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Cut flower ID
Robmarston
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I bought a Sarah Raven cut flower mix and they have all come up lovely. But I don't know what half of them are. I'd love to know so I can get more of the ones I like next time.
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If this is convulvus I've never seen one like this before.
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is this sweet rocket?
And does anyone know if any will self seed and how well they might do?
thanks for any help. Sorry theres so many!
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1. Phacelia
2. Don't know
3. Californian poppy
4. Echium blue bedder
5. Don't know
6. Looks like White campion
Someone else who knows all of them will be along soon!
2 A hardy geranium. 5. Ipomoea - Morning Glory 6. Grannybee is right
I do have to say that they seem an odd collection to be called 'cut flowers'.
Last edited: 23 July 2016 10:07:24
2. is Blue Flax, Linum perenne and 5. is Convovulus tricolor Blue Ensign. There is a fair chance that all of them will self seed if left to their own devices. It's recognising the seedlings from the weeds that is the tricky bit, so often it is easier to collect the seed and sow them yourself into clean ground in the spring
Thanks so much for that. I love the phacelia because it has a real meadowy scent to it. The flax is very pretty. The convulvus confused me because I have a morning glory that climbs and a white alpine convulvus and this one is quite different. The echium blue bedder is gorgeous. I'm wondering why think they're an odd choice for cut flowers Ladybird. I'm new to cut flowers but this mix has inspired me. They don't last too long once cut though.
There's also a lot of this among the mix. Any ideas?
Hi Rob. Its their short life in a vase that made me comment about it being a strange collection for cut flowers and the hairy stems on the Echium are a severe skin irritant to some people. Not sure about the last flower but someone will know the right answer.
I'd have said that was more like a selection of flowers to attract pollinators.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree Dovefromabove. They are very pretty but some may only last a day in water after being picked and I would hope for at least 7 days
Phacelia lasts a long time in water. I once used it as green manure, but it was so pretty I picked them.
Yes the phacelia lasts a good few days and the blue bidder is quite good. There were also marigolds in the mix which last well. I have tried the rest although the Californian poppy closes up so you can't see it! It's the first cut flower mix I've tried and I have a very full bed so even if I'm changing it regularly I should still have some good displays.