tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post5874795192633653787..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day - December 2020Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63513845819770501772020-12-20T12:59:38.216-08:002020-12-20T12:59:38.216-08:00The color of that Osteospermum flower makes it one...The color of that Osteospermum flower makes it one of my favorites, too, Lee. I wish it worked as a cut flower but the single-petaled Osteospermums close under low light conditions inside.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-20455936460771871122020-12-20T12:57:30.941-08:002020-12-20T12:57:30.941-08:00Make it a BIG basket, Kay. In my experience, the ...Make it a BIG basket, Kay. In my experience, the plant needs to gain some size before you'll see blooms.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-7134823008805598072020-12-20T11:32:23.584-08:002020-12-20T11:32:23.584-08:00Oh my Kris...your blooms are all gorgeous and I al...Oh my Kris...your blooms are all gorgeous and I always admire the creativity you put into your posts with the collages. I love them all, but the Osteospermum 'Zion Copper Amethyst' especially caught my eye!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24971497125685370572020-12-20T07:47:45.588-08:002020-12-20T07:47:45.588-08:00Thank you, Kris. I had no idea you could find it ...Thank you, Kris. I had no idea you could find it in 4” pots. I will look for it. I would like to try ‘Wyn’s Wonder’ in a hanging basket.Kay A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18409324671756954457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-45020008948316621942020-12-18T21:29:54.940-08:002020-12-18T21:29:54.940-08:00I'd have thought they'd grow for you in So...I'd have thought they'd grow for you in South Africa too, Diana. They need shade to survive here. My mother used to have them growing in pots on her kitchen table.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-17292860154089083182020-12-18T12:59:30.751-08:002020-12-18T12:59:30.751-08:00Years ago I was enchanted by windowboxes filled wi...Years ago I was enchanted by windowboxes filled with Cyclamen. In Monaco.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-2651585954822732452020-12-17T10:16:36.359-08:002020-12-17T10:16:36.359-08:00Thanks Anna.Thanks Anna.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62180447036275353562020-12-16T23:05:40.979-08:002020-12-16T23:05:40.979-08:00What a marvelous display - just in time for Christ...What a marvelous display - just in time for Christmas! Who needs decorations when you have THAT! Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41258155522323988592020-12-16T13:35:56.797-08:002020-12-16T13:35:56.797-08:00Oh, how I wish you could, Nikki!Oh, how I wish you could, Nikki!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-775312518697086782020-12-16T12:45:04.444-08:002020-12-16T12:45:04.444-08:00Such wonderful photos! I especially love the Gazan...Such wonderful photos! I especially love the Gazanias.<br /><br />All we've had is rain for days, weeks... it seems never-ending. I'll send some your way!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-48116051891496430932020-12-16T11:51:57.957-08:002020-12-16T11:51:57.957-08:00I wish I could find more Correas at local garden c...I wish I could find more Correas at local garden centers, Loree. 'Wyn's Wonder' is relatively easy to find but I don't even see 'Ivory Bells' for sale often, much less 'Dawn in Santa Cruz', 'Sister Dawn' or 'Canberra Bells'.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-78391358947191005322020-12-16T11:43:22.338-08:002020-12-16T11:43:22.338-08:00That Gomphrena does have a line-like growth patter...That Gomphrena does have a line-like growth pattern but I've found it isn't at all obedient about where it climbs, Denise. I've heard different things about what to expect from Mangave 'Silver Fox' so I'm in a wait-and-see mode.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32363875251357616432020-12-16T11:40:43.592-08:002020-12-16T11:40:43.592-08:00Thanks sweetbay. That Gomphrena is sold under dif...Thanks sweetbay. That Gomphrena is sold under different names, 'Itsy Bitsy', 'Little Grapes' and even "Airy Bachelor's Buttons", but, whatever you call it, it's a winner.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12900134302679750052020-12-16T11:38:09.206-08:002020-12-16T11:38:09.206-08:00Cyclamen grows happily even inside and only needs ...Cyclamen grows happily even inside and only needs a light-filled perch to bloom. I hope you find one you can enjoy through the winter months, Lisa.