 2s they've finished flowering and are putting on new growth for next year, and with the Group 3s they are growing steadily then too. There's more detailed information here: gardenworld.proboards103.com/index.cgi?board=borders&action=display&thread=1174328107 and you can ask questions here. I'll be more than happy to help out if I can Personally I wouldn't like to say which clematis do well and which ones don't but I know which of mine take the best ;D Personally I think the montanas are good to start on, but as is often the way with cuttings it can be trial and error.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2007 17:53:51 GMT
Thanks for your advice.
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Post by Plocket on Aug 10, 2007 17:58:36 GMT
I'm not sure I was particularly helpful Gertrude but it's a pleasure all the same
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Post by JennyWrenn on Aug 13, 2007 5:37:35 GMT
Almost chucked a clem into the waste bin at the weekend - it looked most dead and lo and behold this morning it has two healthy new green shoots - they are hardy things sometimes - so think best to always wait a while longer and give it a chance to regrow ;D
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