Re: Floppy Plants

Jeanne,

This is my second year with Sweet William, and they bloomed both years.  In
fact, this year was even lovelier than last year.

Marie
Z5

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From: jeanne latta <jplatta@yahoo.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 3:14 PM
Subject: Floppy Plants


>I just came back from spending a week with my granddaughter and
>couldn't believe the change in my garden in a weeks time.  Most
>notably were the Canturbury Bells which are covered with several dozen
>beautiful purple "bells" which are enormous (about 4 inches long!) The
>problem is that they are flopping all over the place.  Somewhere,
>buried under the flopping Bells is a single stem of red valerian that
>I have been nursing along.
>My thought is this.  I don"t believe that nature intended some plants
>to need staking.  It seems that they are planted in the wrong place or
>have been over hybridized to the point that the stem isn't strong
>enough to support the flower. I really couldn't stake the C. Bells at
>all because the stems are so brittle that you really can't rearrange
>them without risk of breaking the whole stem off.  Does everyone else
>have this problem with C. Bells?  They are too lovely for words so are
>worth whatever I need to do to prevent this from happening next year.
>This is my first year with this garden, as you all know, so I know
>I've made lots of mistakes.  I believe that C.Bells are a biennial.
>Does that mean they won't come back next year at all?  I have the same
>question about my Sweet Williams, which were also beautiful but are
>through blooming now.
>Thanks for your help.
>Jeanne
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>Jeanne
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