Whats your latest plant purchase?

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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 8:00:10 GMT

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May 21, 2013 22:14:56 GMT mattolo said:

My new cannas arrived this afternoon plus one free one

DSCF0911 by smifter2012, on Flickr

Apparently ehemanii is an absolute monster ;D

They do look nice plants mattolo, i like Canna's but have never tried to grow one.

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mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 8:39:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on May 22, 2013 8:39:04 GMT You should try them,they are easy.Give them plenty of food water and full or part shade and away you go ;D
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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 9:03:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on May 22, 2013 9:03:30 GMT I guess i would need to have them somewhere sheltered due to where i live. You may have just persuaded me mattolo ;D ;D
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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 12:41:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on May 22, 2013 12:41:43 GMT I don't know why but I thought cannas were difficult to grow and needed sun. Now I know they can put up with shade I might give one a try
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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 13:58:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on May 22, 2013 13:58:43 GMT We bought a dwarf lilac, named Jolee.
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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 16:05:40 GMT

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May 22, 2013 12:41:43 GMT peony said:

I don't know why but I thought cannas were difficult to grow and needed sun. Now I know they can put up with shade I might give one a try

By shade I meant dappled shade with maybe some hours of more direct sun.In other words don't plant under your favourite leylandii!

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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,922	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 16:25:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on May 22, 2013 16:25:22 GMT I had a canna 'Picasso' in a pot on the decking for years but eventually it died after we had a couple of really cold winters, it was hardier than I thought though.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 22, 2013 18:27:07 GMT

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May 22, 2013 16:19:21 GMT mattolo said:

May 22, 2013 12:41:43 GMT peony said:

I don't know why but I thought cannas were difficult to grow and needed sun. Now I know they can put up with shade I might give one a try

Slight typing mistake in my earlier post ..I said cannas like full or part shade.i meant to write full sun or part shade..sorry

No problem mattolo, I have part shade

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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 25, 2013 4:52:54 GMT

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Post by Geranium on May 25, 2013 4:52:54 GMT

I ordered a collection of Salvias from Hayloft, and they came yesterday! ;D

I had my vouchers to spend, and I knew via their website that our GC had Candleabra primulas in, so I went and bought two P. japonica 'Miller's Crimson', another Aquilegia 'Colorado' and two pots of Veronica 'Tissington White' reduced to £2 each - nothing wrong with them - and I chose two plants in bud rather than full out. I picked up three scented Violas on special offer, too.

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,973	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 25, 2013 6:49:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on May 25, 2013 6:49:46 GMT Great choice. I am really impressed with my scented viola, especially as it is perennial.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 26, 2013 5:39:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on May 26, 2013 5:39:54 GMT Which one is that, Cherry? I have 'Etain',' Elaine Quin' and 'Dawn'. I aready had 'Rebecca'.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 29, 2013 4:45:49 GMT

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Post by Geranium on May 29, 2013 4:45:49 GMT

I went off to find 'something' to plant in the space made by the removal of the Buddleia. I had a few ideas, and I ended up with a Fatsia. It didn't get planted, though.

I also bought a lovely Indigofera as there's a large gap to fill near the new Liquidamber.

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Whats your latest plant purchase? May 29, 2013 8:28:27 GMT

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Post by Rosie on May 29, 2013 8:28:27 GMT

We bought 7 heathers, a mahonia, a deciduous azalea, and a shrub i can't remember the name of...i will look it up and add later

The wee shrub is Andromeda Polifolia Compacta or Bog Rosemary.

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Rosie Global Moderator Rambling Rosie. Posts: 9,407	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 29, 2013 11:32:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rosie on May 29, 2013 11:32:54 GMT May 22, 2013 13:58:43 GMT Tel said: We bought a dwarf lilac, named Jolee. I love dwarf Lilacs ;D
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sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Whats your latest plant purchase? May 29, 2013 12:03:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on May 29, 2013 12:03:32 GMT Silly question - do dwarf lilacs sucker as bad as normal ones? One of the reasons I don't have any lilacs because when I was doing other folks' gardens lilac suckers were a right pita
	Last Edit: May 29, 2013 12:04:16 GMT by sweetpea I'll get around to it eventually

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