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A floppy verbena bonarensis solution?

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It feels chilly and we are down towards 12oC overnight,  having been about 23oC overnight recently.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Changes in our climate here without doubt. Going 3 or 4 days without rain would be odd - in any season. July is often a cool, wet month, with daytime temps often no higher than mid teens at best, so we always look forward to the schools going back in mid August, because it's autumnal by then and we often get some lovely sharp, sunny weather. Much healthier for me  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Mine aren’t even a foot tall & no flowers is it too late now to expect any ?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Are you growing them from seed @*Astrantia* ? If so, they won't flower until next year.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Ahh yes I did grow from seed I just assumed they’d flower this year🙄 thank you ! There were some in the border already but they didn’t seem to survive last winter so I’ve grown more it’s a new garden For me as I’ve moved so I’m finding out what’s there what’ll grow and what the huge slugs won’t eat !!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They don't do well in the shade. Put them somewhere sunny
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Slugs don't really bother them, so that's a bonus at least!
    If you take cuttings from the ones you have, that will give you more plants. It won't affect the plants you've grown, but even doing cuttings from a couple of the plants will be helpful in case you lose any this winter. 
    You can overwinter the cuttings in the house, if you don't have a greenhouse or cold frame. They don't need much attention, just enough warmth to keep them ticking over  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Nodding about in the breeze but still sticking together for the most part.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Well, I think it was a success. Torrential sedum flattening, knock a rose flower onto the ground  rain and they're still upright.
    Now I've got to see what I can do to get my Chelsea chopped sedum off the horizontal.😒
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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