Hanta Yo said:We have some blooming...
Some pretty, frilly tulips (taken by MCG)
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Some pretty pansies (taken by MCG)
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Another cool tulip-looks like a candy cane! (taken by MCG)
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My favorite of all favorite flowers, osteos. These are the African Suns, first year I've grown them. I love the African Moons, they are almost blooming will post those when they do. I also :heart: Love the white ones, they have that really neat iridiscent blue center. Will post that wone when they bloom (they are getting close) These were taken by me. MCG took pictures for her 4-H project![]()
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Hanta Yo said:nr,
Osteos are daisy-like, they all have that really neat iridescent blue around the center. They are considered "Half Hardy Annuals" whatever that means. Here they are an annual, at first we had a hard time starting them from seed, but I've done well with them this year. Been growing them about 4 years, first saw them at a green house, MCG and I loved them so we bought plants, then sw found the seeds in Thompson and Morgan seed company, each year they come out with new colors, they have purple ones now, maybe even more colors.
They tend to be hard to germinate, I can testify to that fact, they did better germinating in the green house. You may have better luck where you live since you have a longer growing season. Osteos have an ugly name, Osteospermum, and can tolerate hot dry weather. Betcha didn't think you'd get a lecture didja :wink: 8)
nr said:Hanta Yo said:We have some blooming...
Some pretty, frilly tulips (taken by MCG)
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Some pretty pansies (taken by MCG)
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Another cool tulip-looks like a candy cane! (taken by MCG)
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My favorite of all favorite flowers, osteos. These are the African Suns, first year I've grown them. I love the African Moons, they are almost blooming will post those when they do. I also :heart: Love the white ones, they have that really neat iridiscent blue center. Will post that wone when they bloom (they are getting close) These were taken by me. MCG took pictures for her 4-H project![]()
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Hanta, are the African Suns perennial? They look really pretty. I introduced wild white daisies into our yard yrs ago, probably not the smartest thing since they've seeded themselves EVERYWHERE but I can't hate them because they fill in all the blank spots so well and blend with the other colors. Just have to keep pulling them out everywhere else and try to dead head them after they bloom to keep from reseeding themselves.