Re: Re: plant ID, "wonderflower"

I've grown the Incarvillea before with no summer heat problem in zone 5.
However it did not return the following year. I have since learned that
this is another plant that resents moisture while dormant. If possible
the tuber (?) should be planted at a slight angle as you would the large
fritillaries. I assume that over time the plant would more or less
straighten itself, but you might get more than one year out of it.


--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "MICHAEL HABIB" <godihabib@verizon.net>
> As mentioned at a previous posting I bought the "fern flower" or hardy 
> gloxinia at the Maymont Flower Show. Since some of you said that they don't 
> take the heat very well, I will take the tubers to my daughter in law in 
> Eugene, Oregon. She will love the plants and hopefully they will do well for 
> her.
> I must admit that I could have asked more questions of those Dutch girls, 
> but I was rushing around, trying to see everything, including the lectures.
> Godi zone 7
> Mt. Vernon, VA
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
> 
> 
> > Ah Zem. I think that most plant people are fair and  honest, but I don't 
> > think that the "Wonderflower" folks are plant people, just hucksters and 
> > snake oil purveyors.
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
> >
> >
> >> You are right, Daryl.  I realize I am naive to think that all plant 
> >> people are fair and honest. :-(
> >> zem
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 4:34 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
> >>
> >>
> >>> My sister was at Maymont also and unfortunately got suckered into buying 
> >>> the "Japanese Wonderflower".  She knows Four o'clock, since we grew it 
> >>> when we were kids, but the sign wasn't very descriptive and the name was 
> >>> deceptive.  And "Flowering Fern" my foot!
> >>>
> >>> I think that the folks hosting these garden shows should be told in no 
> >>> uncertain terms that allowing unscrupulous vendors to deceive unknowing 
> >>> buyers will result in lower attendance and or negative publicity. What 
> >>> do you think?
> >>>
> >>> d
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>> From: "MICHAEL HABIB" <godihabib@verizon.net>
> >>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:47 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Jim and Daryl,
> >>>> Thanks for IDing the hardy gloxinia. I bought three tubers at the 
> >>>> Maymont flower show in Richmond. Those pretty Dutch girls didn't seem 
> >>>> to know too much about the plants. The show seemed a bit empty this 
> >>>> year, because a lot of the vendors were at the DC home and garden show.
> >>>> We had 8 inches of snow last night. Ok, we had our winter, let's move 
> >>>> on to spring!!
> >>>> Godi zone 7
> >>>> Mt. Vernon, VA
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> >>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 6:18 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Ah, thanks. I think it might be. 
> >>>>> 
> http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/bulbs-summer/incarvillea.
> html
> >>>>> I knew I'd seen it before.
> >>>
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