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-83886441791072843932020-12-16T11:35:51.714-08:002020-12-16T11:35:51.714-08:00The milkweed shouldn't be blooming at this tim...The milkweed shouldn't be blooming at this time of year, Arun, but the weather here has confused many of my plants - while temperatures are definitely cooler, especially at night, we have had a lot of fairly warm, spring-like, days too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66771046417928259262020-12-16T11:24:17.862-08:002020-12-16T11:24:17.862-08:00It was rather a shock to see a bloom stalk develop...It was rather a shock to see a bloom stalk develop on Mangave 'Silver Fox', Kathy. This particular Mangave looks more like an agave than some but I hope it doesn't behave like that parent after it blooms.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24624296875790286292020-12-16T09:30:22.230-08:002020-12-16T09:30:22.230-08:00Grevilleas and correas for the win in my eyes! Alt...Grevilleas and correas for the win in my eyes! Although I do always enjoy seeing your Bauhinia x blakeana in flower.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52687568747697862992020-12-16T09:08:31.227-08:002020-12-16T09:08:31.227-08:00Grevillea are such a game changer for our gardens....Grevillea are such a game changer for our gardens. I'm a little dismayed to find 'Silver Fox' in bloom, wondering what it will do to its gorgeous outline. I'm with Hoov about the waiting-for-rain thing: nice if it comes, but the garden must go on without it. Though I keep a hose handy for containers and to wash off the serial bouts of soot and ash. That little gomphrena was one of the first plants I blogged about, way back when! I grew it like a vine...Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-87026501495302178892020-12-16T05:20:46.487-08:002020-12-16T05:20:46.487-08:00I know you live in a frost free zone but I am alwa...I know you live in a frost free zone but I am always amazed at the number of flowers in your garden, even in a drought. <br /><br />I love the purple of gomphrena ‘Itsy Bitsy’. I even love the name, as that was the nickname of one of my cats. <br /><br />I always enjoy your collages arranged by color. They’re so beautiful!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79517764058875398342020-12-16T04:45:23.700-08:002020-12-16T04:45:23.700-08:00It is delightful seeing these delicate colorful bl...It is delightful seeing these delicate colorful blooms on this cold snowy morning here. I love cyclamen. I am going to try a pot full. Surely if you can grow them I can. Happy GBBD.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24041837069285862062020-12-15T22:57:19.944-08:002020-12-15T22:57:19.944-08:00Spectacular blooms, I love the colorful osteosperm...Spectacular blooms, I love the colorful osteospermum blooms and ascelpias blooms are extraordinary.It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/12/chrysanthemums.htmlArun Goyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392677395534162707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-88733052279857467162020-12-15T20:07:53.019-08:002020-12-15T20:07:53.019-08:00I'm sorry to hear about your rain situation. W...I'm sorry to hear about your rain situation. We will have our next rain tomorrow.No more hoses dragging for me til at least April. We have had days in the 60's and nights in the 30s-it's created some odd plant behavior. M. 'Silver Fox' blooming ! Mine is still in a pot but I plan to move into the ground in spring. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-655609195128837332020-12-15T19:21:42.173-08:002020-12-15T19:21:42.173-08:00Appealing as I find the idea of a brief winter pau...Appealing as I find the idea of a brief winter pause on gardening. Eliza, I don't think I could handle the long break you have to deal with!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56969561054281272082020-12-15T19:20:08.141-08:002020-12-15T19:20:08.141-08:00I love Arctotis 'Pink Sugar', Lisa. It...I love Arctotis 'Pink Sugar', Lisa. It's better planted out during our cool season but of course you can never get the plants then. Those I planted in late spring this year are only now beefing up. They get scruffy after their peak bloom period in late spring/early summer but, rather than yanking them, I've discovered that they respond well to being cut back fairly hard.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18596213782668088702020-12-15T19:16:04.671-08:002020-12-15T19:16:04.671-08:00We have drought more frequently than plentiful rai...We have drought more frequently than plentiful rain. Unfortunately, it seems this is going to be a year of drought. I wish you could send us your excess!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com