Re: Second Request - Geum
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Second Request - Geum
- From: B* C*
- Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 04:22:43 EDT
Some plants can in fact produce seeds without the flowers ever opening. Some
of the violets, for example, do this. I've never heard of it happening with
geum, but then again my garden is too dry for geum and they don't make it
into their second year.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4.
>From: "Louise" <louise@the-english-family.freeserve.co.uk>
>
>
> >And lastly, a CALL for HELP. I have two Geum - Mrs.
>Bradshaw plants
> >side by side (is it pronounced GEE-UHM or GHEE-um?). One
>is lovely
> >foliage - the other is . . umm . . .errr . . .going to seed
>without
> >flowering?? I seem to remember that it's too early in my
>neck of the
> >woods for this plant to be blooming. But the buds don't
>open - they
> >produce seed! The plant with the lovely foliage doesn't
>show any buds
> >or stalks for buds yet - so what's happening?
>
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