tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post959741555318127401..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: A couple of perennials worth growing as annuals, if you have to.danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58784436189366707222010-11-23T09:35:36.266-08:002010-11-23T09:35:36.266-08:00I love the pairing of the Melianthus and the Echiu...I love the pairing of the Melianthus and the Echium. Wonderful textures. Also thank you for the tip about using Melianthus as a cutting branch for an indoor centerpiece. It's very striking!Julie Orr Landscape Designhttp://www.julieorrdesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70239776495740147942010-11-21T22:17:59.532-08:002010-11-21T22:17:59.532-08:00Nice pictures showing the plant growth. What did y...Nice pictures showing the plant growth. What did you put in the soil? It must be some gooooood stuff!! Thanks for sharing. I need to add some of those to my spring shopping list too!<br /><br />AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094162453440856943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15631170038277697282010-11-20T22:33:31.647-08:002010-11-20T22:33:31.647-08:00I would love to give the Echium wildpretii a try i...I would love to give the Echium wildpretii a try in my zone 8b garden. It's fantabulous! And it's great to see how much growth your plants have had in one season.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35256601072463458092010-11-20T10:53:46.053-08:002010-11-20T10:53:46.053-08:00Greensparrow, agreed! I do love the flowers but ne...Greensparrow, agreed! I do love the flowers but never have felt cheated if they don't materialize.<br /><br />Darla, it is a form of Hakonechloa or Japanese Forest Grass, I'm just not sure which one, they are all good! This area is a little of both (shady and sunny) in the summer it gets early morning sun and then midday sun but only for a couple of hours.<br /><br />Molly, thank you that is good to hear, I hadn't heard any positive reports on the Melianthus before. I did try to select a fairly protected area for it. We'll see! I don't know how excited you'll be...the front garden is looking particularly sad at the moment!<br /><br />Linda, there will be plenty of hoping going on, no problem there...<br /><br />Lauren, wine helps too!<br /><br />scott, I don't know about braver...maybe more foolish? Perhaps I should have kept quiet about the Echium wildpretti until after I found mine in the spring? Looks like I've created a little competition out there.<br /><br />Digs, you do have a point.<br /><br />Megan, ah yes! I do have a couple of those as tiny seedlings, we'll see. I also have seeds collected from a nearby plant that bloomed this summer. I'll have to remember to get those started in the early spring.<br /><br />James, if my wildpretti were to bloom I would have to construct some sort of device to keep it from falling over, "luckily" I won't have to worry. Thanks for the tip on the other Melianthus, I'm going to look into that one!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32908267789426525272010-11-20T09:57:14.681-08:002010-11-20T09:57:14.681-08:00I have a couple of your tender wooses in my garden...I have a couple of your tender wooses in my garden, the E. wildpretii and the melianthus. Last winter I got to pretend I lived in zone 10B or 11, so my garden isn't the place to test for hardiness. The flowers on the echiums are amazing, but I think they're totally satisfactory foliage plants--I'm almost sorry they bloom since the wildprettii dies afterward. I've seen seeds offered for Melianthus villosus that's supposed to be a tad hardier (through seedhunt.com), though the plant might not be so exotic looking.lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70690503185869414982010-11-20T09:42:48.241-08:002010-11-20T09:42:48.241-08:00It's so sad your echiums won't make it thr...It's so sad your echiums won't make it through winter. Give Echium russicum a shot. Check out this great form shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/durtcom/2739671875/<br />Looks like it can deal with cold winters :)Meganhttp://faroutflora.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-47953833242177629412010-11-19T20:05:11.787-08:002010-11-19T20:05:11.787-08:00I just always look at plant death as a shopping op...I just always look at plant death as a shopping opportunity...so many plants...so little room.....jj de sousa<br>Digs Inside & Out<br>www.digs-pdx.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17702964059601015702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10693833016488177362010-11-19T15:28:37.940-08:002010-11-19T15:28:37.940-08:00I don't blame you for going back for more...th...I don't blame you for going back for more...they are all gorgeous! I REALLY love that first Echium, if that plant doesn't prove how valuable foliage is, nothing would! I am pretty sure I will obsess over finding that one next spring :-) I really waffle on Melianthus...I really love them and want one, I just don't know, 1) Where I will put it, and 2) If I can bear it dying over the winter...you are much braver than I :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40669042321366877952010-11-19T15:21:29.803-08:002010-11-19T15:21:29.803-08:00Good job, Loree - how else will we make it through...Good job, Loree - how else will we make it through the dark winter days??!!!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959779241904037305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55811499039581270462010-11-19T14:36:41.011-08:002010-11-19T14:36:41.011-08:00You might be alright with the Melianthus, A staff ...You might be alright with the Melianthus, A staff member at Cistus, assured me they were root hardy...Feed and water well in summer to get it robust for the winter, It looks just that...we can hope.lindahttp://Whatsitgarden @posterous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-53264601685545032012010-11-19T14:10:35.894-08:002010-11-19T14:10:35.894-08:00Don't worry about your melianthus. I live in ...Don't worry about your melianthus. I live in Laurelhurst and mine comes back every spring stonger and more lovely each year. Yours is also in a much more protected area than mine. <br /><br />Love your posts. One day when I find your house on one of my N/NE jogs I'll be so excited. Until then, I'll enjoy reading your posts on a daily basis.Mollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36942449527304948642010-11-19T12:46:14.386-08:002010-11-19T12:46:14.386-08:00What's planted to the right of the Melianthus ...What's planted to the right of the Melianthus major in your garden bed? I really like that. Is this garden area shady or sunny? I just jotted down some of these...need to know the name of that other one too though...Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-42285984326992650302010-11-19T12:44:52.222-08:002010-11-19T12:44:52.222-08:00Ooh... so lovely! Echium wildretii was already on ...Ooh... so lovely! Echium wildretii was already on my list for 2011, but now Melianthus major is TOTALLY joining it. Funny how most site ignore echium foliage and just talk about the flowers -- that wildpretii foliage is insanely marvelous!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.com