Anyone familiar with my blog will be aware that I have progressed from the "If you can't eat it don't grow it" school. In recent times, most directly from my involvement in the school (where they have about 10 tubs in the playground) I have taken up flowers from seed with a renewed vigour. Lobelia, Marigolds, Cineraria have become trusted annuals. Getting more adventurous I have become more ambitious of late. Here's a couple of challenges I am revisiting.
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Strictly speaking these are leaves not flowers, but you know what I mean. Last year I tried to grow these and they failed completely. It was either the cold summer or the slugs or both. I am reassured by Endah's recent post illustrating that the natural home for these is the tropics. So I am keeping these in the greenhouse with high humidity.
Another import that is behaving strangely is Linaria Spanish Dancer. Two different sprouts appeared, one with pointy leaves the other rounded.
My first thought was that I had double sowed with two different flowers
But these were transplanted seedlings and even I am not as daft as to do that. Besides the result is consistent for a whole tray!
I will be keeping an eye on these as they progress. You learn something new every year.
Coleus cuttings are pretty reliable here. Have you tried just plopping them in a glass of water and putting near a window or on top of the fridge? (Of course, it is a bit more tropical here. Yesterday's temp was 96F.)
ReplyDeleteOoh, those linaria Spanish dancer seedlings are interesting! I just looked them up, what a fab looking flower. I hope they work for you
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