Last year I blogged about a relatively new perennial (in frost free areas) Gomphrena. What a doer this guy is! I kinda got sick of it in the Autumn, after months of blooms, and bouquets so I cut them back to rest a while. Now it's been blooming in full force for about a month or so I figured it was about time I reminded you all of its value.
The one I've moved several times over the winter is putting out a bit of growth, but damn! nothing like yours.
ReplyDeleteSo who sells the d@mn thing. Can't find it. Can't find Johnson's Hybrid Aloe, either.
ReplyDeleteNo, don't tell me--I have too many plants as it is.
Denise. Just give it more sun. no trick to it.
ReplyDeleteHB, try Village or Roger's. I have some at the house too.
I have this plant, got it at armstrong garden center in the summer of 2011. It has never stopped blooming and it is now Feb 2012. I was checking online to see if I can hard prune it back to encourage new healthy growth. I am so glad to hear the good things people are saying about this plant and about growing from seed as we have an acre and I love to plant drought tolerant perennials with color that require little care. This plant is surely a keeper and with the amazing blooms which seem to be all year so far, I can use it for our church flowers as often as I need to!
ReplyDeleteThis plant has come back from the roots for me 2 years now, so it's a tender perennial, not an annual like they advertise. I started some seed from this plant, but it doesn't breed true, although the offspring all look alike. Does anyone have an idea what the species are in this hypbrid?
ReplyDeleteI assume this is actually a species as it is so different to what you normally find in hybrid Gomphrenas. I also think the fact that the seedlings look just like the mother plant supports this. But the truth is I don't know for sure.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, cuttings work very well too.
I too have grown seedlings of this plant, and I agree that it breeds true, which argues for a species. Wish I knew which one.
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