Re: Stylophorum diphyllum

Give it a whirl, Kitty...just remember ya' gotta keep after them;
almost a daily ritual as they form those seedpods quickly. 
Interesting experiment, I thought, but I have too many of them to
repeat it;-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> 
> Marge wrote:
> > ...remove the interesting whitish football shaped seedpods...
> > makes the plant continue to
> > bloom.  I did it once to a few plants, to see what happened, and
had
> > those plants blooming almost all summer. 
> 
> Marge, that's great!,  will try to remember to do taht this yearand
see if
> I'm as lucky.  
> 
> Kitty
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 4/14/2003 12:45:55 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Stylophorum diphyllum  was; Artemesia
'Limelight'NOW
> Mugwort
> >
> > > From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> > > Wood Poppy:  Is this Stylophorum diphyllum - aka Celandine
Poppy? 
> > Big
> > > leaves, yellow flower?  I love it and so far it has stayed put,
but
> > I have
> > > heard it to be a thug.
> > ---------
> > For me, this seeds around a lot, but it's easy to pull if I don't
> > want it where it puts itself...I think the amount of seeding
around
> > may have to do with climate.  In a small garden, in a salubrious
> > climate, it could be considered a thug, but I have a lot of
ground to
> > cover, so welcome it almost everywhere it shows up.  
> >
> > Actually, even though it seeds around for me, I don't know if I'd
put
> > it in the thug class...it's nowhere near as prolific as some
asters,
> > the common violet and a few other things I spend inordinate
numbers
> > of hours weeding out of everywhere forever.  If one has the
patience
> > to remove the interesting whitish football shaped seedpods, then
that
> > takes care of the seeding about.  It also makes the plant
continue to
> > bloom.  I did it once to a few plants, to see what happened, and
had
> > those plants blooming almost all summer.  You need to do this
before
> > the seedpods get mature, which seems to trigger a 'no more bloom'
> > mechanism in the plant.  If it can't set seed, it keeps on trying
by
> > producing more (tho' smaller) flowers.
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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