Mine are good at the moment, are they easy to do from seed, I have been deading heading but could leave some on, and what about root division or is it just cuttings?.
I have dark pink and white ones.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I had some hayloft phlox this year. When they hadn't arrived way past the due date , I emailed. They said they had been sent but would send again. They eventually arrived mid July , even though I said it was far too late, along with penstemon, that I had asked for money back, again far too late. 1 penstemon died 2 days later., but the rest are growing, but will not flower this year. Out of 12 bare root phlox, 5 have shown signs of life, they rest appear to be dead, and certainly none will flower this year. I am giving them the full 8 weeks I was told they might take to break dormancy, then I will be putting in another complaint. The salvias I ordered at the same time(April), arrived in June and are doing really well.
Very unusual for Hayloft, their service is reckoned to be one of the best.
The Phlox I got were from an offer in Saga Magazine. They came as dried roots, but when soaked overnight and potted up, they grew away. For the price I paid I could not complain about what I got.
They are definitely running to seed Bekkie, shall we keep some when ripe and have a go. There is not much cutting material yet, but I will keep an eye on them, phlox for next year?
Dark pink, light pink and white.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I have to say that I have never seen seeds on Phlox paniculata, in any of our gardens in the last 45 years. Be interesting to see if they DO set seed. Obviously they must or there would be no new varieties, but possibly not in British conditions.
Please keep us informed of progress and germination rates.
the more or less original ones-bright eyes, davidii and that pinky purply magenta one seed around and about but the hybrids one would like seem not to. for a few years davidii were a curse comparable to asters but have now been replaced by leucanthemum as worst offenders. does anyone have any thoughts on why plants go through cycles of exuberant seeding then fade and sometimes stop. at various times ive been overwhelmed with centranthus, echinacea, asters, leucanthemum and phlox-then suddenly its hard to find a seedling.
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Mine are good at the moment, are they easy to do from seed, I have been deading heading but could leave some on, and what about root division or is it just cuttings?.
I have dark pink and white ones.
I had some hayloft phlox this year. When they hadn't arrived way past the due date , I emailed. They said they had been sent but would send again. They eventually arrived mid July , even though I said it was far too late, along with penstemon, that I had asked for money back, again far too late. 1 penstemon died 2 days later., but the rest are growing, but will not flower this year. Out of 12 bare root phlox, 5 have shown signs of life, they rest appear to be dead, and certainly none will flower this year. I am giving them the full 8 weeks I was told they might take to break dormancy, then I will be putting in another complaint. The salvias I ordered at the same time(April), arrived in June and are doing really well.
Hope you posted on the good guys thread fidget.
Very unusual for Hayloft, their service is reckoned to be one of the best.
The Phlox I got were from an offer in Saga Magazine. They came as dried roots, but when soaked overnight and potted up, they grew away. For the price I paid I could not complain about what I got.
They are definitely running to seed Bekkie, shall we keep some when ripe and have a go. There is not much cutting material yet, but I will keep an eye on them, phlox for next year?
Dark pink, light pink and white.
I have to say that I have never seen seeds on Phlox paniculata, in any of our gardens in the last 45 years. Be interesting to see if they DO set seed. Obviously they must or there would be no new varieties, but possibly not in British conditions.
Please keep us informed of progress and germination rates.
the more or less original ones-bright eyes, davidii and that pinky purply magenta one seed around and about but the hybrids one would like seem not to. for a few years davidii were a curse comparable to asters but have now been replaced by leucanthemum as worst offenders. does anyone have any thoughts on why plants go through cycles of exuberant seeding then fade and sometimes stop. at various times ive been overwhelmed with centranthus, echinacea, asters, leucanthemum and phlox-then suddenly its hard to find a seedling.