tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post7838831942154307113..comments2023-10-21T05:24:35.398-07:00Comments on MucknMire: A passle of pinks, poppies and penstemonsKihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-50126415670305985112007-06-01T04:17:00.000-07:002007-06-01T04:17:00.000-07:00We have too much work to do so we neglected to pin...We have too much work to do so we neglected to pinch back the spent flowers, Kim. They came back and bloomed really well despite my sloth. Funny though, with all the flowers you would think we would have small plants all around the mother plant but not so. I wonder if this is a sterile hybrid pink? <BR/><BR/>We've had some pinks that have come back for 3 years now and since the plants look healthier each year they're likely to come back again next year despite my neglect.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-43237298022658453662007-05-31T20:16:00.000-07:002007-05-31T20:16:00.000-07:00Lovely pictures, Ki. FWIW, the greenhouse manager ...Lovely pictures, Ki. FWIW, the greenhouse manager who is my supervisor says that she can sometimes keep her "annual/biennial" pinks around for several years if she's diligent enough about pinching them back through the season. Did you do a lot of that last year?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-36964965441676237252007-05-31T18:37:00.000-07:002007-05-31T18:37:00.000-07:00Hi Oldroses,Our pinks have gotten bigger but have ...Hi Oldroses,<BR/>Our pinks have gotten bigger but have stayed bunched pretty much where they were planted. These tend not to fall over unless they are in shade. They are surprisingly tough so you may have to pull them out. I thought we lost a some last year (not the ones in the photo) but they came up again in spring. I like them because they seem to be drought tolerant and are so colorful.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-21432710283801953122007-05-31T11:32:00.000-07:002007-05-31T11:32:00.000-07:00I grew a lot of Ipswich pinks from seed before I r...I grew a lot of Ipswich pinks from seed before I realized how sprawling they were. I didn't have to the heart to pull them out so I'm glad that they are finally dying out this year. I love pinks, but not in my garden!OldRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307114475443602351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-53402785990311984142007-05-30T18:13:00.000-07:002007-05-30T18:13:00.000-07:00Hi Sandy, we did it the easy way. Lowes was dumpin...Hi Sandy, we did it the easy way. Lowes was dumping them for 50 cents each. We bought trays of them. They weren't much to look at with the flower stems wilted and flowerless and we didn't have any idea about what color we were buying. The tag only said they were the 'Navigator' mix and had a tiny photo about the size of a quarter of a reddish colored one. For all we knew they were all red! ;( I'm glad we took the chance as they turned out to be several different colors of pinks and blues. <BR/><BR/>Good for you for growing them from seed. All my seed plantings for interesting plant have failed so far. Not a single plant out of 40 pots in about 3 weeks. Instructions for one of the plants said it would take about 2-4 months which I thought was an exaggeration but I guess not. I'll just keep them moist all summer to see if something comes up. Thanks for the comment.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-12000431411484269232007-05-30T13:19:00.000-07:002007-05-30T13:19:00.000-07:00Beautiful flowers. I started that same penstemon f...Beautiful flowers. I started that same penstemon from seed last year, and am very happy with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-47769795732252053822007-05-30T05:28:00.000-07:002007-05-30T05:28:00.000-07:00Hi Kati,I remember my mother growing carnations in...Hi Kati,<BR/>I remember my mother growing carnations in her tiny garden too. Perhaps that's the reason I've always liked pinks. The pinks have much more color than the plain carnations she grew but have no scent. The old fashioned carnations had a wonderful perfume. Thanks for the comment and reviving old memories.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-5532644261157876892007-05-29T20:16:00.000-07:002007-05-29T20:16:00.000-07:00Funny how the pinks always take me back to my dad'...Funny how the pinks always take me back to my dad's garden. He always had them at the edge of the veggie garden in the postage stamp sized garden I remember best.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741429036637277079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-71934481117898533852007-05-29T11:42:00.000-07:002007-05-29T11:42:00.000-07:00Hi Mr. brown thumb,First let me apologize for bein...Hi Mr. brown thumb,<BR/>First let me apologize for being so tardy in answering your comment on my May bloom day blog. I don't use comment approval on this blog so I have to click on the comments to see any new ones. Apparently I missed yours when another person posted a comment after yours. Too wordy an explanation but I did post a reply.<BR/><BR/>Did you start your poppies from seed? The P. orientale - the big ones don't bloom in the first year when planting from seed. Do you have buds? The poppies are a real show off flower. Hard to ignore when it's so large, tall and colorful.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-54781577390850525682007-05-29T09:47:00.000-07:002007-05-29T09:47:00.000-07:00Love the poppies, I can't wait 'til mine start to ...Love the poppies, I can't wait 'til mine start to bloom.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-30626404299888909052007-05-29T09:15:00.000-07:002007-05-29T09:15:00.000-07:00Perfectly profound phrase, poetic praise, portrayi...Perfectly profound phrase, poetic praise, portraying prodigiously photogenic plants. Your comments are in keeping with the alliterative title, Lisa. ;) Now you've got me started.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695751.post-22427017293361154822007-05-29T08:42:00.000-07:002007-05-29T08:42:00.000-07:00Pretty pinks and penstemons! Perfectly prolific in...Pretty pinks and penstemons! Perfectly prolific in profuse prettiness! (Just trying to praise with P's...sorry, I'm a goofball! ;) But the flowers ARE awesome!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.com