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Trailing Lobelia doesn't
Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? Mine always
grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. Bob |
Bob Smith (UK) wrote:
:: Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? :: Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of :: baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. :: All mine are hanging down at least a foot! - are you keeping them well watered? - I read on here a few weeks ago that Lobelia won't tolerate any dryness and mine are watered every two days regardless of the weather (the baskets and planters are sheilded from the rain) - they just get so top heavy that they 'trail', even the ones that aren't 'trailing' variety. -- If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. |
"Phil L" wrote in message . uk... Bob Smith (UK) wrote: :: Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? :: Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of :: baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. :: All mine are hanging down at least a foot! - are you keeping them well watered? - I read on here a few weeks ago that Lobelia won't tolerate any dryness and mine are watered every two days regardless of the weather (the baskets and planters are sheilded from the rain) - they just get so top heavy that they 'trail', even the ones that aren't 'trailing' variety. I water my baskets every day. I have foot high stuput lobelia (new type) spikes growing out of the sides of my baskets. Bob |
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 27/6/05 20:36, in article , "Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote: Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. Not all Lobelias trail. Which did you buy - do you remember the name? If it had 'Fountain' in the name, for example, it should be trailing. I think you would do best if next year you ask your nursery or garden centre which *are* the trailing ones in their collection and which are not. http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/lobe...mixed-935.aspx They were definitely labelled "trailing lobelia". I wanted them for the baskets, and did not buy the bush lobelia ones. I may have the label spike somewhere for the latin name. Bob |
I don't do anything special with mine Bob, just water them everyday & feed them once a week & they are trailing everywhere (gloat....lol)
If they are short of water the flowers usually close up & the plant goes all limp (it sort of makes it obvious that its thirsty) Lorraine |
On 27/6/05 23:44, in article ,
"Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 27/6/05 20:36, in article , "Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote: Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. Not all Lobelias trail. Which did you buy - do you remember the name? If it had 'Fountain' in the name, for example, it should be trailing. I think you would do best if next year you ask your nursery or garden centre which *are* the trailing ones in their collection and which are not. http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/lobe...mixed-935.aspx They were definitely labelled "trailing lobelia". I wanted them for the baskets, and did not buy the bush lobelia ones. I may have the label spike somewhere for the latin name. Yes, it will help if you can find that. Otherwise, it is just possible that there was some incorrect labelling. How long have you had them planted - are they just taking their time to get going and 'do their thing'? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
"Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote in message ... Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. Bob My Midnight Blue are refusing to trail as well. They were bought from Tesco's. John |
"Lorraine_6865" wrote in message ... I don't do anything special with mine Bob, just water them everyday & feed them once a week & they are trailing everywhere (gloat....lol) If they are short of water the flowers usually close up & the plant goes all limp (it sort of makes it obvious that its thirsty) Lorraine Out of interest what did you feed them on? Dave |
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 27/6/05 23:44, in article , "Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 27/6/05 20:36, in article , "Bob Smith (UK)" bob@nospamplease wrote: Is there anything special you have to do to get them to trail? Mine always grow straight up, even when planted in the sides of baskets at a slight downward angle. Stupid lobelias. Not all Lobelias trail. Which did you buy - do you remember the name? If it had 'Fountain' in the name, for example, it should be trailing. I think you would do best if next year you ask your nursery or garden centre which *are* the trailing ones in their collection and which are not. http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/lobe...mixed-935.aspx They were definitely labelled "trailing lobelia". I wanted them for the baskets, and did not buy the bush lobelia ones. I may have the label spike somewhere for the latin name. Yes, it will help if you can find that. Otherwise, it is just possible that there was some incorrect labelling. How long have you had them planted - are they just taking their time to get going and 'do their thing'? Well one batch was labelled "trailing lobelia sapphire". It was the first batch I planted, and is in the form of a 6" ball of flowers centred around the planting point. The stalks go downwards, with mostly blue flowers pointing up. (The label has all blue flowers, but there are a few purple ones mixed in the actual plant) The second batch was labeled "trailing mixed lobelia", and grew to about 10" high. Some "training" yesterday has resulted in horizontal lobelia. Not many flowers yet. The label says "produces a vigorous cascade of flowers from June to September". Maybe more flowers will weigh them down a bit. Bob |
Dave P wrote:
:: "Lorraine_6865" wrote in :: message ... ::: ::: I don't do anything special with mine Bob, just water them ::: everyday & feed them once a week & they are trailing everywhere ::: (gloat....lol) ::: ::: If they are short of water the flowers usually close up & the ::: plant goes all limp (it sort of makes it obvious that its thirsty) ::: ::: Lorraine ::: :: :: Out of interest what did you feed them on? :: At the risk of butting in, mine have been in baskets now for 3 weeks and are trailing down a foot and are about 7 - 8 inches in diameter with masses of multi-coloured flowers (white, lilac, purple, and pale and dark blues), they were planted in a mixture of: 90% soil (taken from greenhouse) few handfuls of MPC (B&Q's cheapest!) few handfuls of partially rotted lawn cuttings (I have no idea what these do but last years were the same and this years are doing as well, if not better - maybe water retention if nothing else? - I read somewhere that fertiliser can only be taken up by plants via water... ....each basket (14in diameter) recieved one teaspoon of fish, blood & bone and the same amount of miracle-gro (the type that looks like worm eggs, little yellow balls)....I don't feed through the rest of the year, all they get from now on is water. All baskets except 2 recieve full sun, and I can't say I've noticed any difference in growth rates in any of them. HTH -- If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. |
I put some "Growmore" in the baskets with water retaining crystals & MPC initially and then I use Miracle Gro once a week, all my baskets are doing really well this year! (Which is amazing since I am new to all this)
Lorraine |
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