Liatris: Yes or No?
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Where's the love for Liatris?!
Comments (56)PrairieGirl, that would be a fun thread indeed! I grew some of mine from seed, and others... well, I don't remember exactly where I got them. I think I may have transplanted them from an original clump a few years ago (said original clump failed to come up this year, surprisingly) and I think I bought those original ones as bulbs many years ago. I do think they were Kobold, and the seeds I planted were Kobold also. I figured the curvey thing was because they were in an overcrowded bed and didn't get much attention (weeding, water, etc.). I'm hoping since I have moved a few things that next year they will stand straight and tall. :) Dee...See MoreLiatris Care
Comments (5)My experience... Do I cut it down to the ground? You can cut the stalk if you like and leave the basal leaves. Will it come back and rebloom if left alone? Mine never has reflowered. Where are the seeds and how do I gather them? If you cut the spent bloom, you will not have seeds. If you want seeds, just let the spent blooms mature and when they turn brown you can gather them from the seed pods. I thought it came from a bulb. All plants form seeds and if sown with the right conditions, will grow. Yes, Liatris has bulbs, but these were born from seeds. Do they have a problem with transplanting? This is a tough plant. Transplanting has never been a problem for me. :O)...See MoreBack In Harness Again........
Comments (20)DH is over doing practice air catastrophe today, I have day free:) I leisurely went out back and inspected all the plants and am happy to see all the new growth. Finally have something other than a yellow or peach daylilly today! I have no idea on this one what it is though, it's only partially open too. Here's one of my favorite minis that 4 weeks later is almost all recovered from giving it Bayer Advanced. The roses still are a little cruddy but look at the new buds in the upper right corner:) You can't see the new healthy growth in the pic either, this was one of the roses to almost totally crisp from the Bayer and defoliate. This mini blooms almost non stop and I LOVE the color. It's almost a foot tall again after shrinking down from crisping up, or I should say crisping down. Then there's my other project, partial pic anyways. There's my Australian Tree Fern that died back to one frond in the freeze:) I moved the other one that was in the opposite bed and got too much sun to the back. Again the forefront or closest to the house are hybrid teas and once they get big I'll move the planters, but that'll be awhile. These are all young plants, I cant afford to start with large ones, the front part of the bed are my daylillies, ornamental garlic and mini roses. The other half of this bed doesn't show in this pic. Then I read up on toads and took all my 6" clay pots that I wasn't using and put them out in the garden to make toad houses temporarily. That'll be my next craft project during the summer when it's too hot to be outside:) Apparently they like nice cool places to be safe from larger predators like birds. I made them 2 swimming pools and watering holes out of small saucers and put rocks in there for them to get in and out... I was trying to count them, They scurry so fast I can't count them, really, there are that many and they all run in opposite directions in waves, LOL* They are pretty funny on the tall fescue grass too, imagine grass 4" tall or more and these little guys trying to hop and they can't get a purchase place to do so, so their legs are swimming on air frantically. Their legs are made for "walking" not hopping and I watch them, they really don't hop very far. They match the dirt so closely, there just isn't a way I can catch a photo of them, hundreds of them or not, they blend in too well. I've been trying too! Good thing my camera is digital, LOL* Can you tell they fascinate me:) Haven't seen many earwigs yet, hope this is a staple of the frogs too! I hate those and they were bad last year, I've got these itty bitty bugs all over the Iceberg roses, hoping the frogs will decimate them because the animals are bringing them in the house. Found one on me last night. They aren't anything I can find as a pest on the computer either. I'm finding them like on the light colored lineoleum in the bath where they stand out along the wall when they move. I can't even find a measurement that small. I saw a Salvia I liked at Lowe's the other day, I told DH I was done planting though. Wonder how I could just slip a couple into the garden unnoticed:) Especially since 3/5's of the gerberas I planted faded in the heat and died. Maybe gophers don't like particular plants, there's always that hope. Besides you have a veritable treasure trove of other plants in your gardens for them to choose from Brenda!!...See Moreliatris bulbs
Comments (20)Oh yea? Well I'll have em in the sidewalk cracks not to mention the masses elsewhere and there's a few coming up in the driveway cracks too. If I don't address this crack situation before the corms expand there will be no pulling them out, however, I do let a few plants grow in the cracks so what the heck? I like the natural look. Maybe I'll let a couple stay out there in the crack by the curb too along the street while I'm at it, there's already a nice desert penstemon up to keep it company and some feather grass. I'm not sure about the type because I get liatris mixed up. These are from the Kansas roadside so I call them 'Kansas Liatris' which is good enough for yours truly. I'm letting more come up where I'm massing bluestem because I think they will look good with the tall Verbena bonariensis planted there, its non native I know but YOU know how it is. Hey barron, how bout a pic of those new digs...we want to see what you're up against. Hows the lawn lake doing? My friend in Arkansas is finally getting to use his new cultivator to widen his mater garden so maybe you've dried out some too....See MoreUser
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