Dolittle: Did your weather change at all? Sometimes if we plant too early we lose some buds.Right now we got hit with a cold spell at nite so i'm waiting to see what happens.

Foxy Lady: Hasn't been that cold since I planted them. Sure hope they come out of it and start doing ok again.

nobleheart: no thats not it ... the flower its self is orange and yellow and it is a single bloom and it is shaped exactly like a piece of candy corn and its a large bloom bout the size of a day lily

nobleheart: here's a very interesting site for learning to identify plants by features. which isn't quite the same as identifying them right out, but which should be of more interest to members of this fellowship who don't already know how to do this.

Learning to Identify Plants by Families

enjoy!

Dolittle: Were going in the 40's tonite.Crazy weather all over i guess.

Foxy Lady: yes Ms. Fox. i read someone else's saying they talk to people all over the world and everybody's experiencing it. it's the way some people have been carelessly messing with the environment, i'm sure.

I have a question,i have a huge wavy petunia.I should say was huge thats dying on me.Flowers are turning brown,i think i overwatered it but i'm not sure.I thought the chilly nites got it but i see others that left there flowers out and look great.
Thought about calling the florists that i bought it from.My question is will it recover? I'm sick over it this plant was huge now it looks awful,it still has some flowers.

Foxy Lady:

I know exactly what happened.  We've had lots of rain and rain makes the blooms of petunias turn to mush.  All you need to do is pinch off those mushy flowers and it will send out new blossoms in a few days.  Petunias usually need a lot of water, but their flowers can't take the beating a heavy rain does to them.  Don't worry...it is not dying, just needs a little TLC to force new blooms

By the way, mine look the same

ajtgirl: the exact same thing happened to my petunias the weekend.. they got too much rain but luckily only about 4 were in bloom.. more coming now!

ajtgirl: Not only does it look like mush its really stragly.It looks like awful,talk about being upset.I bought it at my florist so you can take a guess what i paid for it.Only a few blossums are on it.I'll cut it back today and see what happens.Next time i'll stick with my grocery store.

Rose: No more wavy petunias for me.

Foxy Lady: i'm so sorry You're upset, Ma'am. i hope the cutting back fixes it all up for You!

Foxy Lady: Once you nip the buds off it will bloom up again. If you can move it indoors or away from strong rain next time that will help. I have mine in a huge wooden wagon looking pot so it is hard to lug it around. but I will at least put it on the deck next big rain. Mine only just opened up last week too, but we still have the entire summer for em

A post somewhere made this so wide that I have to curser over and back just to read messages!!

Dolittle: Likely the links posted below by clever hunk. Do if you put your screen resolution to 1024x768 you'll find that will eleminate having to scroll left to right. Sounds like you are in 800x600

Ms. Fox: or perhaps if You can't or don't want to move Yours You could put something over it to shelter and protect it when it rains? a translucent tarp held up with some kind of sticks or a trellis-like rig or something, maybe? something to serve as an instant and temporary greenhouse.

i'm sure if such a thing is commonly done, Ms. ajtgirl will be able to tell You about it...

spicieangel:
did you identify your flower yet? I am curious:
try:
http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/Plant_Families/Plant_Families_Index.html

http://flowers.expert-expert.com/identify-flowers/

http://www.identifyflowers.com/

www.kairalisa.com/identify.htm
www.reticule.co.uk/flora/

Rose:

Who is this Clever Hunk?
Sounds like a guy I would like to meet

Foxy Lady:

You may need to cut that wave petunia back hard now to encourage new growth at the base of the stems...by cutting off the long stragly or leggy ones, it will send out new shoots lcloser to the roots which will create more blossoms for you.  After you cut it back, feed it.

Good luck...what color are the flowers?...mine are pale pink

Rose: I cut it all back and brought it in the house,were getting rain all week.It sure did perk up.

ajtgirl: Did all that,the flowers are white.

