You'll soon have lots of it. Spreads really well and quickly from little white creeping "tubercules". Also, I have found that after flowering (small white flowers) it produces perfectly circular black berries, which germinate pretty well if you give them a good squish first.
The top of the beach is about a foot wide, so I will plant it right in the middle and let it do it's natural flop over the sharp edge of the path and the softer looking beach - it should look good in a few months time.
We use Ophiopogon in much the same way as flowerlady3 (looks great!), as an edging to our raised veggie bed. We give it minimal watering, although it does better in moist soil. It is very expensive to buy, so I'd recommend dividing it every other year and you will end up with lots.
Phlomis is a cool plant GD2. Here's a couple of photos I took today of it at a wildlife garden in Bham.
It's spread a lot but they told me it isn't invasive. I also bought 3 seedlings in the plant sale .Not sure whether to plant all 3 together in a group or separately in3 different places in the flower bed.
Gosh, they look lush wakeshine - thanks for the pictures. It should look good in a year or two once established. Fingers crossed. I would plant them close together - I only have one plant and ones always look a bit "specimeny" to me, but I think that a group of three looks far more natural.
I'm not sure which I like best, the rock, the healthy hosta or the Ophiopogon, Hostafan. The setting is just right for these plants. I imagine that you garden is quite dry?
10 days! I imagine we will be having similar weather here then - we often do share our damp weather with the south of England - prevailing S/W winds too. Oh dear.
Well I think your garden is very interesting, is your garden on the cliffs? We have granite here - which drifts up along the south of England too. Our house is built of granite stone too.
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You'll soon have lots of it. Spreads really well and quickly from little white creeping "tubercules". Also, I have found that after flowering (small white flowers) it produces perfectly circular black berries, which germinate pretty well if you give them a good squish first.
The top of the beach is about a foot wide, so I will plant it right in the middle and let it do it's natural flop over the sharp edge of the path and the softer looking beach - it should look good in a few months time.
We use Ophiopogon in much the same way as flowerlady3 (looks great!), as an edging to our raised veggie bed. We give it minimal watering, although it does better in moist soil. It is very expensive to buy, so I'd recommend dividing it every other year and you will end up with lots.
That looks neat KeenOnGreen. I think the plant was a couple of pounds, but if we can divide it next Spring then I will make use of the divisions.
Phlomis is a cool plant GD2. Here's a couple of photos I took today of it at a wildlife garden in Bham.
It's spread a lot but they told me it isn't invasive. I also bought 3 seedlings in the plant sale .Not sure whether to plant all 3 together in a group or separately in3 different places in the flower bed.
Gosh, they look lush wakeshine - thanks for the pictures. It should look good in a year or two once established. Fingers crossed. I would plant them close together - I only have one plant and ones always look a bit "specimeny" to me, but I think that a group of three looks far more natural.
my ophiopogon recently planted by " The Rock 2"
I'm not sure which I like best, the rock, the healthy hosta or the Ophiopogon, Hostafan. The setting is just right for these plants. I imagine that you garden is quite dry?
GD, this is rainy North Devon. We're on heavy clay and it's very , very rarely " dry"
I have to say, it's on the dry side now, but rain is forecast tomorrow, and for the next 10 days.
10 days! I imagine we will be having similar weather here then - we often do share our damp weather with the south of England - prevailing S/W winds too. Oh dear.
Well I think your garden is very interesting, is your garden on the cliffs? We have granite here - which drifts up along the south of England too. Our house is built of granite stone too.