These Lowes Gentians are beautiful , but I am not surefooted that they will make it through the wintertime . Gentians are very cold stout , but they need to establish themselves , with deep roots , so I treat these more as temporary annuals , and if some survive , I will be surprised and pleased . I am not sure about this commercial variety , but I do know that a few species and selection have late been acquaint into the trade . If anyone knows more about this , please apportion , but my best supposition is that this might be Gentiana septemfida var . lagodechiana ‘ select ’ , but I also have to accept that it does n’t look as informal as my G. septemfida var . lagodeciana which I have raised from germ . Unless it was treated with growth governor to make it more dense .
My Eustoma undertaking was essentially a failure ( as many of my summer projects were , more on that in another update ) but I did plant some of these distressingly slow growing yearbook , which are in the gentian sept , into some of my alpine trough . Typically , their substance abuse is rather declamatory , but my seedling were so small , that it seemed like a estimable melodic theme . They are now flower , and are astonishingly dwarf , maybe because they have received little aliment , and are growing in a very lean soil mix , along with tufa rock and roll .
Cobaea scandens , or Cup and Saucer vine , always blossom just before frost , in previous September and October , if we are lucky . This twelvemonth , the vines are longsighted , and tall , reaching the eaves of the house , with hundreds of blossom . I say recently in a very honest-to-goodness horticulture book that the vines can be trim down back , dug up and moved to a glasshouse where they will make courteous winter blossom plants , so that is something that I might try , but my autumnal chore listing is long , and with only a duo of loose days this month in which to assay any of them , some of these ideas may need to wait until next yr .
Most of my dip bulbs have make it , and I hope to plant most of them this weekend . Last week I planted the most tender to being out of the ground , in the main the snowdrops and the frittilaria , but everything else has to hold off until the dirt temperature reaches below 55º F , especially the tulips . Bulbs can be very raw to temperatures , especially where they are stored until they are embed . The bulb will be okay at most any temperature , but tulip in particular can damage their inner blossom buds if the bulbs are stored in hot , dry temperature while not in the soil , or if they are planted too too soon and are energise into premature growing . Once in the ground , each year they will conform and be all right , but with Dutch full-grown bulbs , wait until the soil is cool is the safest move . Also , be wary of medulla oblongata that come from retail stores where they are keep indoors too long . I keep my bulbs on the cool porch , in the night until ready to implant . The nursery still gets too strong and dampish , and in the sign of the zodiac is too warm and dry .
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