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Post by Auricula on Aug 6, 2011 8:37:35 GMT
I'll have to plant gypsophillia around mine in my "collection bed"  |
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Post by Jilly on Aug 8, 2011 14:07:48 GMT
The little one I rescued a couple of weeks ago has put up some new shoots & even got the odd flower.  Jillyx |
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Post by Tig on Aug 8, 2011 19:01:11 GMT
It's the first time I've ever managed to get gypsophila to come up again but it does make a lovely foil for other plants That is a very pretty colour Jilly. I noted when reading up on them that s & s find them tasty  x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 8, 2011 23:21:54 GMT
They certainly do when the new foliage is coming through Tig, they think it's an "all you can eat buffet" ;D Lovely colour Jilly |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 9, 2011 11:22:05 GMT
Very pretty Jilly.
My 3 alstroemeria are lined up ready to plant. Just got to check the heights.
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Post by Auricula on Aug 9, 2011 18:57:12 GMT
Haven't you planted them yet??  norty girl ;D |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 9, 2011 19:09:39 GMT
They're in! ;D
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Post by Auricula on Aug 10, 2011 8:33:09 GMT
Good girl...........I left a couple in pots for about a fortnight and they began to look very sorry for themselves  Can't think why, they would have been left in pots if I hadn't bought them  |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 10, 2011 10:43:58 GMT
I suppose they are watered and tended in nice neat straight rows while they are still at their nursery rather than taking a chance on life at home - in this case - in my little corner of the drive waiting to be planted! ;D
They've grown plenty while they waited for me to find them a home as 2 were very small - just shoots really.
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Post by Auricula on Aug 21, 2011 13:01:41 GMT
I have placed my order with Viv All tall ones this time and a variety of colours. 2 each of....Tessa,Perfect Blue,Flaming Star,Elvira and a new one ( named for his late mother) Christine Marsh I'm hoping to get one more order in before autumn comes, can't leave it too late or they won't get established before winter |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 23, 2011 6:39:42 GMT
What do I do wiv. 'em in the winter please, leave 'em out or bring 'em in? cover in compost, cut right back.? whats best because mine cost me a tenner and it had better not die off. |
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Post by Auricula on Aug 23, 2011 8:56:04 GMT
It won't die off Barbara....if you're a good girl  When it starts to die back pull ( don't cut) any old flowering stems off. When the foliage has gone yellow, cover the crown in compost and then just leave it. The biggest danger is remembering to keep watch for new foliage in the spring.....and getting there with pellets before the slugs do!! ;D |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 23, 2011 14:02:04 GMT
Fank yew. ;D
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 24, 2011 17:14:06 GMT
Thank you from me too!
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Post by Auricula on Aug 25, 2011 19:16:16 GMT
I bought 6 new ones from a GC yesterday. They were in 3l pots and look really healthy - and - they were only £8.50 each I got 2, Inca Ice, 2,Inca Pulse and 2 Inca Adore...I got 6 out of the last 8 they had ;D They are for my collection bed |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 25, 2011 20:14:40 GMT
Were they from Wyevales Auricula?
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Post by Auricula on Aug 25, 2011 21:19:28 GMT
Nooo... we went up to near Wadebridge to a GC called Trelawney's. It is the only decent GC ( as opposed to nursery) in Cornwall - and OH gets the car washed and waxed for a tenner there . They just happened to have 8 alstros alongside their other late herbaceous perennials.......they didn't have much left at all....and...they were putting out unmentionable crackers  I got a lot of bulbs there too |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 26, 2011 5:24:55 GMT
All the times we've been to Wadebridge and I've never noticed a GC. You found some good stuff though!
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Post by Barbara on Aug 26, 2011 7:59:03 GMT
I've dug mne out and put it in a pot, it was being eaten alive by little black slugs, and it was covered in woodlice. It's in a pot for now until I decide where to plant it for the best. |
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Post by andy on Nov 25, 2013 15:49:01 GMT
Does anyone grow A. 'Indian summer' ? is it a thug ? (kinda hoping it is really) Thinking it gets to 2 feet tall ?
Also, i presume i might be a bit late for planting alstros out in the garden now. Wait till April time ?
Ta very muchly
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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 25, 2013 16:23:50 GMT
Does anyone grow A. 'Indian summer' ? is it a thug ? (kinda hoping it is really) Thinking it gets to 2 feet tall ? Also, i presume i might be a bit late for planting alstros out in the garden now. Wait till April time ? Ta very muchly I had Indian Summer andy and what a dream it was - hopefully it will manage the winter in the GH covered with fleece. Yes it is around 2feet I would say - covered in flowers and was still flowering after months and months and continual new growth....if I do lose it I will definitely get another one... As far as planting is concerned someone else will have to help, we have different rules here!! RF |
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Post by Tig on Nov 25, 2013 16:51:08 GMT
I also invested in Indian Summer this year and the dark foliage is a lovely contrast for the warm flower colours. Mine has only just got hit by frost, and I won't mind if it is a thug. If you already have them in pots Andy I'd be inclined to plant them a bit deeper so the roots don't freeze, unless you can keep them somewhere warm until spring?
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Post by andy on Nov 25, 2013 17:35:00 GMT
Not got any yet...i did order some for my planting marathon in October but it was out of stock. Just wondered if i should order a dozen ready for planting in the spring
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Post by Jasmine on Nov 25, 2013 18:25:01 GMT
Mine survive over winter here andy but I do heap a pile of bark mulch on them. |
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Post by andy on Nov 25, 2013 18:54:36 GMT
Would be quite happy to do that Jas. I'll see the boss weds so i'll mention it to him  |
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Post by Auricula on Nov 27, 2013 17:02:29 GMT
You can never have enough alstroes.... some of mine are still flowering now I don't mulch mine after their first year, but I do plant them quite deeply ( and I don't get frosts ) |
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Post by Amber on Dec 2, 2013 21:36:59 GMT
I still have buds on mine....I don't treat them "nice" over the winter......and they are still there.... (watch them turn up their toes this year  ) |
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norty girl ;D
Can't think why, they would have been left in pots if I hadn't bought them 
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