Re: seeking information about non-flowering
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- Subject: Re: seeking information about non-flowering
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 03:04:18 -0400
Isabelle, which Phlomis do you have? There are several species. Is
it in full sun? Are you giving it too much high nitrogen fertilizer?
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Isabelle Hayes <bhayes@catskill.net>
> Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 9:42 PM
>
> Greetings:
>
> I grew phlomis from seed two years ago; last summer they only
showed
> foliage, which is expected from some perennials, like lychnis
coronata,
> but this summer, their second in the ground, it's the same thing,
with
> the foliage having grown larger and fuller over the season but no
> flowers;
>
> the seed seller gives no warning of this of course; they just tell
you
> "easy to grow from seed" which is often not true either;
>
> does anyone have experience with this plant to tell me when I may
expect
> to see a flower?
>
> Also, even though I put gladiolas into the ground early, and some
have
> already bloomed, the majority, even though they had good green
shoots,
> don't seem to be growing flowers, and in NYS zone 5, it's over by
9/15;
> anyone having this problem?
>
> TIA
>
> Isabelle Hayes
>
>
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