Ask and Answer Flower Questions Archive - Apr 2009
By Sally Faulkner: I has oval shiny green leaves with white flowers that have a beautiful fragrance.
My question is: Can I leave thr plant out in the garden over the winter? My son gave it to me for mother's day 2006. I brought the plant in the house the first year but after reading about it on this web site and seeing that it can grow from 10 to 15 feet I though perhaps it could be left out.We live in the Barrie, Ontario, Canada area and I just wondered if it would be too cold for it. I need your help?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear sally,,
It's true that your place is the one of the coldest one. Jasmines do not like this weather, they are subtropical and tropical plants, needed atleast 4-6 hours of direct sunlight.
You are talking about Jasmimum sambac.
Try, keep the jasmines indoors during winter.
By Guest: Colors of the morning glories?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Guest,
Trumpet shaped Morning glory flowers come in shades of deep purple, rose, mauve, violet, and lavender with white or pale pink throats.
By Cayzer: I am Cayzer origin from Malaysia. Is planning a holiday to Hong Kong 1st week of November. Meanwhile, was planning a marriage proposal at City View hotel.Would welcome creative opinions/ flower/ gift in regard of Taiwan culture to impress my love one that best fit the occasion. Do quote the prices for budget computation?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Cayzer,
People of Taiwan celebrate their wedding in a traditional manner.
A modern wedding ceremony is a combination of joy and happiness with bridal veil, fireworks, groom and bride, and a number of guests.
A Taiwan wedding consists of crying at wedding, marriage by kidnapping, and carrying the bride on the groom's back of Taromak people, swinging before marriage of Paiwan people.
In a custom, the groom escapes from the marriage of Amis people, and planting a pine tree at the wedding day of Saisiat people, etc.
Keep in mind some important things in giving wedding gifts to the Taiwan people.
Do's :-
No gifts be given with the number coinciding number 4,
No nice set of knives.
Avoid white and black colors and go for a red one which is the the traditional wedding color.
No clock as a gift, as its a symbol of death.
You can see the gifts online
Nowadays "custom made figurines" are in fashion. Give them your ideas and intention, and they will manufacture the doll or any gift for you.
This site will help you in deciding the perfect wedding gift for your other half.
By Amanda: I got some petite roses from my sister that have started to grow in the vase. I want to know if I can plant them in a pot or something and get them to grow?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Amanda,
Try, you can plant them in the pot and observe,(as you are saying them as "started to grow").
By Earlene: My mother has a plant that has big flowers that look like big bells that open in the early morning and late after noon. they are white.every one keeps telling her it is a moon plant.it has gotten big?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Earlene,
Probably you are talking about Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor). It opens in the morning during cool hours and closes during the heat of the day.
By Marilyn richard : Will my sunflowers grow back again next year or do I have to plant them again and ro I have to cut them back this year?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Marilyn,
Sunflowers should be cut back to ground level after blooming is finished to encourage new leaf growth from the base.
By Robert: which flower dies the fastest = and which flower last the longest from natural causes?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Robert,
Flowers of the tropical live to last long like orchids, anthuriums, gingers etc.
The fastest dying, most tender, most beautiful flowers die quickly, like Jasmines, poppies, mascari, garden roses, open peonies.
The Morning glory flowers also start to fade a 2 hours before the petals start showing visible curling.
By Pamela: Someone at my office received a Curled Cruton? Pot plant ( Not sure about the spelling of the plant) the plant is very unusall and we have not ever seem one like this before.We were wondering how to care for this plant. Any advise?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Pamela,
I think you are talking about Codiaeum Variegatum Mammy or called as Mammy Croton, Fire Croton.
It has narrow, curled, twisted leaves. The leaves are colored as red, green, yellow, and almost-black colors.
By Roberta: Should I trim the plant low almost to the soil line or leave it alone and let the flowers die back naturally? Also, should I fertilize it in the winter or let it go dormant? Also, should I water every few days because of the heat in the house or just once a week?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Roberta,
Once the weather warms we can cut it back.
After trimming back the plant, give it a fertilizer during the growing season, with 10-60-10.
Shrimp plants will die back in winter and if left alone reappear is spring. We should trim the dead leaves to clear the ground for the spring.
Water well regularly.
By Julie: I Have tried to transplant a vine called the Passion Flower, but with no success?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Julie,
Yes, Passionflower vine do not like transplanting. They will die if done.
They can be transplated when they are just a seedling.
Passionflower can be grown from seed, cuttings, or divisions.
By Joyce: Do morning glory seeds need to freeze over the winter to sprout in the spring?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Joyce,
Yes, as the morning glory vine is an annual, it will die back and reseed again in spring.
