Re: Gaura
Well- at least I know I was on the right track putting it in more sun.
Anyway, I don't have to worry about it anymore. It went out today- was
tired of being annoyed by it. And since my garden is officially full
and overflowing- we will have to making choices about what stays from
now on.
Theresa
Kitty wrote:
>I've grown the species G. lindheimeri and a cultivar G. 'Crimson
>Butterflies'. The species stayed erect but was constantly covered with
>aphids, I eventually ripped it out. 'CB' is a compact variety and arched
>nicely; did not flop, no bugs.
>
>Re your Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink', MOBOT says: "Flowering stems may
>become leggy and flop, particularly when grown in rich soils or too much
>shade." A leaner soil might solve your problem.
>
>Kitty
>neIN, Z5
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 11:47 AM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Gaura
>
>
>
>
>>Mine flops too once it reaches maturity. I've noticed young ones are
>>upright, as in the ones that grow from seed dropped, but eventually they
>>flop too. Even in a pot they flop. I don't care, I just love the way they
>>look when they bloom.
>>A
>>
>>Andrea H
>>Beaufort, SC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>[Original Message]
>>>From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>Date: 5/22/2005 10:53:54 AM
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Gaura
>>>
>>>Mine also flops, although it doesn't look like it made it this winter
>>>
>>>
>here
>
>
>>>(4 year old plant tho, so hum?)
>>>
>>>It looks best (IMHO) as something coming from behind rather than a
>>>
>>>
>>specimen
>>
>>
>>>planting. Mine just flowed in the wind and looked nice by the sundial.
>>>
>>>
>May
>
>
>>>have to replace it if doesn't show life soon....
>>>
>>>Donna
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Theresa -- your energy amazes me (and inspires me)!
>>>> Yes my Gaura flops too, but since I am trying to fill up space, I
>>>>don't
>>>>really mind. I am going to experiment with cutting off the flopping
>>>>
>>>>
>>parts
>>
>>
>>>>and seeing if the center parts will stay more upright. But I think it
>>>>
>>>>
>>is
>>
>>
>>>>just its pattern.
>>>>--Barb Tandy, Grass Valley CA
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:29 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] update
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ugh! You should be immobile today from the sounds of it! Hope you
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>took
>>
>>
>>>>>a nice long soak in the tub last night!
>>>>>
>>>>>Here I just finally got the laminate flooring put into my office at
>>>>>home! It's so nice not to be walking on the cement pad any longer.
>>>>>Nothing like ordering furniture to get the clock ticking.... New
>>>>>
>>>>>
>desk
>
>
>>>>>and bookshelf come on Tuesday. Of course, in the process of working
>>>>>around the house yesterday, I decided that the laundry room is my
>>>>>
>>>>>
>next
>
>
>>>>>project to tackle. I already picked out a paint color, and will use
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>one
>>
>>
>>>>>of 2 tile choices for the floor (the linoleum has to go!). I also
>>>>>decided that I hate to color my husband chose for the the hallway-
>>>>>
>>>>>
>so
>
>
>>>>>actually I will be painting it the same color as the laundry room.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>When
>>
>>
>>>>>he gets back from Mexico on Thursday, he may think he walked into
>>>>>
>>>>>
>the
>
>
>>>>>wrong house!
>>>>>
>>>>>Today it is a toss up- I can either paint, or mess with the chainsaw
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>>>prune back the Bradford pears.... The chainsaw is borrow and likely
>>>>>needs a new chain....not sure I'm really in the mood for that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>Think
>
>
>>>>>I'll just do regular deadheading/pruning for a while this AM, and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>then
>
>
>>>>>come inside to paint after it gets hot. Supposed to be 90 again
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>today.
>>
>>
>>>>>Summer may have finally decided to come!
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh- on a gardening note...I have 2 guara plants- I think they are
>>>>>
>>>>>
>both
>
>
>>>>>"siskiyou pink". Mine flop all over the place. I thought it was
>>>>>becuase they didn't get enough sun, so I moved one to see if that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>would
>>
>>
>>>>>improve things- Nope- now it is just more visible (and hence more
>>>>>annoying). Anybody else have this problem? The dang stems
>>>>>
>>>>>
>absolutely
>
>
>>>>>drag on the ground where they aren't leaning on other plants. This
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>may
>>
>>
>>>>>turn into another project today- to yank this out!
>>>>>
>>>>>Theresa
>>>>>
>>>>>Donna wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Well I feel like Theresa tonight... worked my butt off today!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We finally got the pond cleaned out although we still have the two
>>>>>>waterfalls to tackle tomorrow. It turned out to be a bigger project
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>than
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>either of us thought. With all the rain we have been getting it was
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>a
>
>
>>>>>>loosing battle, not to mention we got water under the liner somehow
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>in
>>
>>
>>>>this
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>process. Lotsa innovated ways to get a pump under the liner to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>drain
>
>
>>>>>>it....and quite a bit of heated discussions on how to do that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Also took a few minutes to see what is happening in my garden. Not
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>much
>>
>>
>>>>in
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>bloom, but any day now they are all gonna pop. What really
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>impressed
>
>
>>me
>>
>>
>>>>was
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>the size of my hostas! Geesh... this wet weather made them grow
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>like
>
>
>>>>crazy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Speaking of wet weather, I found it interesting that much of the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>soil
>
>
>>>>under
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>the surface a few/6 inches is dry. I can NOT understand it with all
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>>rain
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>we have gotten lately. Did also get the beds on the side and back
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>of
>
>
>>>>house
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>weeded and assessed. Need something for where the sweet autumn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>clematis
>>
>>
>>>>was,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>as it got moved out to an area it can overtake. Any suggestions,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>would
>>
>>
>>>>like
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>something about 6 ft tall and has about 3-4 ft for width space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>Full
>
>
>>>>sun,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>western exposure. Decent soil, drains, will be against a beige
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>brick
>
>
>>>>wall.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Donna
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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