Coneflower Seeds I planted my coneflower seeds too early. There about an inch high and I want them to live to see spring. Help?
I have a few Jiffy trays going. The seeds all said they needed about two weeks to germinate. They took off in about 3 days and they are touching the top of the dome. I tried removing the dome on one tray and they all started to wilt. The soil seemed moist enough not sure why? Even tried spraying water on the leaves. Nope they where not happy at all. I put the dome back on and it seemed to help the few that survived. Also running into mold issues. Are these plants too young to put in a frosted ground with more frost on the way? What are my options?
Sounds like your little plants have fallen to the demise of "damping off" which is a fungus problem. You might try planting what's left and covering them with shredded newspaper. If you have a paper shredder it would be great.
CLASPING CONEFLOWER IS AN ANNUAL WITH DROPPING YELLOW PETALS WITH A LARGE BLACK CONE CENTER. PREFERS FULL SUN IN JUST ABOUT ANY SOIL. EASY TO GROW AND RESEEDS ITSELF. CAN TOLERATE A MOIST AREA. Seeds are packaged and germination tested for current year...
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The easiest of the Echinaceas to grow, the rose-purple, daisy-like flowers have burnt orange centers. Blooms from July to September and makes a long-lasting cut flower. As a medicinal, it is said to stimulate growth of blood cells and enhance the immune system...
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i want a butterfly garden, but the plants are sooo expensive?
could i try to grow them from seeds or is it to late for this year? i live in zone 5. if it is to late and i want to do this for next year, when should i be starting the seeds indoors? i have never grown anything. here is a link to the garden that i am going to try to grow. it is the second one. i also want to include some coneflower and some blazingstars http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/butterfly/designs.html
anytips are appreciated
Coneflower (ecchinacea) isn't too expensive to purchase a few plants to start with--they spread quite widely after a year or so (ask how I know ) and wood violets can be divided if you know someone who might like to thin theirs out. Spearmint, or any mint for that matter, should not be put in the ground, but kept in pots, it spreads like wildfire and is very difficult to get rid of (I have experience with that little mistake, too ). Digitalis (foxglove) can be seeded directly, as can bee balm (bergamot), which, btw, also is invasive. Columbine can be seeded, but it takes a long time to come up, that's one for the fall. Some of these others are also best seeded in the fall for next year. Yarrow, btw, is also good direct seeded and a lovely butterfly plant for zone 5.
Coneflower Seed how and when do you plant coneflower seeds???
I want to use the seeds I obtained from my coneflowers this year to grow more next year. Do I plant them under the ground or just sprinkle them on top of the soil??
I harvest my coneflower seed pods and keep them dry thru the winter--then in the spring tap them in the ground. They do wonderful.
The easiest of the Echinaceas to grow, the rose-purple, daisy-like flowers have burnt orange centers. Blooms from July to September and makes a long-lasting cut flower. As a medicinal, it is said to stimulate growth of blood cells and enhance the immune system...
CLASPING CONEFLOWER IS AN ANNUAL WITH DROPPING YELLOW PETALS WITH A LARGE BLACK CONE CENTER. PREFERS FULL SUN IN JUST ABOUT ANY SOIL. EASY TO GROW AND RESEEDS ITSELF. CAN TOLERATE A MOIST AREA. Seeds are packaged and germination tested for current year...
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Butterfly Garden For Sunflowers
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a. produces pollen grains
b. flower structure containing one or more ovules
c. male cone that produces male gametophytes
d. brightly colored part of a flower that attracts insects
e. innermost floral part that produces the female gametophytes
f. male gametophyte stage of a gymnosperm
g. cone in which gymnosperms produce female gametophytes
h. structure found in pairs near the base of each scale on a seed cone
i. enclose the bud before it opens and protects the developing flower
j. contains two haploid sperm cells
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How to Make a Fall Nature Wreath
Wreaths, those attractive and fragrant decorations, can be displayed on our front doors at Christmas or indoors any time of year. You can easily make your own unique and lovely wreath to show off your home grown herbs and flowers, or to display the pods, cones and seed heads you can find in the woods or roadsides in fall.
The first part is fun - collecting the materials. Start in your own back yard, and look for interesting flower heads that may have dried, seed heads with unique shapes such as poppies, tulips, columbine or iris, or feathery heads of grasses. Silver dollar heads and Japanese lanterns will have dried, and are ready to pick. Clusters of cones can be found on and under evergreen trees, and nut trees will have shed the seed husks from filberts, oak or chestnuts, or maples their winged maple seeds, just waiting to be collected.
Your wreath will be more interesting if you plan for some contrasts in texture and color - shiny chestnuts next to a fringed hemlock cone cluster, or a deep brown walnut shell next to silvery feathers of ornamental grasses. Place the same item in different positions - a cone can sit on its base, lie on its side, or even be placed stem up. Just make sure your pods, cones, acorns, seed heads and foliage are ripe and dry. Green material can get moldy and destroy all your hard work.
Cut a sturdy corrugated cardboard into a doughnut for the base. Use white glue or a glue gun to attach the materials to each other and to the base. Strip a large pine cone, and glue the pieces shaped like petals around the edges of the wreath to form a border. Once it has dried, start building up the wreath with the largest pieces you have collected - the largest cones, teasel heads, large pods, and so on. Glue them in place around the wreath.
Next, add the medium sized pieces - acorns, thistle heads, small cones, seed husks or dried flower heads. Make sure you keep a variety in your arrangement, and again, think of contrasting color and texture as you glue the pieces in place. Finally, add your smallest pieces to fill in any spots where the cardboard still shows. If you have some feathery grass heads or dried flower heads, these can even be broken apart and used to fill in small spaces, adding even more texture, color and depth.
Once the glue has dried, take your wreath outside and spray it with clear varnish. If you'd like, you can add some ribbon, beads or berries to make a Christmas themed wreath. Glue a hanger to the back, and you're all finished.The mellow natural tones make this an appropriate decoration for fall and winter, and even year round.
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