The morning glory seeds have to freeze in winter and then when planted by soaking overnight , before sprouting in spring.
By Karl: When shoud I plant daffodils for spring. I live in NE Pennsylvania?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Karl,
Middle of March is the starting spring season in North East Pennsylvania.
So, you can plant your daffodils in March.
By Marsi: Are moles a problem for daffodil bulbs? If so, what can i do?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Marsi,
Moles are insectivores, that means they eat insects, earthworms and grubs only. I think the daffodils are not destroyed by moles but another culprit likely by Voles.
But we know that, Voles eat vegetation, feeding on roots, bulbs and literally anything they come across
If you have voles you can locate runways in the lawn. These runways (2 inch wide)are through out the surface of the lawn, with a end hole.
But if there are rounded holes in your yard that indicate that you have both moles and voles. If this description suits to your lawn, then try this.
Controlling Voles:
1. A mousetrap.
2. To prevent damage to small trees, trim the grass closely against the trunk so as to eliminate their hiding place, done before the frost sets in.
By Mary: I planted about a dozen calla lilies in my flower garden in June. The leaves are very healthy but not one has flowered. Can you give me any hints as to what I might have done wrong?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Mary,
I think, if the soil temperature is too cold, the callas will set back and cause problems with flowering.
Anyways, as the plant is growing healthyly, try this one.
When they are actively growing, fertilize the callas once a month with any houseplant fertilizer such as 20-20-20.
By Barbara: Almost all of the lillies of the valley at my home are a shade of lavender or lilac! There are only a few with the standard white flowers. Almost everyone asks where I got them, but they've been there since I moved in (20 yrs. ago). My mom always thought it was the soil.?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Barbara,
To our knowledge, we know that there are only white Lily of Valey flowers.
I think the flowers you are talking about may be Highbush blueberry flower.
I am sending a flower photo, as an attachment.
Let me know whether they are the flowers are not.
By DEE: Are morning glories poisonous to chickens?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Dee,
Yes, It is seen that Morning glory flowers are poisonous to chickens.
By Barbara: Almost all of the Lillies of the valley at my home are a shade of lavender or lilac. There are only a few with the standard white flowers. Almost everyone asks where I got them, but they've been there since I moved in (20 yrs. ago). My mom always thought it was the soil?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Barbara,
To our knowledge, we know that there are only white Lily of Valey flowers.
I think the flowers you are talking about may be Highbush blueberry flower.
I am sending a flower photo, as an attachment.
Let me know whether they are the flowers are not.
By Dee: Are morning glories poisonous to chickens?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Dee,
Yes, It is seen that Morning glory flowers are poisonous to chickens.
By Bobbi Jones: Bought two rose of sharon at same time about 4 years ago.One plant has never bloomed.Always as many buds, but will not open.?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Bobbi,
Reasons for bud fall in ROS,
1. Since, Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) is a voracious feeder it may be dropping the buds to retain energy. We can give some heavy feeding in spring and early summer, and then back off as flowering approaches.
2.Another reason may be caused by too much water, not enough water or too much fertilizer.
3.If your ROS is planted in or near a lawn that gets fertilized regularly, that could also be one of the cause.
4.Another culprit might be gall midge. The midge lays its eggs in small buds, causing them to yellow and fall.
Remedy for this gall midge is to remove fallen buds, pick off all yellow buds, seal them in a plastic bag and throw away the bag.
Check and act accordingly.
By Swarna: I bought a chrysanthemum flower basket but having problem in blooming the flowers even though i can see the buds but are getting dried in couple of days, I also applied flower feed but could not see any desired result, I would if you could help me with this problem?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Swarna,
If the Chrysanthemums are in a vase, they have a vase life of 7-14 days.
But if they are in a basket, in a couple of days, they get dried/wilt up.
Care and Handling
If Chrysanthemums are in a vase with water, cut chrysanthemums, removing about 1 inch from the stem, along with foliage that will fall below the waterline or that is yellowing. Although fresh flower food may cause yellowing of the leaves, it extends the blooms lives. Avoid crushing or splitting chrysanthemum stems.
In this way you can keep your chrysanthemums fresh longer.
By Marc: Me and my wife are having a discussion about flowers she thinks all our flowers are patunias but i think we have 2 different types but I cant remember the name of the other type is there another flowering plant that looks almost identical to the Patunia?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Marc,
A few varieties of Morning glory are similar in appearance with Petunia flower.
We can say that Petunias, Morning glories, Moon flowers are similar in appearance for a layman.
