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Echiums

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by PeterS, Dec 19, 2011.

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  1. joolz68

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    I was cooking tea so i asked darran if he would take me some decent pics of mine now its flowering,im not very good with my new Nikon D90 yet ..here goes, i glance out the back door and he is on a ladder:heehee:..not seen his pics yet:)
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      Joolz - that's superb. E. pininana has to be one of the most spectacular plants ever (when in flower - rubbish otherwise :snork:).
       
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        Its a fabulous plant pete,i was'nt expecting a flower display that lovely:hapydancsmil:
        How long does the flowering period last?? @PeterS
         
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          I can't remember Joolz - a reasonable while. But even as the flowers fade the spike remains for some time longer, whilst millions of seeds are produced.
           
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            Save them ALL for the seed parcel next year :heehee:
             
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              Thanks :)...pity i cant get a quid a piece for them :heehee:
               
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                I will sure be putting a lot in seed swap Mowgley and if anyone wants any let me know :blue thumb: x
                I got some russicum seeds from the swap and theyve germinated, when i prick them out should i pot on a few to a pot or just 1 seedling???
                Im wondering if its 1 flower spike per seedling??
                 
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                @JWK @Kristen @Lolimac I'm am lead to believe the echiums I gave you at shineys are not in fact echium pininana they I think they are echium vulgare 'vipers bugloss'
                Looks like they label the packet wrong :doh:
                I hate it when that happens sorry guys and gals!
                 
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                No worries mowgley, it is still a fine looking plant and I'm happy with it, thanks!
                 
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                @mowgley ....I WANT ME MONEY BACK:old::lunapic 130165696578242 5:.... onny joking:biggrin:

                No worries Mowgley,it's a great plant..thank you:thumbsup:
                 
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                  I thought that [it was wrongly ID'd] when I got it home, the leaves didn't look right, and it shouldn't be flowering "immediately after sowing", but I completely forgot to mention it. Then it opened nice blue flowers and I planted it in my Blue Border (might grow more next year - especially as I now know what it actually is!!) ... and I still forgot to mention it!! Senile old git that I am ...
                   
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                    Kristen, dont worry you are not senile.:biggrin:
                     
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                      I'm glad that you are qualified to tell me !!
                       
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                        Advice needed please...its seems my echium is tilting and uprooting :sad: ive propped a fork against the stem in hope that will help with supporting it until it sets seed :dunno:
                        Is it a goner? or would staking help? thanks x
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                        Its not good I'm afraid. Once they move, and their roots break, they tend to wilt and go downhill from there :(

                        Prop & Strap it up is all you can do ... water the roots too perhaps, to try to counteract their impaired state
                         
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