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Showing posts with label Autumn Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autumn Flowers. Show all posts
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Friday, February 11, 2011
Dwarf Michalemas Daisy
asters are such an old fashioned flower
they once heralded the arrival of michaelmas or easter
that of course is the northern hemisphere
here it tides the beginning of autumn weather
of nights getting a little cooler
but still hot and muggy days
this little fellow is a dwarf michaelmas daisy
presumably after the chap that bred it
normally easter daisies are back of the border due to their height
but these Kippenbergs are more front to middle of the garden
as they really only get to about 50cm in height
the spread, as with any of these busy herbacious perennials
they can range up to a metre depending on how good your soil is
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| mixed with "evangeline" roses, sedum, native rosemary and fennel for Exeter Show |
best in full sun or only morning shade
tough, dry hardy once established
a lovely cut flower
a delicate background bloom for your heavier blossoms
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| spring tube stock |
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Yarrow "Walther Funcke"
With a name like "Walther Funcke" I'd buy this plant for that alone.
A serious quick establish-er, this vibrant orange Yarrow is best in a large garden.
Growing to a medium height of about 60cm, with a variable spread of 50 - 100cm (dependant on soil type). Cold and frost hardy. Suitable to poor to good soils, but not waterlogged.
A glorious orange coloured flowers ranges from light peach to deep orange as the blooms age.
Long flowering, repeat flower-er, excellent cut flower.
unlike many variations of the peachy Yarrow's, "Walther Funcke" has stiffer and more upright flowering stems, making it less prone to collapse.
A spreading feathery foliage that remains throughout the year. Best grown in full sun, for better flower production and leaf form. Semi shade is tolerated, but plants tend to become lanky.
Tolerant of very dry and hot weather, but not complete loss of moisture from the root area. Will always benefit from a regular drink when the Summer gets more extreme.
A good hard prune in mid winter will get this plant back to a better fresh shape for late Spring flowering.
If you find a yarrow getting out of hand in the garden, it will respond well with a touch of a non-selective herbicide applied to the outer reaches of the plant. The main plant will suffer some set back even from a judicious chemical pruning, so best applied after flowers have been spent.
Equally if you find it creeping into a lawn - a dose of "Weed n Feed" will get the lawn back into shape and give the yarrow a knock back. Otherwise if found in the lawn, it will remain small and soft to walk on if mown regularly.
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