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  • micearguersmicearguers Posts: 646
    When I grew it I got tired of the relentless flowering. I could see the life getting sucked out of the poor things so I haven't bothered with it since they inevitably gave up the ghost. It's nice and adds a lot of impact, but too much of a whirlwind for me.

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    When they say hardy this is what they mean. 28th of December, 1000ft of elevation, snow on the ground (and on the plant) and still flowering. Good luck finding bees willing to pollinate you in that weather. :#


    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They don’t need pollinating, they are sterile, cuttings only. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Burncoose is a commercial nursery so will give information designed to sell plants rather than how best to grow them or how they grow.

    You'd be better off looking at the RHS website.  For erysimum Bowles Mauve it gives this info - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/91464/i-Erysimum-i-Bowles-s-Mauve/Details 

    If you over your mouse on Hardiness you get an explanation and if you click on the "bold" words under Pests and Diseases you get taken to more info.    The RHS website can give you similar detailed info on thousands of plants as well as how and when to prune, plant, propagate etc...   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Lyn said:
    They don’t need pollinating, they are sterile, cuttings only. 
    Do they know that? The bees certainly don't seem to :)
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It's an interesting question I was trying to get to the bottom of some months ago. There are some sterile geraniums that are covered with bees.
  • ashley13ashley13 Posts: 162
    Lyn said:
    Pleased to see you are still working at the garden centre. Hope you’re enjoying it.
    I would say:
    Bee friendly.
    Height and spread.
    hardy
    eVergreen.
    —————- 
    i have never had any pest or slug damage on mine.
    i have never had one grow to 4 - 6’
    mine grow well in acid soil.
    take no notice of that price, you can buy a good sized one in Morrison or other supermarkets for £2.00  £10.00 is ridiculous. 


    so for any plant that i look up on burncoose do i remember whether it's Hardy or evergreen and when it flowers?  I'm looking at Geum, Totally Tangerine,  burncoose says, flowers April - September, Hardy cold weather, herbacious.  http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=5666&fromplants=pl_id=1993 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    wild edges said:
    Lyn said:
    They don’t need pollinating, they are sterile, cuttings only. 
    Do they know that? The bees certainly don't seem to :)
    Of course they know that, have you seen them self seeing around the garden? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    They produce nectar and pollen, and they produce seed even if most of it is sterile. They still want to get pollinated and still do get pollinated it just happens that most of the time it's pointless.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ashley13ashley13 Posts: 162
    Is Geum Totally Tangerine hardy perennial, it doesn't say whether it's perennial, just hardy - cold winter.
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