Any idea if this will hold up in the vase or can be used as a cover crop? I love the way it looks and think it could be a lovely natural foliage in bouquets. Thanks for making me aware of it!
Love the photos! Your photos have inspired me to add them to my line up!
I'm so excited to read this, Aaron! I had hoped to get some planted this year, but didn't get them in the ground in time. I am using winter wheat, winter rye and red clover. In the summer I use buckwheat and lacy phacelia. But I love the idea of using the radishes and then letting them decompose in the soil to add organic matter. Thanks for this really great, informative post!
Do you know about the Antique Rose Emporium? They breed and carry roses specifically for the south. They also find roses at old homesteads and cemeteries and propagate them. At least I hope they still do that. The owners sold the company, but the new owners seem to have a great respect for the tradition and reputation of the company. They are incredibly helpful if you call, too. You talk to a human being on the premises!
Wonderful! I have two new plants this year and was very pleased!
If you want more fennel, it germinates really easily in seed trays. Then you could set out several plants! I had an over-abundance of swallowtail caterpillars last year, but still had too many seedlings this year. Would you like a few? I probably have more starts than I can use and you are welcome to them!
Wow! Thank you for letting me know about this wonderful, evergreen native! Where did you get your plant? Is it hard to propagate? It would be lovely in arrangements. I'm always looking for unusual foliage for my bouquets. Thanks, Aaron! Hope all is well!
Where did you get your plants, Aaron? I accidentally missed the Perennial Society sale this past weekend. I hoping to pick up lots of interesting plants, but totally forgot until late in the day on Saturday.
Thanks for letting me know, Aaron! The mice ate all the baptisia I had grow from seed. I had them in pots, in the barn, on heat mats and under lights, and those little thieves pulled them up and ate the roots! I believe baptisias are members of the pea family, so that explains it. They also dug up all my sweet peas seeds and ate them. I had to start a whole new batch and start them off in the house!
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