Re: What's in bloom now that you like
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: What's in bloom now that you like
- From: "* a* A* <e*@enterprise.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 18:46:43 +0100
-----Original Message-----
From: firekeep@mcn.net <firekeep@mcn.net>
>I have several centaurea montana blooming. They look
>great now but get very frowzy and floppy later. Can I cut them way back
>to get a compact plant again?
Yes - I chop my clumps back to the ground several times (2-4) in the season and they spring up again and flower away all summer.
> I seem to have them where I darn well know
>I didn't plant them.
Tell me about it!!! I was hoping that furious chopping would reduce the self seeding but I guess I already have lots of dormant seeds in the soil ready to sprout in my old neglected (and being rescued/nurtured now by me I may add!) cottage garden. Still I love the plant and many things seed very well on my light soil here. This includes buddleia incidentally although I'd never say it was a problem!
Alison
North Wales
UK
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