Re: Persian Shield Flower

Kitty,

I just checked and there are 3 or 4 flowers open on each spike. These
flowers are about half way up the spike so they do bloom a few at a time
from bottom to top. Funny, I never really looked closely at these flowers
until you brought the subject up. Have you checked if they have an odor? I
can't because they sit next to the Salvia 'Black and Blue' cuttings which
are rather overpowering in the odor department.

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower


> Dan,
> Have you ever had most of a whole spike in bloom at once?  or do they just
> bloom one or two at a time up the spike and fade before more bloom?
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel Roman" <djroman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower
>
>
> > Kitty,
> > Most of my cuttings bloom every year. I try to pinch off the spike
before
> > flowers form but I always leave a few to brighten things up. I never had
> any
> > seeds form.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower
> >
> >
> > > I don't know actually.  Here in Z5 it is usually grown as an annual
and
> > then
> > > pitched; repurchased in spring.  I've grown on from cuttings before,
but
> > > never had the cuttings produce flowers.  I don't know if the growth
> cycle
> > is
> > > totally out of whack on my plants as they've never led a normal life -
> > These
> > > are cuttings from plants grown from the previous years cuttings.  I
> didn't
> > > note any indication of flowering when I struck them or I would have
> chosen
> > > other pieces.  I thought someone in our group in the south grows one
> > > outside, maybe Noreen?  Does anyone know?
> > > Those pics showed just the first flower.  If the whole spike decides
to
> > > flower, I'll post another pic.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:05 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Persian Shield Flower
> > >
> > >
> > > > In a message dated 3/3/04 2:16:33 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> > > >
> > > > << I know that Persian Shield is not grown  >>
> > > >
> > > > So is it a winter bloomer or our growing season is not long enough
to
> > see
> > > > bloom?
> > > >     Ceres
> > > >
> > >
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