xtsho
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Looks like a Weigela. There are many varieties. That looks like a Florida Variegata.
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Leeski
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Thank you just been online and you are spot on as usually thank you kind sir
Leeski
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Look lovely would I be right in thinking that soil ph dictates flower colour ?
MICHI-CAN
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Yes and no. Depends on species and I can adjust a bit with P&K. But on these 30 year old girls PH causes darker blooms until about 5.5PH. Stressed plants below that.
MICHI-CAN
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Invasive critters. I've seen them here. No idea the name. But massive beds full.
My first lilly bloomed last night. I'll get some pics when a few more bloom. Share my chipmunk destruction in a visual. Going to rat traps now that they won't get in the live trap any longer. I enjoy the tweeked little critters. But the damage must stop.
Looking good there. Got rain here finally. And a few more beds finished. Don't remember working this hard before. LOL.
xtsho
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That's an Iris.
xtsho
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Lily of the Valley. It's listed as an invasive species in some places. You see how it spreads.
JohnGlennsGarden
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Here's mine.
Yep. Love that blue one. Wish I had them.
A couple more randoms from the garden.
xtsho
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My Irises have been blooming awhile and are getting a little raggy looking but they sure are a nice show when in peak bloom. I'm going to have to split them up as they're really crowded in their space. It's like a solid mass of rhizomes that are in dire need of dividing. I'll have a bunch to spread around the yard and give away. Some are growing somewhat horizontal and falling over from being top heavy and crowded. I'm so behind in yard maintenance that I don't know where to start and end up doing nothing. I can't divide them until they go dormant later on in the summer so at least that's off the plate for now.
Southernontariogrower
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Ive grown the red variety for years, had it die off, reintroduced a slip and bush by next year. If you cull the pimocains down to three, next havest will be good, leave more not so good. Any idea why?View attachment 4765317
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I wanted a place to share some of my plants. Maybe some u didn't know exist. I'll start with the picture above here - This is a fruiting Aiselu (Nepali: ऐसेलु ). The Golden Himalayan Raspberry . Did you know there was a Golden Variety of Raspberry? They aren't as sweet as their red or black berry companions but their taste is more complex. They are everbearing which means producing fruit throughout the growing season or multiple times during a single growing season. Raspberry is unique. Sometimes considered a weed; hard to kill. It likes very acidic well draining soil and a thick layer of mulch to protect it's shallow roots. They never fruit their first year of growth unless you know some tricks. They develop what is called a ' primocane '. This dies back and then a secondary cane will grow known as a ' floricane '.
"Generally, the primocanes are thicker, fleshy, and green, while the second-year growth floricanes turn woody and brown before dying back. Other primocane and floricane differences include when fruit appear on them. Floricanes should have a lot of still-green berries in spring, while primocanes will have no fruit. "
By topping the primocane on everbearing variety u can actually get fruit the first year but don't tell anyone. But b4 tip-pruning any-bearing raspberries, I think each must come to an understanding with the variety under their care
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Peace !
JohnGlennsGarden
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Very nice. Whenever I let mine get too crowded, they seem to get that big bald circle in the middle of the patch.My Irises have been blooming awhile and are getting a little raggy looking but they sure are a nice show when in peak bloom. I'm going to have to split them up as they're really crowded in their space. It's like a solid mass of rhizomes that are in dire need of dividing. I'll have a bunch to spread around the yard and give away. Some are growing somewhat horizontal and falling over from being top heavy and crowded. I'm so behind in yard maintenance that I don't know where to start and end up doing nothing. I can't divide them until they go dormant later on in the summer so at least that's off the plate for now.
JohnGlennsGarden
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Every spring we start a few. We put them in vintage/cool mugs and give them out as gifts once they're established. Teachers, coaches, friends, etc.Have taken more leaves for propagation as feel confident now famous last words lol will give them a couple of days to scar overView attachment 4910997
One of this year's projects:
xtsho
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I have a bald spot in the middle. They really like to be divided regularly. I haven't done that since I planted them about 4-5 years ago from some I took from my mother's yard. They bloomed the best the 2nd year. Now they're so crowded that they only bloom around the edges.
I'll split these up this year and have a ton to plant around the yard. I have plenty of viable rhizomes to split up and this clump desperately needs to be divided.
