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| rosesforme |
Posted - 04/11/2008 : 18:14:28
WooHoo
My hippy is looking good!
This is the first time that I have tried to grow this type of plant.
This plant has a sad history!
Last year the terracotta pot it was in broke.I gathered up the remainder and placed the lot into a larger container.You can see the remains of the first pot in the photo.
Then about a year later the leaves died down and I thought it went to heaven but I held on hoping for the best!
A few months ago ,I see new leaves and and couple of weeks ago ,tripped over it.
The pot went sideways  !
So I got up and set it right gave it some water,.
Now a week later I see this!! 
I am thinking it is the flower stalk!!
The variety is called Apple Summertime or something like that .I can see pink stripes in the bud underneath!!
It must be a tough plant to flower after all that!!
Cheers Michelle
Roses for ever.
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| Faye |
Posted - 01/12/2008 : 10:51:26
Love the lillies! I actually grew one in a pot in my office in Maryborough years ago and it was beautiful!
Faye Hapless Garden Girl |
| pitta |
Posted - 01/12/2008 : 09:20:48
Michelle even though some insect was feeding on your Hippy bud it did'nt effect the flower
Its very pretty. Pitta |
| pitta |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:37:26
Hippies are lovely .Pitta |
| rosesforme |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:18:09
Thanks MaryAnne!
You were quick off the mark!! 
Will do.
I will leave it at the back of the garden and have a look at it around spring time next year.
Cheers Michelle
Roses for ever.
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| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:12:11
I let mine die a natural death..
Remove nothing as they could produce seed pods..
Then you can plant them up and get more for free.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| rosesforme |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:04:25
quote:
Originally posted by Mary-Anne
Its sad sometimes when you see how your other gardens are after you did them.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts
Oh yes. I would keel over if this garden wasn't looked after,after all the work that has gone into it!
About the hippys ,now that the flowers have gone ,do you leave the foliage for a while and then wait till next year,like other bulbs?
Cheers Michelle
Roses for ever.
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| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 19/11/2008 : 07:56:17
No I don't Jacqueline I don't have steady enough hands now to prick out the little shoots without breaking the legs off
I just throw the seeds in pot and leave them under the bid gum tree.
Its sad sometimes when you see how your other gardens are after you did them.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Jacqueline |
Posted - 19/11/2008 : 07:50:24
Do you do the water floatation method for starting hippie seeds Mary-Anne? I found it worked really well for germination. I never got to see mine flowering because we moved house. I am always near my old house because my mum lives just down the road, lots of foliage but still no flowers from them. I think I grew them 3 years ago so I would have thought they should have flowered this year. Not to worry the people at our old house seem to love the garden and have looked after them so maybe I will see them next year.
Jacqueline, Brisbane |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 15:15:54
No problems Cheryl PM me your address and I will post them tomorrow..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| The Estate |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 10:34:31
Lucky you YAY well done
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Gail |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 10:05:26
Pick up flowering plants at the markets here for a couple of dollars - unnamed though but lots of nice colours
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| The Estate |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:57:51
 yes please, usually around $20.00 for one bulb approx. in a pot 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:55:34
What do you call dear.. Roses are expensive, Lilac Plumeria are expensive around $200 a pop what is the going price for a Hippy bulb down south
My big red hippy has lots of seeds bursting all over the garden if you want any Cheryl and Michelle.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| The Estate |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:49:33
Yes they are dear 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| rosesforme |
Posted - 17/11/2008 : 21:57:20
As the bulbs were expensive ,I bought a couple to see how they would go.
Now, I know that they will be a success ,I will get a lot more to create a mass effect.
They will also multiply, so it wont take long to get a great look!
Now I will have to find a spot in the garden!!
Cheers Michelle
Roses for ever.
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