Foxy Lady: Glad it's coming back to life! Mine did too. I have bright pink flowers on the one I have. I never imagined they would be so fragile. Course I haven't seen this much rain here in ages. We have had hard rain for 8 days with only half a day of sun in between. Can you say prune fingers? LOL

nobleheart: no I havent guess I will have to knock on the peoples door to find out what it is it really is quite wonderful looking

nobleheart: ewwww!

but this is too for our Fox. let's bring it back to the topic of gardening as such.

nobleheart: Please keep it short,for some it seems a little too long.

plaintiger: Well i cut it back and fed it,i have it in the house for now.It did pick up on one side go figure.

ajtgirl ok why just one side picked up.Do i just wait and see??????

Foxy Lady: well, that's better than no side picking up, i'd say, Ma'am...i'll be interested to hear what Ms. ajtgirl has to say.

pretty flower photo with fast exposure capture of a honeybee
--
lotus flower

nobleheart: i've sent you a PM about it; for anyone else who'd like to know, here's how you do it:

<a href="your URL here">text you want to appear as a link here</a>

so that

<a href="http://www.myriadlights.com">my web site</a>

appears as

my web site.

:)

now that's all i'm going to say about it here.

Foxy Lady:

Did you check to see if the stems or branches on the sick side got crushed or damaged?  Petunias are so delicate that just a little pressure can damage the stems and they don't recover.  Maybe you need to cut it back a little more on that side.

If I could see it I might have a better idea.  
As Tiger said, at least it's perking up on one side already.  That's a start!

plaintiger:

ajtgirl: I'll say this before i pay for it(I have an account with the Florist i'm bringing it in to her.)I bought another one at the grocery store and it's doing great.Our weather is not good it's 49 this morning for June.What a bummer our garden were just waiting on.

Hope you are all doing your bit for the planet via the compost heaps lol!
Got to go and start me new one in a mo in me new bin.

Mousetrap: Oh we sure are all the leaves and grass go in there,plus whatever.We have one that looks like a barrel and we can turn it.

I bought a Betulia the other day, and i think i have killed it already

I got the prettiest lucky bamboo plant today I know how to care for it but does anyone know the story behind it??

spicieangel:Not sure which type of bamboo you're refering to, is this Nandina/dwarf bamboo?

WatfordFC: I'm glad to see you back.

spicieangel: Did some research and found this:- Along with its ease of growth, Lucky Bamboo has long been associated with the Eastern practice of Feng Shui - Lucky Bamboo is believed to be an ideal example of the thriving wood and water element, with the addition of a red ribbon sometimes tied around the stalks - which is believed to "fire" the positive flow of energy. The number of stalks also has meaning : three stalks for happiness; five stalks for wealth; six stalks for health. Four stalks, however, are always avoided.
Hope this helps.


Edited to shorten post.

I did some of my own research and found this on it
http://www.lucky-bamboo.com/luckybambooinfo.htm
I also have some plants but never knew the history about the plant.

skipinnz: wow. wonderful information. that's the bamboo we have, but i never knew it was lucky bamboo. how fine!

wow...and the article skip referenced also says this:

Known for centuries as Lucky Bamboo, the plant is not a bamboo at all (botanical name: Dracaena) but a resilient member of the lily family that grows in the dark, tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia and Africa.

fascinating.


feng shui is so cool. :)

skipinnz: thanks so much thats exactly what i wanted to know, mine is so pretty and i love the pot its in its kind of blue and brown swirled together with a tiny tiny chin man with a fishing pole and itty bitty fish dangling from it it looks so nice on my coffee table

spicieangel: aww. :) i bought a beautiful bonsai that has Your little Chinese man's brother fishing under it!

spicieangel: I took one of the plants and put it in dirt and it's doing quite well.

Foxy Lady: Awwwwwwwwwwwwww thank u xx

WatfordFC: I got a few minutes so i'll Hi again.How's your plant doing?

Foxy Lady: My Betulia it looks abit sick, all i did was re-pot it into the bigger ceramic pot on my patio and now it looks ill . lol

WatfordFC: Give it a few days plants go in shock sometimes when transplanted.Be sure it has good drainage.

Foxy Lady: Well before i re-potted it, i gave the pot a good watering and then watered it again once i had potted it.