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Peony (Paeonia 'Coral Sunset') |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
New to me in 2023. Two starts purchased at Lowes. Weak plants. Waiting too long to plant. Buying other starts from an online grower, Adelines. |
May 4, 2023: Potted up (Started in pots, then will determine placement after it starts growing.) |
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Peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt') |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
Bought three eyed-up roots from Adelines on line |
May 4, 2023: Potted up (Planted the large, healthy looking root (tuber) in a pot, then will plant in the ground once it has started growing. Purchased with another variety, separately packaged, from Costco in 2023. ) October 7, 2023: Transplanted (Three large roots planted in front gardens near elderberry bushes. ) March 20, 2024: Potted up (Obtained two new plants at Costco, potted up and am growing in greenhouse. Will plant at Johnson in May.) April 3, 2024: Plant emerged (At Johnson Project Grow) |
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Peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Sorbet') |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Feature plant Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
New to me in 2023. Two starts purchased at Lowes. Only one seems viable. | May 4, 2023: Potted up (Potted up (Started in pots, then will determine placement after it starts growing.)) |
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Alpine Poppy (Papaver alpinum) |
Have New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
Winter sowed 1-2-2021. Sowing notes: press into soil but do not cover. Need light to germinate. Kept at 65° F., germination is in 14-21 days. Dwarf poppy: Alpine poppies grow to 8 in. tall, hard and well suited longer-lived in, areas with cold winters. MICHIGAN Transplant into the garden 8-12 in. apart. Can direct sow alpine poppy seeds into prepared seed beds from fall to early spring. Rake seed in and keep soil moist until germination. |
January 3, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter sowed 1-2-2021. Sowing notes: press into soil but do not cover. Need light to germinate. Kept at 65° F., germination is in 14-21 days. ) |
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Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) |
Have New plants and seeds Perennials |
Winter sowing, 2021, DnD seed exchange | January 13, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed. ) |
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Shirley Poppy (Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey') |
Have Annuals Cottage Garden Perennials |
Plants are vigorous and free flowering. Note that after blooms drop, they leave behind chocolate-capped seed pods. Are annuals, so save seed for winter sowing and seed exchange. WINTER SOWING note: I no longer use the toilet paper tubes. Better to use no dividers at all, or winter sow in tote red cups or in 2023, Dixie cups. Tubes were much too drying. | January 13, 2021: Seeds sown (New seeds from Botanical Interests, Winter Sown on Jan 13, 2021) March 13, 2021: Seeds germinated (One of the first to germinate. Great! New annual.) May 24, 2021: Maintenance performed (Plants did less well with cardboard tube subdivisions in WS jug. Using different methods in 2022.) January 23, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed seeds in Tote - Red Cup containers AND in a WS jug. Seed from Baker Creek. ) January 26, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed more red cups and one more WS jug.) May 15, 2022: Transplanted (Planted in new bed, removed burning bush. Used both red cup transplants and winter sown jug seedlings.) February 3, 2023: Seeds sown (Using Dixie cups this year. Will transplant when seedlings are SMALL to help prevent transplant shock.) February 12, 2023: Seeds sown (Tried the stones & sand method of direct sowing today using leftover seed saved from this past year. Planted in front garden bed, south east, to the left of our Star Magnolia.) May 1, 2023: Transplanted (Set out in several garden spaces in the front yard, after hardening off for a few days outdoors.) July 1, 2023: Bloomed (Front yard gardens.) April 13, 2024: Seeds sown (In the front yard, spreading self-collected seed.) |
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Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) |
Have Cottage Garden Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers |
January 13, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sown. Peony poppy, double blend from Botanical Interests.) March 15, 2021: Seeds germinated (See photo. Germinated in March!) |
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Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis 'Husker's Red') |
Have Perennials |
May 12, 2012: Obtained plant (Bought this plant and was lukewarm about it initially. In the years that followed, it grew on me. ) | |
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Yellow Stonecrop (Phedimus ellacombianus Rock 'N Low™ Boogie Woogie) |
Have Cactus, Xeriscape Container Garden Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials Sedums and Succulents |
July 29, 2023: Obtained plant (Two plants at Lowe's ) July 31, 2023: Transplanted (Planted two plants in West front yard herb garden where spring Douglas Meadowfoam was (spring ephemeral, didn't last). ) |
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Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata) |
Have Perennials |
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Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana) |
Have Perennials |
An aggressive perennial that has to be held in check. Years ago, it completely took over a bed of lilies I was growing. It also spreads seed everywhere, has aggressive roots. I still have it (unlike lemon balm, which I won't grow again), but manage it carefully. When I can, I'll replace it with a less aggressive cultivar. | |
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Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Blue') |
Have Trade as seed Perennials |
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Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra White') |
Have Cottage Garden New plants and seeds Perennials |
January 31, 2023: Seeds sown (Winter sown in Dixie cups, WS tote. Seed from seed swap. Plan use at backyard cottage garden and by red rose and crocosmia) May 16, 2023: Transplanted (Germinated in Dixie Cups in a WS Tote in April. Transplanted into earth box so it will grow on while we're on vacation.) |
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Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum Brise d'Anjou™) |
Have Container Garden Perennials Shade Garden |
April 24, 2022: Transplanted (Planted in containers for the front of the house garden. Photo in garden combinations. Added saxifrage and heuchera for one of the containers.) | |
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Creeping Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans 'Blue Pearl') |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Foliage for Bouquets Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants New plants and seeds Perennials |
Perennial, Likes cool, partial or Dappled Shade to Full Shade, Height: 12-18 inches, Spread: 12 inches Flowers: Showy. Blue, Bloom: 1"-2"; Flower Time: Late spring or early summer Uses: Groundcover, Cut Flower Resistances: Deer Resistant Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies, Bees Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable for hanging baskets |
March 4, 2023: Seeds sown (Sown indoors in green cell pack trays) March 18, 2023: Seeds germinated (Germinated. Moved to greenhouse March 24th) |
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Cowslip (Primula veris) |
Have New plants and seeds Perennials Shade Garden |
May 13, 2022: Obtained plant (Bought from local vendor, Coleman's. Purchased 6.) May 19, 2022: Transplanted (Planted 3 near white Dogwood tree. Shade garden. ) |
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Billy Buttons (Pycnosorus globosus) |
Have Annuals Cactus, Xeriscape Cutting garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying New plants and seeds Perennials Tender Perennial (Michigan) |
It likes it dry, poor soil. Well drained. Grown as annual, will grow perennially in U.S. zones 8 to 11. Drumstick flower needs little maintenance once established, nurture small plants during first growing season. | |
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Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) |
Have Berries, Fruit Perennials Veggies, Tomatoes |
2022 September: Had enough rhubarb to make cherry / rhubarb crisp! SO yummy! Made both vegan and keto types of crisp. | April 29, 2022: Transplanted (Received two cuttings from a neighbor. Planted at CSS Project Grow garden. ) |
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Rose (Rosa 'Knock Out') |
Prev Feature plant Landscaping Plant Lisianthus (Eustoma) and Roses Perennials |
Robust rose is long lived, blooms into November. Does best when roots are not crowded by other plants. I grew this for many years in my back garden by the birdbath. It is carefree. I transplanted to a rose garden at my church. |
April 17, 2024: Transplanted (Moved to Trinity cross garden, front of the church, west side. Rose garden there.) |
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Hybrid Tea Rose (Rosa 'Rio Samba') |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden Lisianthus (Eustoma) and Roses Market Flower or Vegge New plants and seeds Perennials |
May 3, 2024: Obtained plant (From Aldis by the base ) |
