tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post3620742821983263194..comments2023-07-04T02:23:07.500-07:00Comments on Rhone Street Gardens: The Trouble with Trilobascottweberpdxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-73468878832210670602012-04-03T05:12:07.494-07:002012-04-03T05:12:07.494-07:00Hi Scott! Thanks a lot for this very useful post! ...Hi Scott! Thanks a lot for this very useful post! I just love r. triloba (I have it like a kind of logo for my blog), but honestly I really didn't know it was biennial! Last year, the big big plant I had died for good at the end of the season and I was very upset because some moles dug around it and I thought that killed the plant... How naive I've been blaming myself for al this time!! :) Fortunately I found loads of seedlings to, I haven't moved them yet though because I wasn't sure if they are r. fulgida or my beloved one. I'm going to move some of them where they can have room to grow and reproduce constantly.Albertohttp://altroverde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-86288413717400159152012-04-02T11:24:24.757-07:002012-04-02T11:24:24.757-07:00No such triloba trouble here...no seedlings to be ...No such triloba trouble here...no seedlings to be found! I'll keep an eye on the paving though -- looks like the most likely spot.Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-5751915706566436312012-04-01T18:07:30.499-07:002012-04-01T18:07:30.499-07:00OMG...that's so funny, I can't figure out ...OMG...that's so funny, I can't figure out why my Aquilegias don't see at all...it's so strange, isn't it?scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-1331090702830116912012-04-01T17:32:25.058-07:002012-04-01T17:32:25.058-07:00Hahahahahaha...well, yes...unfortunately the weeds...Hahahahahaha...well, yes...unfortunately the weeds always seem to find their way in, don't they! It really is fun to find seedlings, isn't it...there's nothing quite a great a free plants!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-466370514883857712012-04-01T17:31:20.815-07:002012-04-01T17:31:20.815-07:00Me too...it would be so wonderful to plant them kn...Me too...it would be so wonderful to plant them knowing they would return...would make working with them so much easier...for sure.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-19528614450919774292012-04-01T17:30:40.873-07:002012-04-01T17:30:40.873-07:00Hahahahahahahaha...yes...exactly...it's so har...Hahahahahahahaha...yes...exactly...it's so hard to get rid of them when they are in their prime...but we do occasionally regret that later, don't we ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-60876757859460828672012-04-01T17:30:04.105-07:002012-04-01T17:30:04.105-07:00Hahahahaha..oh yes...I've heard of that one! T...Hahahahaha..oh yes...I've heard of that one! The Rudbeckia is the same...easy to move when it's young.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-53509924514842598562012-04-01T17:29:34.395-07:002012-04-01T17:29:34.395-07:00That is EXACTLY the thing, isn't it! For those...That is EXACTLY the thing, isn't it! For those of us with small gardens, it's awfully hard to let something massive grow, knowing that the following year there will be a big hole where it once was...and the new ones end up right next to other, established plants. It's an endless game of musical plants, isn't it?scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-89894527958718771282012-04-01T17:28:07.524-07:002012-04-01T17:28:07.524-07:00Indeed...it's sort of a "Happy" prob...Indeed...it's sort of a "Happy" problem to have, for sure! Would always rather have plants that are TOO happy rather than not happy enough ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-44978346914709123002012-04-01T17:27:25.752-07:002012-04-01T17:27:25.752-07:00Hahahahaha...that's the truth of it, Helen! I ...Hahahahaha...that's the truth of it, Helen! I am so jealous of your stint at Great Dixter...that must be one of the most work-intensive borders in the world. I can' imagine how you all manage to keep it looking smashing for such a long period of time.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-1262925134515217862012-03-31T14:59:01.371-07:002012-03-31T14:59:01.371-07:00Hi Scott, I just discovered your nice blog. To ans...Hi Scott, I just discovered your nice blog. To answer your question, I don't have any reseeding plants, besides weeds of course, in my garden at all! Certainly something that I can improve on ;-). It must be fun, to discover wanted seedlings of a plant that you love so much. Good luck with transplanting your Rudbeckia triloba seedlings!<br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-214904981880262002012-03-31T03:04:40.370-07:002012-03-31T03:04:40.370-07:00I just planted 12 or so of these Rudbekia trilobas...I just planted 12 or so of these Rudbekia trilobas in Great Dixter's Long borders. I have been spending lots of my time here dealing with, planting, and transplanting many biennials- verbascums, digitalis, lychnis, anthriscus, etc... It takes an extraordinary amount of time and effort to get the biennial show. If we all could have a nursery, large stock beds, space, staff and volunteers- we would be golden!Helen O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605026438926611932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-11780504014524624192012-03-30T11:23:05.821-07:002012-03-30T11:23:05.821-07:00I never realized this plant was biennial. Such a ...I never realized this plant was biennial. Such a shame, I wish it were a true perennial!Tomhttp://theatrumbotanicum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-21036516444700612852012-03-30T02:27:51.240-07:002012-03-30T02:27:51.240-07:00I tried a mixed packet of Rudbeckia seeds 2 years ...I tried a mixed packet of Rudbeckia seeds 2 years ago and got some nice blooms, but none of them reseeded or even returned.:( But the double Aquilegias I grow have reseeded profusely, and look like a hobbit garden every spring. Forgetmenots and Lunaria also reseed well, and the tiny lawn violets. I do get the occasional odd Foxglove popping up every few years too. Not the mention the Tansy Ragwort I tolerate as host to the Cinnabar Moth caterpillars. I had an overabundance of exuberant caterpillars last year, they were running out of food plants.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-48742930143772731342012-03-29T21:27:03.741-07:002012-03-29T21:27:03.741-07:00I love triloba too. The flowers just glow.
