Patf Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I don't know a lot about flowers and it has been trial and error up to now. In a flowerbed of rockhard clay, no rain for weeks, we still have quite colourful show of nicotinia, (especially the dark red,) petunia , ( the climbing type) a bushy plant with bright yellow star shaped flowers, some dwarf conifers and a miniature rose. Any other survival stories? Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val douest Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Like you, Pat, we have had no rain for over six weeks and have watered very sparingly. Our toughest shrubs, still in full flower, are the blackcurrant sage (covered in bright pink/red pea flowers since the Spring) and the small lavenders. The oleander has been great too though it only went in this year - others locally are still in full bloom. And the solanums climbing on both north and south sides of the adjoining cottage are still flowering, and they've been covered in blossom sincelate March. Your miniature rose sounds a good choice; our roses are still flowering but the bushes are looking very tired and covered in black spotdespite being sprayed regularly. Some good heavy rain would be very welcome but it would be nice if it came at night!Best wishes, Val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomoon<P>landaise gardener<P><P>Les Landes<P> Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 I find zinnias are great in the heat, bloom from June to the first frost and never seem deadheading. I also planted Dahlias this year and they look lovely alongside love lies bleeding, also the tropical plant Cassis, been blooming for months.....and a great surprise this year has been the blue plumbago, bloomed much longer than the white one and still going strong, and of course cannas never cease to bloom on and on. sages as you said are good, lots of different colours as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted October 13, 2004 Author Share Posted October 13, 2004 People grow zinnias here too and I've bought some as cut flowers in the market. Do you think they're related to gerberas (?sp) Thanks for the other suggestions which I might try next year. Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomoon<P>landaise gardener<P><P>Les Landes<P> Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I don't know Pat, must look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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