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Daisies - What did I do wrong?
Hi,
I'm new to this newsgroup but I have a question. A couple of springs ago, I planted several small daisy shrubs along the side of my house.. I was told they didn't get more than 2 - 3 feet tall and 2 -3 feet across. I have, now, shrubs that are 4 feet across and 4 feet tall. Of course, the blooms are profuse and a lovely yellow but they are simply way too huge for the area I planted them in. My question. What did I do wrong? Why are they so huge? Anyone? Marg |
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Exactly what is it you are calling a "daisy shrub"?
You are probably not doing anything wrong. What you were told may not have been accurate. "pandora" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm new to this newsgroup but I have a question. A couple of springs ago, I planted several small daisy shrubs along the side of my house.. I was told they didn't get more than 2 - 3 feet tall and 2 -3 feet across. I have, now, shrubs that are 4 feet across and 4 feet tall. Of course, the blooms are profuse and a lovely yellow but they are simply way too huge for the area I planted them in. My question. What did I do wrong? Why are they so huge? Anyone? Marg |
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If they are a daisy of some kind you should be able to prune them quite hard
and they should grow back again quite freely. They probably will also grow easily from cuttings so you could renew them periodically if you need to. |
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:58:52 -0800, "pandora"
wrote: Hi, I'm new to this newsgroup but I have a question. A couple of springs ago, I planted several small daisy shrubs along the side of my house.. I was told they didn't get more than 2 - 3 feet tall and 2 -3 feet across. I have, now, shrubs that are 4 feet across and 4 feet tall. Of course, the blooms are profuse and a lovely yellow but they are simply way too huge for the area I planted them in. My question. What did I do wrong? Why are they so huge? Anyone? Marg Nothing you did wrong. The plants are just thriving a little more enthusiastically than you hoped for. Hard to say just what sort of shrubby daisy you have without more info. Where I am (Southern California), Euryops is common and can grow to about 6 feet; it's easily kept smaller by pruning. Marguerites, on the other hand, don't take to hard pruning and are so short-lived that you will be replacing them in a season or two anyway. Just a thought: if yours is the Euryops with dark green foliage, maybe take half of them out and head the remaining ones back to side branches. In the gaps left behind, put in some Dusty Miller for a quick and dramatic contrast. -- Chris Green |
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"Christopher Green" wrote in message ... On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:58:52 -0800, "pandora" wrote: Hi, I'm new to this newsgroup but I have a question. A couple of springs ago, I planted several small daisy shrubs along the side of my house.. I was told they didn't get more than 2 - 3 feet tall and 2 -3 feet across. I have, now, shrubs that are 4 feet across and 4 feet tall. Of course, the blooms are profuse and a lovely yellow but they are simply way too huge for the area I planted them in. My question. What did I do wrong? Why are they so huge? Anyone? Marg Nothing you did wrong. The plants are just thriving a little more enthusiastically than you hoped for. Indeed they are! Hard to say just what sort of shrubby daisy you have without more info. Where I am (Southern California), Euryops is common and can grow to about 6 feet; it's easily kept smaller by pruning. Marguerites, on the other hand, don't take to hard pruning and are so short-lived that you will be replacing them in a season or two anyway. I could hope I have the latter but think I bought the former. Sigh.... And my name is Marguerite so I guess that's karma for ya. Just a thought: if yours is the Euryops with dark green foliage, maybe take half of them out and head the remaining ones back to side branches. In the gaps left behind, put in some Dusty Miller for a quick and dramatic contrast. I'll try that. I absolutely HATE to cut back something that is thriving so well, BUT, it's impeding my walkway. I had thought I was planting something that would stay relatively small and civilized. Apparently, it's not. Thanks for the suggestion. Marg -- Chris Green |
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