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Unknown Seed from Gsb/HP Swap
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Posted by ncrescue 7 (My Page) on Fri, May 15, 09 at 21:50
| I have a pk. of seeds from the last swap at Panera's in HP. I carefully printed what the donor called it, Cypena coelestis, but now I cannot find that any place on the internet, so it apparently is NOT the correct name. And, I cannot remember who brought it. Can anyone out there suggest what it might be? |
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RE: Unknown Seed from Gsb/HP Swap
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| I see a commelina coelestis in google. Blue flower,ground cover. |
RE: Unknown Seed from Gsb/HP Swap
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there's and iris family plant that pdn sells that starts with something very like cypena- let me think more and post back. Cypella? I think that's it....
yep- cypella coelestis it is! It's a lovely blue flower- really nice. Striking blooms- drought tolerant. Wnts a good bit of sun to bloom well. There's a yellow version in the family, too. I've always thought they should do some refining on commenilina- because it has one of the prettiest blues found in nature- but it's basically a common weed. I've had some variegated leafed ones come up and i always leave those, hoping i'll get more each year. |
RE: Unknown Seed from Gsb/HP Swap
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| Thanks for the advice. I will go ahead and sow them although the temps right now make me think it is fall. Cold and windy here today! I know commenilina...there are native ones but most are those Asiatic day flowers. Pretty, but can spread too much. |
RE: Unknown Seed from Gsb/HP Swap
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| I've grown Cypella coelestis from seed. It didn't require any sort of special treatment like cold stratification or scarification. I think they sprouted within a month. Mine were just a handful of snagged seeds from a pod on a plant growing in a public garden (though I had seen the plant for sale at Plant Delights). I was at that swap but I didn't bring those seeds. Those seedlings are getting ready to bloom now after almost two years of growth. They are one of my favorite summer bloomers; nice tall simple pale blue irises that will bloom off and on throughout the year. |
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