Comments on: Three Neat Plants – Early October http://hayefield.com/2008/10/07/three-neat-plants-early-october/ A Pennsylvania Plant Geek's Garden Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kerri http://hayefield.com/2008/10/07/three-neat-plants-early-october/#comment-990 kerri Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:18:46 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-990 Nan, I popped over to read your Bloom Day post and have been distracted by several other interesting posts that I've missed, including this one. All 3 plants are great, but I especially like the Salvia. It looks fabulous next to the alternanthera. I'll have to try Purple Knight in the garden. It looks wonderful against that bright yellow-green! I have that Abutilon you and Kim were talking about. It's gorgeous! As soon as I saw your Salvia I was reminded of the Abutilon. Your little poly reminds me of the 'smartweed' we have here, which the Japanese beetles love to hang out on. I always admire the pretty weed, but what a pest! Your 'tame' poly really is cute :) <em>Ugh, we have that smartweed here too, and you're right - what a pest! But I still do love this little one, and the giant Persicaria orientalis as well. Thanks for your comments! -Nan</em> Nan, I popped over to read your Bloom Day post and have been distracted by several other interesting posts that I’ve missed, including this one.
All 3 plants are great, but I especially like the Salvia. It looks fabulous next to the alternanthera. I’ll have to try Purple Knight in the garden. It looks wonderful against that bright yellow-green!
I have that Abutilon you and Kim were talking about. It’s gorgeous! As soon as I saw your Salvia I was reminded of the Abutilon.
Your little poly reminds me of the ’smartweed’ we have here, which the Japanese beetles love to hang out on. I always admire the pretty weed, but what a pest!
Your ‘tame’ poly really is cute :)

Ugh, we have that smartweed here too, and you’re right – what a pest! But I still do love this little one, and the giant Persicaria orientalis as well. Thanks for your comments!
-Nan

]]> By: Rob B. http://hayefield.com/2008/10/07/three-neat-plants-early-october/#comment-963 Rob B. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:01:58 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-963 The eryngium was new to our garden last year. It was the absolute star of the garden tour that came through in September! I made sure to collect seed to continue the show into following years, but was disappointed: my efforts to coax it into sprouting indoors all failed. I blamed our climate: I had read that hot late-summer days were required for it to set viable seed (so I was interested to read that it's native to Wisconsin!). Luckily, mother nature did better than me - a few volunteers appeared in early summer, and I still got my purple fix this fall :-) <em>Hi Rob! I remember getting some of the eryngium seed you donated to the HPS Exchange, and some from T&M as well. I think most of my plants came from the latter batch, but I may have gotten one or two from yours too. I hope mine self-sow, but they don't look promising, so I think I'll be buying seed again just to make sure I have the plant again. -Nan</em> The eryngium was new to our garden last year. It was the absolute star of the garden tour that came through in September! I made sure to collect seed to continue the show into following years, but was disappointed: my efforts to coax it into sprouting indoors all failed. I blamed our climate: I had read that hot late-summer days were required for it to set viable seed (so I was interested to read that it’s native to Wisconsin!). Luckily, mother nature did better than me – a few volunteers appeared in early summer, and I still got my purple fix this fall :-)

Hi Rob!
I remember getting some of the eryngium seed you donated to the HPS Exchange, and some from T&M as well. I think most of my plants came from the latter batch, but I may have gotten one or two from yours too. I hope mine self-sow, but they don’t look promising, so I think I’ll be buying seed again just to make sure I have the plant again.
-Nan

]]> By: LaDonna http://hayefield.com/2008/10/07/three-neat-plants-early-october/#comment-939 LaDonna Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:36:32 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=712#comment-939 I love your site! Great photos and information. I just planted that cute little pink knotweed this year and it has spread quickly. It is doing just what I wanted, but I hope it doesn't become a thug. I live in Zone 7. <em>Welcome, LaDonna! I think the knotweed plants won't overwinter even in Zone 7, but if your plants flowered earlier than mine do, maybe you'll get more seedlings. If you're worried about it, I'd try covering the area with 1/2 to 1 inch of mulch in spring. That seems to smother mine. -Nan</em> I love your site! Great photos and information. I just planted that cute little pink knotweed this year and it has spread quickly. It is doing just what I wanted, but I hope it doesn’t become a thug. I live in Zone 7.

Welcome, LaDonna! I think the knotweed plants won’t overwinter even in Zone 7, but if your plants flowered earlier than mine do, maybe you’ll get more seedlings. If you’re worried about it, I’d try covering the area with 1/2 to 1 inch of mulch in spring. That seems to smother mine.
-Nan

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