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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
Hi folks!
Right.... our new house is getting to the stage where the garden needs to be filled :-) As I've got rather a large area to cover and the overall scale is a bit on the 'big' side, I'm going to be ordering some seeds this weekend to initially fill these areas, so I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Anyone care to suggest any? -- __________________________________________ Gareth Jones "Reality sucks - go watch a Star Trek" To email, remove the '_ns_' from __________________________________________ |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
"Gareth Jones" wrote in message ... Hi folks! Right.... our new house is getting to the stage where the garden needs to be filled :-) As I've got rather a large area to cover and the overall scale is a bit on the 'big' side, I'm going to be ordering some seeds this weekend to initially fill these areas, so I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Anyone care to suggest any? Gareth, Salvia forskaohlei is tall, has lovely flowers and huge furry leaves. Easy to grow from seed and is very hardy. Picture he http://homepage2.nifty.com/~yoji/sal...skaohlei_2.jpg Regards Iris McCanna |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
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wrote on 25/5/03 3:11 pm: Hi folks! Right.... our new house is getting to the stage where the garden needs to be filled :-) As I've got rather a large area to cover and the overall scale is a bit on the 'big' side, I'm going to be ordering some seeds this weekend to initially fill these areas, so I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Anyone care to suggest any? Cynara, definitely and the large one at that - C.cardunculus, I think. It's a cardoon - huge silvery grey sharply toothed leaves, big purtoo, ple flower head on top. It's a real 'wow factor' plant. Geranium palmatum, if you can grow that. -- Sacha (remove the 'x' to email me) |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
In article , Gareth Jones
writes As I've got rather a large area to cover and the overall scale is a bit on the 'big' side, I'm going to be ordering some seeds this weekend to initially fill these areas, so I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Anyone care to suggest any? herbaceous Lavateras (i.e. Lavatera thuringiaca); they're not as easy to germinate as the usual hardy annuals, but they're not too bad. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://www.meden.demon.co.uk/Malvaceae/Malvaceae.html |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
"Gareth Jones" wrote in message ... Hi folks! Right.... our new house is getting to the stage where the garden needs to be filled :-) As I've got rather a large area to cover and the overall scale is a bit on the 'big' side, I'm going to be ordering some seeds this weekend to initially fill these areas, so I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Why do they have to be from seed? The cheapest and quickest way is find people to give you rooted cuttings. Going to the local National Garden Scheme open gardens are also a good and economical way of purchasing plants. Another large leaved plant that hasn't already been mentioned is Acanthus Mollis. Natalie |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
In article , Natalie
writes I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Why do they have to be from seed? The cheapest and quickest way is find people to give you rooted cuttings. Agreed, but most friends tend to have one or two plants that they can spare you. I'm looking to cover most of the ground as soon as possible so that means having tens (if not hundreds!) of plants. Some shrubs like hebe that I propagated from the odd plant here or there in our old house before we sold up three years ago were put into a quiet corner of our new plot and are now at the stage where I'll be able to take dozens of cuttings from this year. But this is a much longer process and so I'm going to have to use the seed method to initially cover the space. I can always clear areas from these mass plantings later on if needed. Thanks everybody for the suggestions so far..... keep going... going to order soon :-) -- __________________________________________ Gareth Jones "Reality sucks - go watch a Star Trek" To email, remove the '_ns_' from __________________________________________ |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
Majestic Perennials:
Oriental poppies Rheum Palmatum Acanthus mollis Hollyhocks Delphiniums Hope this is of some help, Helen |
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Suggestions for big herbaceous plants from seed
"Gareth Jones" wrote in message ... In article , Natalie writes I'm looking for perennials that look good massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and statuesque like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!) They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky on germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up on trying these!) Why do they have to be from seed? The cheapest and quickest way is find people to give you rooted cuttings. Agreed, but most friends tend to have one or two plants that they can spare you. I'm looking to cover most of the ground as soon as possible so that means having tens (if not hundreds!) of plants. Some shrubs like hebe that I propagated from the odd plant here or there in our old house before we sold up three years ago were put into a quiet corner of our new plot and are now at the stage where I'll be able to take dozens of cuttings from this year. But this is a much longer process and so I'm going to have to use the seed method to initially cover the space. I can always clear areas from these mass plantings later on if needed. Thanks everybody for the suggestions so far..... keep going... going to order soon :-) I know that you want perennials but the fastest way to cover a new garden is to use annuals to these are added the perennials. Suitable self seeding annuals will ensure less gaps in future years. Bel |
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