Re: gas plant

Should have planted it in more sun... :)

Here is a picture of mine. It was a -maybe 3inch -
potted plant in 2004. It bloomed last year with just a
couple of stalks. It is filling in nicely this year.

If this link works- the first picture is the flower
and if you view the second picture it is the entire
plant.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gossiper@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/7616&.dnm=13b7scd.jpg&.src=ph

Donna

--- "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
wrote:

> > Anyone growing Gas Plant, Dictamnus albus?  I had
> a credit at Bluebird and 
> > didn't really need anything so I decided this was
> a chance to give this 
> > plant a try in our nursery.  I have a purple one
> myself and it is just 
> > lovely.
> 
> I've been growing it for a few years now -- it's one
> of my favorites for
> fragrance.
> 
> > These plants are small (32 two-inch pots) and
> started from seed, but have 
> > reasonably good root systems started.  It is my
> understanding that 
> > Dictamnus develops a tap root and should therefore
> be grown on in a pot 
> > because they resent transplanting as the tap root
> can be damaged.  I also 
> > seem to recall that they take several years before
> they flower.  I am 
> > wondering if I should carry them over into 2008
> for sale.
> 
> They definitely have tap roots; once they go in the
> ground, that will become
> their permanent home.  
> 
> I'm not sure about age before flowering, but I doubt
> they'll be large
> enough before 2008.  My plant has taken many years
> to get as large as it
> is.
> 
> I'm glad your gas plants from Bluebird did well.  I
> ordered 16 and they
> were *tiny*.  Only six have come up (they were
> dormant at the time), 
> the largest of which is about an inch high.  Hardly
> any roots to speak
> of either.  :(
> 
> Bluebird seems to be either really good or really
> bad with plants.  I
> wish I knew how to figure out the pattern.
> 
> Chris
> 
>
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