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Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden Cutting garden |
June 7, 2023: Bloomed (I've had these "pinks" for several years. They are popping up in the northern sedge side yard now. Adding a photo. Blooming.) | |
| Foxglove (Digitalis 'Red Skin') |
Have Biennials New plants and seeds |
Jan. 2022 seed swap. I see no "wine" colored Foxglove online, so this will be a 2 year surprise to see what this plant actually is. | February 4, 2022: Seeds sown (Winter sown in WS jug.) | |
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Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Alba') |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden New plants and seeds |
Plant is new to me in 2022. Seeds from January seed swap. Looking forward to seeing how this biennial flowers in 2023. | February 4, 2022: Obtained plant (Winter Sowing in a jug.) |
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Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy Mix') |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden Feature plant Perennials |
Harvested seed. Winter Sowing Jan 2021. Purchased original plant from Eastern Market in Detroit in 2016. Is doing well in 2020. Prefers afternoon shade from the hot sun, which it is getting, planted near climbing hydrangeas |
January 4, 2021: Seeds sown (Winter Sowed 1-3-2021. Provide light, Surface sow Needs specific temperature: 60-65F Days to germinate: 7-20 days Suitable for wintersowing, Also Sow in situ Can handle transplanting OTHER: Sow indoors 8-10 weeks before planting out after frost. Or, sow outdoors until midsummer in a nursery bed. Space 12-18" apart.) |
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Money Plant (Lunaria annua 'Chedglow') |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden Cutting garden Everlastings and Suitable for Drying New plants and seeds |
Received in seed swap 2023, plan to winter sow and use in Johnson Project Grow garden. Grows to 3 feet, NOTE: Establishes with a long taproot, Will Naturalize Self fertile. Package says purple blooms. Compare to see if it is Chedlow cultivar. Note it is a biennial, leaves in first year and flowers & seed pods the second. After flowering, it dies. Self seeds readily, will colonize. Prefers part shade and moist soil. |
January 21, 2023: Seeds sown (WSown in jug with more Lupine. ) |
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Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica) |
Have Biennials Cottage Garden |
Have this plant since 2005. Brought to Hawks cottage garden in 2014. Works well in the cottage garden style. Blooms for part of the summer, May - June. Low height makes it suitable for front to mid-garden in borders. | March 30, 2022: Seeds sown (Spring sown in a pot with a dome cover. Also sown on April 1st in a pot with Columbine and another, larger dome.) |
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Rabbitfoot Clover (Trifolium arvense) |
Have Annuals Biennials Grasses and Plumed plants Ground Cover and Creeping, Trailing Plants Prairie |
Received in seed swap. Note: Fruit Description: The fruit is in a pod inside the calyx. Each pod contains 1 seed. Note: Is a nitrogen-fixation plant. Attracts: Butterflies, Pollinators Problems: Invasive Species in NC, Problem for Horses, Weedy Grows best in sun to partial sun in sandy soils. |
