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Darwin Hybrid Tulip (Tulipa 'Red Impression') |
Have Spring Ephemeral Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Cutting garden Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
Got this as part of a package with Banja Luka tulips at Costco to balance out the later bloomers with these midspring blooms. Great price for 50 tulips. This is a newer cultivar. 'Red Impressions' is a Division 4 (Darwin Hybrid) tulip that evidently is in the 'longest term perennial' tulip group. | December 25, 2023: Potted up (Potted up, stored in greenhouse until January 4 then moved to the garage for cold winter storage. ) |
| Tulip (Tulipa 'Rembrandt') |
Have Cool Weather Sowing Spring Ephemeral Bulbs, corms, tubers (fall) Container Garden Perennials |
April 15, 2024: Bloomed (Beautiful blooms in pots, blooming with white squill) | ||
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Verbascum 'Snowy Spires' |
Have Cottage Garden Cutting garden New plants and seeds Perennials |
Seed received in trade. Suitable for winter or fall sowing. Sow 12 weeks before last spring frost. Sow seeds thinly, cover lightly Prefers full sun in moist well-drained soil. Has a long taproot. Do not relocate. Mulch protect in winter. |
January 20, 2023: Seeds sown (In Winter Sowing jug / split jug. Seeds from Seed Swap. Also sown with Lupine seeds from from heirloom seeds . org.) June 15, 2023: Transplanted (Planted 6 plants at CSS Project Grow garden.) June 15, 2023: Potted up (Transferred seedlings to Earth boxes to grow on to larger size while on vacation.) |
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Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) |
Have Foliage for Bouquets Herbs New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Seeds from seed swap. Will grow in Johnson wild areas. | |
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Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica) |
Have New plants and seeds Perennials Pollinators, Natives, Wildflowers Prairie |
Seed obtained in seed swap. Needs 60 days stratification, so will plant in Dec - Jan 2022, 23. Adding to pollinator and natives garden. Grows wild and tallest in moist soil, tolerates some flooding, grows fine in average garden soils. Cut back stems in late spring to control height. Self-seeds. From source: https://www.missouribotanicalg... This native ironweed will hybridize with other native ironweeds. Vernonia missurica is best distinguished from other ironweeds by the usually greater number of disk florets per flower and by the hairy stems and leaf undersides. It is native from southern Ontario, Michigan and Nebraska south to Alabama and Texas. |
January 17, 2023: Seeds sown (Winter sown from seed from DnD #9 seed swap.) January 31, 2023: Seeds sown (Winter sown in Dixie cups, WS tote. Second sowing. Seed from 2022 seed swap. Plan use at Johnson, Natives area.) |
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Spike Speedwell (Veronica 'Perfectly Picasso') |
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May 24, 2023: Obtained plant (Obtained plant (From KBK Garden Center)) May 27, 2023: Transplanted (Planted in front gardens by Star Magnolia) |
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Speedwell (Veronica 'Whitewater') |
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Seed from Jan. 2022 seed swap. Will see how well it germinates. | January 25, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (No evidence this plant made it to bloom in 2022. May try one more seeding in a tote in 2023.) |
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Spike Speedwell (Veronica longifolia 'Blue Skywalker') |
Have Cutting garden Grasses and Plumed plants Landscaping Plant New plants and seeds Perennials |
May 24, 2023: Obtained plant (From KBK Garden Center) May 27, 2023: Transplanted (In front yard garden bed) |
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Viola 'Helen Mount' |
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Have grown this before. It is a lovely, old fashioned favorite. May overwinter, and/or self-seed. Trim in June for better flowers in late summer and fall. | January 29, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter Sown in a jug.) |
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Johnny Jump-Up (Viola tricolor) |
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I love this old and charming favorite. It self-seeds, but not aggressively. It's also edible and beautiful in salads and frozen into ice-cubes or made as a decoration under rice wraps for spring rolls. | March 24, 2021: Seeds sown (Sown in outdoor pots under cold frame cover. NOTE: Needs darkness to germinate, so a very thin covering of soil over the seed is recommended.) March 3, 2022: Seeds sown (WS in jugs. Needs darkness to germinate. Ferry-Morse seed.) |
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Heucherella (XHeucherella 'Sweet Tea') |
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