Re: chicory

>  Or, you can collect seeds
Or not.  around here it's aterrific self sower.  Lines just about every
roadside.  prettiest darned blue.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] chicory


> Donna-that's the same plant.
> A
>
> Pam, read up on transplanting it before you do it. Or, you can collect
seeds
> I believe.
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 11:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] chicory
>
>
> > If I am thinking of the correct plant and someone correct me if I am
> > wrong but-- you might not be able to move it by the fall Pam... they
> > have a very long tap root and when disturbed they do not survive the
> > move...but most likely, the plant will return again in the same spot as
> > they are tough to get rid of.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > > &#65279;Well, if anyone hasn't grown this stuff - for a not most
> > > attractive
> > > plant,
> > > the flowers are profuse and gorgeous. As Jesse observed in March, it
> > looks
> > > like
> > > an overgrown dandelion for the longest.  Then it sends up this 5'
> > > multi-branched
> > > bloom stalk and really does make gorgeous blue flowers.  I started
> > some
> > > from
> > > seed
> > > last year and this is the survivor.  Glad now I didn't just yank it as
> > I
> > > was
> > > planning
> > > to if it didn't do anything.  It would be better in a big bed w/
> > something
> > > to
> > > hide
> > > it's so-so looking feet however.  Mine will get transplanted out back
> > in
> > > September.
> > >
> > > Pam Evans
> > > Kemp, TX
> > > zone 8A
> >
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