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FALL BLOOMING GENTIANS TAKE OVER THE ALPINE GARDEN AND TROUGHS WITH A ‘LAST HURRAH’ BEFORE OUR FIRST FROST.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nSome of the gardening year’s most striking plants bloom just before frost, and so it is with many of the plants within the genus Gentianacea – the gentian family. Gentians a generally high elevation mountain plants – alpines, which are familiar to hikers in the Alps and in the Rockies, but there are some very choice species from China just coming to a few specialist nurseries. Gentians are not something that most gardeners turn to, as they are rarely in bloom at garden centers, and they have a reputation for being fussy, requiring very specific soil nutrients, temperatures and aspect – but you might be surprised at just how easy some species and new selections can be – I mean, check out these beauties that I found at all places, my local Lowes hardware store.<\/div>\n
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GENTIAN’S CAN BE CHALLENGING TO GROW, BUT I CHEATED HERE. THIS WAS A $4.00 PURCHASE AT OUR LOCAL LOWES, HARDWARE STORE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 These Lowes Gentians are beautiful, but I am not confident that they will make it through the winter. Gentians are very cold hardy, 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 selections have recently been introduced into the trade. If anyone knows more about this, please share, but my best guess is that this might be Gentiana septemfida var. lagodechiana ‘select’, but I also have to admit that it doesn’t look as loose as my G. septemfida var. lagodeciana which I have raised from seed. Unless it was treated with growth regulators to make it more dense.<\/p>\n

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ONCE PLANTED IN ONE OF OUR ALPINE TROUGHS, NO ONE WOULD KNOW THAT I BOUGHT THIS PLANT AT A BIG BOX STORE. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD SEE THE DAY WHEN GENTIANS WOULD SHOW UP ASIDE THE AUTUMN MUMS, PUMPKINS AND GOURDS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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BLUE FLOWERS RULE – ONE THE LEFT, A VIOLET COLORED CUT AND SAUCER VINE, AND ON THE RIGHT, A FUNNY EXPERIMENT OF MINE – SOME SEEDLING EUSTOMA (A GENTIAN RELATIVE) THAT WAS PLANTED IN A TROUGH SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAD NO PLACE TO PLANT THEM.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 My Eustoma project was essentially a failure ( as many of my summer projects were, more on that in another update) but I did plant some of these painfully slow growing annuals, which are in the gentian family, into some of my alpine troughs. Typically, their habit is rather large, but my seedlings were so small, that it seemed like a good idea. They are now blooming, and are surprisingly dwarf, maybe because they have received little nutrition, and are growing in a very lean soil mix, along with tufa rock.<\/p>\n

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CUP AND SAUCER VINES ALSO BLOOM NEAR FROST, BUT IT FROST THREATENS, THEY MAKE GREAT CUT FLOWERS, AS THE FORM LONG, FIRM STEMS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 Cobaea scandens, or Cup and Saucer vine, always blooms just before frost, in late September and October, if we are lucky. This year, the vines are long, and tall, reaching the eaves of the house, with hundreds of flowers. I read recently in a very old gardening book that the vines can be cut back, dug up and moved to a greenhouse where they will make nice winter blooming plants, so that is something that I might try, but my autumnal chores list is long, and with only a couple of free days this month in which to attempt any of them, some of these ideas may need to wait until next year.<\/p>\n

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IT’S HONEY SEASON, BUT ALSO DOG SHOW SEASON, SO EVEN THOUGH JOE HAS REMOVED THE SUPERS FROM THE HIVES, THEY SIT IN THE STUDIO AWAITING EXTRACTION.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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MY BULB ORDERS HAVE ARRIVED, AND I AM ORGANIZING THEM FOR PLANTING ON THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SOME, FOR FORCING, OTHERS, OUTDOORS.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nMost of my fall bulbs have arrived, and I hope to plant most of them this weekend. Last week I planted the most sensitive to being out of the ground, mainly the snowdrops and the frittilaria, but everything else has to wait until the soil temperature reaches below 55\u00ba F, especially the tulips. Bulbs can be very sensitive to temperatures, especially where they are stored until they are planted. The bulbs will be fine at most any temperature, but tulips in particular can damage their internal flower buds if the bulbs are stored in hot, dry temperature while not in the soil, or if they are planted too early and are stimulated into premature growth. Once in the ground, each year they will adapt and be fine, but with Dutch grown bulbs, waiting until the soil is cool is the safest move. Also, be wary of bulbs that come from retail stores where they are kept indoors too long. I keep my bulbs on the cool porch, in the dark until ready to plant. The greenhouse still gets too warm and damp, and in the house is too warm and dry.<\/p>\n

TWO MILLION PAGE HITS<\/p>\n

Lastly, it looks like I am about to hit 2 million hits on this blog. Not that I am one of those number Nazi’s, which it seems many bloggers are, but it’s kind-of nice to know that all of you still visit and read whatever I post. I appreciate it, and send best wishes to each of you for your support. Thanks!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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