I wish I could get japanese anemones to survive. I have the welsh poppy I love it I know it seeds everywhere but thats the look I want I have a red monarda that seeds everywhere too
Do Monarda's self seed a lot then? I have a really tall one in my garden and I absolutely love it.
Yes they do i was given a plant with a warning that i wasnt to complain about it taking over. Ive let it self seed up till now this is third year but from next year some will be given away and weeded out too
I wish I could get japanese anemones to survive. I have the welsh poppy I love it I know it seeds everywhere but thats the look I want I have a red monarda that seeds everywhere too
Do Monarda's self seed a lot then? I have a really tall one in my garden and I absolutely love it.
Yes they do i was given a plant with a warning that i wasnt to complain about it taking over. Ive let it self seed up till now this is third year but from next year some will be given away and weeded out too
Purely by chance mine happens to be in a pot on a concrete path so I don't think seedlings will be too much of an issue. Wouldn't mind a few babies popping up in spring though, will have to keep an eye on it. Thanks for the info.
OMG. My ex next-door-neighbour moved to Norfolk, and kindly (!) supplied me with some seeds. In a fit of enthusiasm, I planted them, and passed on some seed to some friends (soon to be ex-friends I wouldn't be surprised).
The plant is amazingly large for so small a seed. The flowers are a pretty pale blue. The seedheads are reminiscent of "Chinese Lanterns".
BUT - after a dozen years or so, I am still finding the seedlings springing up. At least they are recognisable by their spotty leaves - but they are a real nuisance!
I agree with you Shrinking Violet, the Nicandra (shoo-fly) plant is incredible. They suddenly appeared in our garden 2 years ago. We also live in Norfolk, but we were so impressed with this jurasic looking plant, that we took some down to our parents in Berkshire. If all Norfolk people keep doing this, there may be a pandemic. Ours grew last year to about 5'. They do self seed everywhere and take some getting rid of, but we use them to hide the compost bins and have a patch of garden to themselves. They are well worth having, if you keep them controlled. There's nothing else like them. Thought you might like to see some photo's.
You can see the size of them compared to the pansies underneath.
This is the beautiful flower
These are the chinese lantern shape seed pods they produce, which are just as beautiful as the flowers. The purple/black stems are also very striking. I get thousands of seeds from one plant, so don't let the plant seed itself. Apart from picking out the thousands of plants you don't want, your neighbours may not talk to you again.
The plant that irks me isn't so much a thug as something I wish I'd thought more about before buying them. I fell for the beginner gardener ignorance of what it would become. Bought 4 pink astilbes 3 years ago. They were very small at the time in pots and the garden was new and bare so I lapsed into buying whatever looked to be growing well and would fill space. The flower spikes the first year were few and so didn't look so overwhelmingly large or over-pink. Last year they really grew with more flower spikes, so many that I kept lopping them off. This year - they have an alarming number of flower spikes and I'm wondering if I can look at the masses of pink. This is a small garden and whilst it's great that they've grown so well - it's just too much pink fluffy-ness. I've offered them to people but there have been no takers and I can't bring myself to get rid. I'm going to have to think of some imaginative transplanting or incorporate something with them to dilute the effect they're producing.
Does anyone know what this is? It arrived in my garden by itself and spreads every where. It's small, low growing and has a pretty dark blue flower with a yellow centre. I have dandelions which are less aggressive than this!
Forgot the photo, sorry - and now it doesn't want to show the photo! Back to the plant books, I guess! Oh - think it's done it this time Sorry if it's huge - took it with my phone.
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Yes they do i was given a plant with a warning that i wasnt to complain about it taking over. Ive let it self seed up till now this is third year but from next year some will be given away and weeded out too
Purely by chance mine happens to be in a pot on a concrete path so I don't think seedlings will be too much of an issue. Wouldn't mind a few babies popping up in spring though, will have to keep an eye on it. Thanks for the info.
Nicandra aka Apple of Peru.
OMG. My ex next-door-neighbour moved to Norfolk, and kindly (!) supplied me with some seeds. In a fit of enthusiasm, I planted them, and passed on some seed to some friends (soon to be ex-friends I wouldn't be surprised).
The plant is amazingly large for so small a seed. The flowers are a pretty pale blue. The seedheads are reminiscent of "Chinese Lanterns".
BUT - after a dozen years or so, I am still finding the seedlings springing up. At least they are recognisable by their spotty leaves - but they are a real nuisance!
I agree with you Shrinking Violet, the Nicandra (shoo-fly) plant is incredible. They suddenly appeared in our garden 2 years ago. We also live in Norfolk, but we were so impressed with this jurasic looking plant, that we took some down to our parents in Berkshire. If all Norfolk people keep doing this, there may be a pandemic. Ours grew last year to about 5'. They do self seed everywhere and take some getting rid of, but we use them to hide the compost bins and have a patch of garden to themselves. They are well worth having, if you keep them controlled. There's nothing else like them. Thought you might like to see some photo's.
You can see the size of them compared to the pansies underneath.
This is the beautiful flower
These are the chinese lantern shape seed pods they produce, which are just as beautiful as the flowers. The purple/black stems are also very striking. I get thousands of seeds from one plant, so don't let the plant seed itself. Apart from picking out the thousands of plants you don't want, your neighbours may not talk to you again.
aaaaargh! Freebie Queen! Beautiful yes - but still a nightmare
The plant that irks me isn't so much a thug as something I wish I'd thought more about before buying them. I fell for the beginner gardener ignorance of what it would become. Bought 4 pink astilbes 3 years ago. They were very small at the time in pots and the garden was new and bare so I lapsed into buying whatever looked to be growing well and would fill space. The flower spikes the first year were few and so didn't look so overwhelmingly large or over-pink. Last year they really grew with more flower spikes, so many that I kept lopping them off. This year - they have an alarming number of flower spikes and I'm wondering if I can look at the masses of pink. This is a small garden and whilst it's great that they've grown so well - it's just too much pink fluffy-ness. I've offered them to people but there have been no takers and I can't bring myself to get rid. I'm going to have to think of some imaginative transplanting or incorporate something with them to dilute the effect they're producing.
Does anyone know what this is? It arrived in my garden by itself and spreads every where. It's small, low growing and has a pretty dark blue flower with a yellow centre. I have dandelions which are less aggressive than this!
Forgot the photo, sorry - and now it doesn't want to show the photo! Back to the plant books, I guess!
Forgot the photo, sorry - and now it doesn't want to show the photo! Back to the plant books, I guess! Oh - think it's done it this time
Sorry if it's huge - took it with my phone.