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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 18, 2012 16:36:07 GMT
I gave it my best shot  The end of the summer  Its little house  After the first frost  Today it does not look so good, I do believe there is no coming back this time, I did give it my best shot.  How are yours doing Steve? |
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Post by lesley on Feb 18, 2012 16:53:16 GMT
What a shame WLF after all the care you gave it.
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Post by peony on Feb 18, 2012 17:01:28 GMT
Very disappointing for you WF after all your efforts to keep it going, but you gave it every chance, the minus temperatures were just too much for it.
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Post by grindle on Feb 18, 2012 17:30:09 GMT
that's a shame, it was doing so well
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 18, 2012 19:13:32 GMT
I still have some seedlings,  I shall not give up but I did think with this relatively short and mild winter I might have cracked it. One day I will have a 15 foot flower spike  |
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Post by steve on Feb 18, 2012 19:25:38 GMT
I gave it my best shot The end of the summer Its little house After the first frost Today it does not look so good, I do believe there is no coming back this time, I did give it my best shot. How are yours doing Steve? Going by the size I think that one would have taken off this summer too WF! Mine are ok but I have overwintered them in the greenhouse which means they might be a bit softer so I'll keep em in there for a bit longer, they are not as big as yours but not too far off |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 19, 2012 8:44:05 GMT
I've tried growing them in posts and planting them out in the last year, mine did flower but only to a height of five feet. I'm not particularly good with plants in pots so you could have cracked it.
I kept mine inside too much, they started to produce their flower spike very early, the flowering must be triggered by heat and not the length of the day. The seedlings I have now are outside and only come in when a frost is forecast.
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Post by lesley on Feb 19, 2012 11:18:11 GMT
WLF mine are still in the green house do I start harding them off yet  They are about the size of you baby ones. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 19, 2012 14:01:21 GMT
I would get them into the sunniest spot you can as soon as you can. Pot them on as they grow. Next year is the tricky year, mine began to flower far too early because they were inside and too warm. The babies I have now will be outside all year and only brought in if a frost is forecast. This Echium managed a frost of -2.5 with no damage, it must be sustained low temperatures they don’t like. Ladybird is the expert and gets them to have spectacular flowers, I wonder how cold they get where she is? |
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They are about the size of you baby ones. 
