Girl Gone Gardening didn't get the correct answer, but she gave it a try and in the process gave us some very interesting (and possibly useful) information about mullein. I do believe mullein was also used for candle wicks in ancient times. Go read her comment--I so love to learn new information about plants.
Lychnis Coronaria is actually an herb. It will bloom for a long time if you keep it deadheaded. Do let some seeds develop before fall though, so you can get babies for future years. This is a short-lived plant, but once you have it, it will probably keep reseeding.
That's the baby....I posted the one I had in N.B. in my blog too Zoey. I remember being so excited when i saw that first magenta flower pop open. Hee hee. So...Do I win a million dollars. LOL Thanks for the trivia...I hope you'll do another soon.
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taracotta, how about a million rose campion seeds? LOL
ReplyDeleteThat would be great. LOL
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oooh! thats pretty...I had planted them (a white flowered version)in CA but had moved before I saw them bloom:(
ReplyDeleteIm gonna have to get me some of those! :)
Rose campion is what I surely had and it's completely kaput now. : (
ReplyDeleteZoey, thanks for your comments on my new blog. I have more questions. I'm having trouble installing a blogroll. Do you use Blogrolling? I thought I was cutting and pasting their code but it didn't "take." Also, what does it mean that you're powered by Blogwise, but you have a blogspot URL? And is there another way of writing you I should use, rather than commenting?
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm at it, I LOVE your site and your garden. I'm a huge fan of sedum myself and will be posting photos of my little potted collection. Something I do with Autumn Joy, which I have at the curb, is to spray-paint them in the winter - nice shades of blues and purples. Do you think that's sacreligious of me, or maybe just tacky? I look forward to seeing your sedums in bloom. Meanwhile I'm enjoying your grill. Susan
I think I just planted this about a month ago. It was another mystery plant. I just buy them because I think the plant is neat. that's how i got my beatiful tamarix!
ReplyDeleteSylvana, I will have to go to your site to see your tamarix.I have never even heard of that one!
ReplyDeleteTakoma, It took me months to get a blogroll. I don't know how to install it with code. I went to Blogwise and downloaded something called Bloglines. Bloglines automatically puts whomever I subscribe to on the blogroll. I am not even sure exactly how I did it. I just kept plugging along, following whatever directions they had and I was quite excited when it worked!
No, I don't think painting Sedum AJ is sacreligious. I have painted it gold myself. I did not leave it in the ground though. I let it dry and cut it down and saved them to use on my Christmas tree!! I have even painted dried weeds to use for tree filler. I took pics of painting them...maybe later I will post them in case anyone else needs Christmas tree filler! LOL