Return to the Northern Gardening Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Blue Shrimp plant???anyone know it?
| | |
Posted by suzygal 5B/6 Cape Breton Isl (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 07 at 9:48
I received some seeds in a trade last fall and on the envelope it said blue shrimp plant. I have never heard of this plant before lol! Anyway, I sowed them last week and lo and behold they are poking their heads up out of the soil in the tray. Has anyone ever grown these? Maybe they are some exotic plant and are good for summers only. Anyway, I would appreciate some feedback on their growing habits.
thanks
Sue |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Blue Shrimp plant???anyone know it?
| | |
| Cerinthe major (blue shrimp plant) is an annual growing 18-24 inches tall. Space plants about 8-12 inches apart. It blooms throughout spring, summer, and fall. It attracts butterflies. |
RE: Blue Shrimp plant???anyone know it?
| | |
- Posted by maet z5 NL, Canada (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 21, 07 at 15:55
| This is a self sowing plant and you will have plants popping up the next year from seed that dropped off the plant the previous year. I sowed the seed a couple years ago and haven't had to since. Every spring I have seedling coming up from the previous year plants. |
RE: Blue Shrimp plant???anyone know it?
| | |
- Posted by suzygal 5B/6 Cape Breton Isl (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 22, 07 at 8:29
| Thank you! The seedlings came up big like sunflower seedlings. Hope they aren't a nuisance plant tho! |
RE: Blue Shrimp plant???anyone know it?
| | |
| The following link will give you most of the info your looking for. http://www.sunriseseeds.com/Cerinthe Major .0.html |
|
|
|
|
