pedrosubrosa.bsky.social
Gardener, musician, songwriter. Over 4000 days of forestry fieldwork -- mostly eco classification -- but also just enjoying the boreal forest succession of bloom. "As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances."
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Just checked. L. spicata is hardy zone 3-9. We're in 5A/5B in the Okanagan.
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That's interesting. Ours are hardy to -25C. Are yours a different species? Ours were small, potted plants when I first planted them.
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I usually cut them back after they've bloomed. Otherwise, they sure drop a lot of seeds. Prefer them to remain as 4 or 5 distinct clumps.
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So the flowers are about two finger joints wide? Helps to have a human scale. Ha. No flowers around here but the snow is melting away. Wouldn't mind adding a quince to our shrubs.
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Glad to chat and clarify any confusion caused. Thanks. You've got lots of great garden photos. Regards from sunny southern BC.
Pedro
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One of my favorites. We've got three.
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It's a relentless quest for horticultural novelty. (The industry, not you, to be clear.) I'm traditionalist when it comes to single flowers vs doubles. Favor original form. Take Chater's Doubles when it comes to hollyhocks. Not sure the planet needed a hillbilly wedding decoration vs Indian Springs.
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Not intended to be rude at all. Sorry if it read that way. If I saw it in nursery, I'd think, wow, that's an interesting flower and wonder what it was. Because my first guess wouldn't be Siberian Iris. Leaves would convince me. That's all I meant. 3 different varieties in our own garden. Love 'em.
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If you didn't know what a Siberian Iris actually looks like, nice flower no doubt.
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We watched the 4 winter special episodes. Now, just waiting for next season.
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I would have enjoyed seeing all that, too. Cabin fever but the snow is all melting today. I just want to prune...and get ready for the next garden year.
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It's also just smart and deliciously rewarding but I know what you mean. On your side. We've got enough garden area to feed ourselves -- if we had to. That's more common sense than anything else. Having the capacity and the seeds, I mean. Nothing beats fresh berries. We've got 9 or 10 choices.
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Love the vein lines in this one. Gorgeous.
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Glad I'm not the only one. I moved two patches of hardy Gladiolus bulbs last fall. Know where one is but the other will have to surprise me.
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Easy to get confused. Stairway to Heaven is a pillar of Rock. Jacob, on the other hand, had a pillow of rock. Here's Heart at the Kennedy Center Honors with a stunning version.
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Now that's shade. Your Akebia did the 40 foot job. Love the bank of poppies. As for 'invasives', I just don't plant them where they can invade. Like Campsis radicans (trumpet vine), for example. Outskirts of our garden and growing away from the house. Eradicating hops smartened me up the hard way.
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I deleted the post including the links. Sounds like you're well on your way with your garden. We've got a loamy sand/sandy loam. Very little clay.
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No worries. Doesn't go anywhere. Looks related to Argo Property Mgmt.
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Those links don't seem to work.
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Good one. Popping up behind the tiger made me laugh. I needed a laugh.
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Thanks, Tracey. Having bit of a challenge when it came to locations of three different Crocosmias in the garden. Red/orange, orange/yellow, yellow. Solution staring me right in the face. They're now located around the honeysuckle with its red/yellow flowers and the yellow rose--in same island bed.
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Leaning toward Lonicera sempervirens or Coral honeysuckle. Certainly hardy enough. Definitely not the BC native, Lonicera involucrata.
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Well, it is to us, thanks, and we're grateful for the peace in our own backyard.
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But then it wasn't me in a Moscow hotel room with Russian hookers. I just read the news. Took a bit to remember where the honeysuckle line comes from--the song New Orleans. At the moment an unknown Lonicera. Any guesses?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Ib...
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Good to have met you. Happy gardening 2025!
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That's a pretty one.
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Precious memories, how they linger. Doing forestry fieldwork I drove 3 to 4 hours a day -- on top of 8 hours of fieldwork. But home every night instead of working 10 day shifts in remote locations.
We do have one decent local nursery but their prices are on the high side. amazon.ca to the rescue.
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Just had a look and there is a Garden section online but pretty basic stuff and not a lot to choose from. Nearest strore to us is an hour away. Best nursery in the valley is closer than Costco. Worth checking, though.
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Wow. Beautiful flowers. Thanks for that. Highly unlikely to be hardy in southern BC, unfortunately.
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Please post a photo here if you have one. Just curious.
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Will look forward to a bloom photo. Nothing but snow 'round here.
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Do you know the botanical name? I only have them as annuals. Maybe you have one of these. "Morning glory shrub can refer to the bush morning glory (Convolvulus cneorum) or the pink morning glory (Ipomoea carnea).
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With the moonflowers, it's a race between photo period and killing frost. At least in our garden and at this elevation. Morning glories, on the other hand, thrive.
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I love Costco for the House Blend coffee. Never thought of them as a plant source. Will have to check out Costco Canada.
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I like the NY Times. Especially for the Crossword and Wordle.
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You mean Washington Post? Hummingbird article was NY Times.
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Devils's Club. Oplopanax horridus.
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Ah, Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as globe amaranth. New to me. Pretty flower.
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In your neighborhood, too? Quite the flowers.
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Glad you found it elsewhere. I subscribe to NY Times and didn't think of the paywall.
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Good read. I'll check out your wordpress link, as well.
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Thought of you and your resident hummingbirds when I read this article about Ecuador hummingbird hives. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/s...
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Good plan.
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Yup, I hope they're happier than they sound