| Indian Paintbrush is an interesting plant. I have seen it in a field before but have never tried to grow it. I am not in the planting mood yet but I expect it to hit as soon as we get some real winter weather. We have had some nice days to play with winter sowing jugs. I'll probably wait until my potting mix is frozen in a hard lump. |
Here is a link that might be useful: plant relationships
This is my second try with Indian Paintbrush. The first time I got a few to germinate but they didn't thrive. My host plant was liatris. This time I'm trying penstemon. I had lots of little penstemon seedlings that volunteered in my yard and I put a few in the container with my seeds. In another container, I added a couple larger penstemon plants. I don't know if that makes a difference. Just experimenting. I also scattered my left over seeds in the area where my penstemon volunteers are coming up. If none of those work, I might try ordering native grass to plant them with next time.
That was a good link Helen, one I hadn't come across. It talks about competition which I hadn't thought about. Here are the others that I sowed this year: This is partly to help ME remember. lol Anise Hyssop
Aquilegia formosa (second try with last year's seeds)
Phlox - seeds saved from reverted Peppermint Twist.
Pulmonaria - last year's saved seeds. Hope these come up because my pulmonaria died and it was a long bloomer. I wish I could say my yard is beautiful Sunny - Most of the time I think it looks more like a weed patch with a few flowers in it. I started out planting a long row of shrubs and trees, and have been tucking some perennials and annuals around it. I wonder if it would've been better to just stick with mostly perennials and a couple shrubs here and there since shrubs don't bloom very long. Check out what this 'new' gardener has accomplished in only a year or so. She has a few hundred MORE containers of seeds to add this spring. |
Here is a link that might be useful: winter sowing forum - ws'ers dream come true
