Re: seeking information about non-flowering


Sorry it took so long:  it's phlomis tuberosa;

I have a feeling if we had a longer growing season, it might still
blossom this year.

Isabelle Hayes

Marge Talt wrote:
> 
> Isabelle, which Phlomis do you have?  There are several species.   Is
> it in full sun?  Are you giving it too much high nitrogen fertilizer?
re:

> > 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;

> > 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?

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