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Verdun

24/07/2012 at 21:19

Anyone growing the new echinaceas? Any wilting problems? I bought several varieties......fatal attraction, tiki torch, sunrise, harvest moon etc,.... And all wilted. I decided to pot up and grow on and last year they wilted again. I cut the, down in mid summer, fed and watered them and they flourished. This year I am doing the same thing,viz., cutting back in mid summer, watering well, etc and they look ready to flower now. Anyone else with issues with echinaceas?

claire goulding

24/07/2012 at 22:11

not the new ones,ive seen them and they look great!i leave mine to die down on their own,then cut them down,they always come back great the next year.are they in pots or in the ground?

Verdun

24/07/2012 at 23:32

Claire. The new varieties are not so strong...the old ones are different. However, tiki torch is a brilliant orange and about to flower any day now, it was left in the ground last year. Hot Papya is a double red, strong and long flowering and is now in its second year. This one was potted up in greenhouse for winter. Want to try more though

Verdun

12/08/2012 at 09:07

Further to my post about echinaceas. Does anyone grow the new varieties? Tiki torch, fatal attraction, sundown, summer sky etc ? .i have mixed results but they seem to be much better if grown on as large plants for.a season before planting out. They are such fantastic looking plants but whether they are true perennials or not is I am not sure about. So, there must be somebody out there trying them?.??

Mattbeer87

12/08/2012 at 11:20

I'm growing bravado and managed to force 3 plants without using stratification (this is my 1st year of growing ANY plant and I'm not sure if this an old or new variety) But they are doing well in a pot and I am hoping for lovely flowers next year. Can anyone recommend this variety that I am growing?

Verdun

12/08/2012 at 14:04

hiya mattbeer87. don't know of bravado. You can grow echinaceas from seed...you get loads of plants with different colours. if you are new to plants do you know what sort of soil you have, etc. is it a warm garden, do you get much frost, is it sunny, etc. find out what you have and find out what plants will suit your conditions.

Mattbeer87

12/08/2012 at 14:21

Well I have a massive list of plants that I have grown this year and I'd say 95% have been very successful.

My garden is South facing so we get sunlight all day long.

My soil is slightly acidic (so says the PH tester) but all plants seem to thrive in it.

Being near the coast (probably less than 10 miles as the crow flies we don't get a lot of frosts ( We are in Hardiness Zone 9 so it's very rare we get exreme cold temperatures)

Sweet Peas/ Cosmos/ Godetia/ Stocks/ Nasturtium/ Morning Glory are just a few that I have grown Successfully. I'll be a bit more adventurous next year with planning ( They just went anywhere this year )

Mattbeer87

12/08/2012 at 14:23

Bravado is a purple kind by the way

Verdun

13/08/2012 at 23:19

Hiya mattbeer87 you growing perennials too? I think bravado must be an annual and I'm not too hot on annuals. I'm on the Cornish coast...Less than half mile but my soil is neutral and garden is similarly south facing. Perennials can be very cost effective and they usually provide a sense of structure and framework amongst your annuals

Mattbeer87

14/08/2012 at 18:22

I'm still a bit iffy when it comes to perrenials but I'm getting there, Trying to find stuff that would mix well in with the annuals that I like to grow. I guess trying in pots first is a good thing. Gardening takes years to fully understand so I'm just gonna go with the flow.

Verdun

14/08/2012 at 18:58

Hiya mattbeer87 yes makes sense. You can ring the changes each year but you will latch on to perennials and shrubs,in your,own time. Sounds like you enjoy what you are doing and that's great

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