I hav...I love triloba too. The flowers just glow. <br /><br />I have a mostly love relationship with our annual Bidens, except in March when I'm taking down all of the old stems and questioning why I let so much of it into the garden. The answer is how it looks in Sept.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-87441010273047929852012-03-29T18:05:49.481-07:002012-03-29T18:05:49.481-07:00I don't have any reseeders right now...but boy...I don't have any reseeders right now...but boy in Virginia... one big one was Hibiscus coccinea, Swamp hibiscus...easy to move but there were a lot of them.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-37285238314122184472012-03-29T17:56:36.423-07:002012-03-29T17:56:36.423-07:00That is a really pretty flower!! I have that some...That is a really pretty flower!! I have that some type of thing happen with Foxgloves, they also get huge and seem to reseed right under or close to other plants. I mostly pull up the ones that are in bad spots or shake the seedheads in places I want them to grow. I also have a biennial Campanula that I fee like takes up a lot of space on it's first year and often come close to pulling it up. When you have a small garden that space is extra precious.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-88446859028764712712012-03-29T13:16:48.463-07:002012-03-29T13:16:48.463-07:00That sounds like a dilemma...but perhaps you can f...That sounds like a dilemma...but perhaps you can find pleasure in "editing" them out, and that it is not all heartless! I hear you on plants that choke out others, even here...Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-90117198657503346992012-03-29T11:52:33.268-07:002012-03-29T11:52:33.268-07:00So glad you share in my predicament! It's diff...So glad you share in my predicament! It's difficult when all your garden is within view...there's nowhere to hide the "tranitional" sort of things. Good point about the annuals...I've taken to growing annuals around newly-planted grasses and perennials until the fill in...no reason I couldn't so the same with biennials too :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-86248626246018651592012-03-29T11:51:17.219-07:002012-03-29T11:51:17.219-07:00I know! It's so very frustrating...especially ...I know! It's so very frustrating...especially since you have a huge area in the garden that is full one year, bare the next!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-83466324565013174112012-03-29T11:50:43.600-07:002012-03-29T11:50:43.600-07:00OMG...you're so lucky...mine didn't even r...OMG...you're so lucky...mine didn't even reach 3' tall...so no blooms last year...maybe this year (I moved it to a sunnier spot). With our weird spring weather, I'm not counting anything out quite yet...I must have sprinkled a million Poppy seeds around last fall...not a single seedling...which you know is bizarre...those things grow like weeds usually.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-90539283138535990292012-03-29T11:49:32.036-07:002012-03-29T11:49:32.036-07:00Well...you did have that trip that kept you away ;...Well...you did have that trip that kept you away ;-) If it makes you feel better, I still have A LOT to dig up for the swap...and who knows if the cuttings will actually root in time.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-68463417543236563992012-03-29T11:48:20.842-07:002012-03-29T11:48:20.842-07:00Oh yes...I'm always tempted to grow those when...Oh yes...I'm always tempted to grow those whenever I see them blooming in the ditches around town...just love them...but haven't been brave enough to try them in my garden yet!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-39260403819339572312012-03-29T11:47:39.422-07:002012-03-29T11:47:39.422-07:00Oh yes..I don't think it was very clear...if y...Oh yes..I don't think it was very clear...if you click on the red "rudbeckia triloba" link at the beginning of the post, it should take you to my earlier post showing them in bloom...just in case, here it is again :-)<br />http://www.rhonestreetgardens.com/2010/09/one-heckuva-rudbeckia.htmlscottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-3753739047227598092012-03-29T11:46:28.414-07:002012-03-29T11:46:28.414-07:00Hahahahahahahaha...so very true...they come up in ...Hahahahahahahaha...so very true...they come up in the worst possible spots at times, don't they! Luckily, I'm serendipitous to the core of me...so I (usually) embrace it ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.com