By Paula: What do i do when the sunflower is at full growth?How do i cut them? Dow I get rid of the roots because it is an annual?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Paula,
We can remove old sunflowers to encourage rebloom on perennials.
Sunflowers should be cut back to ground level after blooming is finished to encourage new leaf growth from the base.
By Mike: I'm planning to give my friend a bouquet of flowers with a single red rose at the center, her favorite color is violet so I'm planning to mix up red and violets, Will this be possible? And what kind of violet flower would make sense?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Mike,
An Iris and Red Rose Bouquet would be ideal for you to gift to your friend.
They express a dramatic statement.
They combined together in a bouquet express the Love and Standing beauty compliment together.
By Roberta: I have a small pot of crested cockscomb and would like to know if I can bring the pot in the winter and grow it inside? Also, I have a large pot of the shrimp flower and also would like to know if I can winterize it. It is beautiful and I would hate to throw it away?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Roberta,
Crested cockscomb, Shrimp flower, can be brought indoors during winter.
By Leila: My lilies bloomed beautifully and smelled awesome, but now its nothing but stems with no leafs what do I do? It is in a planter?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Leila,
Once the Lilies have bloomed, they will not bloom for this season.
They will be seen in bloom next year.
By John van loo: I HAVE A AGAPANTHUS BLUE GLOBE PLANT. HOW DO I GET SEED FROM THE PLANT. OR DO I HAVE TO BUY THEM?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear John,
You can very well collect the seeds from the Agapanthus plants, with a little patience. You should tie a mesh bag around the seed pod so the seeds would drop into the bag.Otherwise if left in nature, they would fall to the ground and germinate.
You can also buy them from the growers.
By Stephanie: Do I need to collect my seeds off of my morning glory plants to prepare for the winter? And also, do I cut the vines down or leave them alone?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Stephanie,
Morning Glory is a perennial.
You can collect the seeds to prepare for the winter.
If we want to collect Morning Glory seeds then, don't deadhead them.
Allow the seed heads to mature and turn brown.
Once brown, we can cut and set on the ground or the seeds shaken out.
Morning glory is an annual and would not survive winter.
Cut down all the dead Morning glory vines before winter to make room for the new ones in the Spring.
By Benko: Should the main stem of the lily be cut down in the Fall?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Benko,
We can cut the (lily stems) to the ground in fall.
By this we can avoid stem rot.
We can cut down the (Lily main stem) in the early fall or late summer.Then the bulbs are dug for planting.
By John van loo: I HAVE A AGAPANTHUS BLUE GLOBE PLANT. HOW DO I GET SEED FROM THE PLANT. OR DO I HAVE TO BUY THEM?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear John,
You can very well collect the seeds from the Agapanthus plants, with a little patience.
You should tie a mesh bag around the seed pod so the seeds would drop into the bag.
Otherwise if left in nature, they would fall to the ground and germinate.
You can also buy them from the growers.
By Stephanie: Do I need to collect my seeds off of my morning glory plants to prepare for the winter? And also, do I cut the vines down or leave them alone?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Stephanie,
Morning Glory is a perennial.
You can collect the seeds to prepare for the winter.
If we want to collect Morning Glory seeds then, don't deadhead them.
Allow the seed heads to mature and turn brown.
Once brown, we can cut and set on the ground or the seeds shaken out.
Morning glory is an annual and would not survive winter.
Cut down all the dead Morning glory vines before winter to make room for the new ones in the Spring.
By Debbie: I read your article on care of your daffodils, but missed when you should plant them back into the ground after they hang in onion bags. So when is the best time of the year to do that? Is it alright to leave them in the ground?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Debbie,
After storage of daffodils in hanging onion bags, bring them indoors for Autumn planting.
Keep them there until March in the fall which is the time to plant them in the garden.
Check the bulbs before replanting them.
Any signs of rot or mildew, then discard them.
Daffodils now bloom in the Spring!
No, its better to bring them indoors.
By Shaynee: I have something growing on my gardenia stems like round little bumps and they are very sticky, the plant is dying. What is it and what can I do?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Shaynee,
It might be the problem caused by Aphids or insects.
I think your gardenia has either scale insects or aphids. Both suck the juice out of the plant and deposit a sticky substance called "honeydew".
Control:
Spray the plant with an insecticide called Malathion.
There are other insecticides that will kill aphids also just check labels for "aphid and scale control".
Check both sides of the leaf when spraying.
There are insecticidal soaps that will also work on aphids.
Check with your local garden store for an aphids controlproduct.
By Daphne: I have a bleeding heart vine. I was wondering what is best to put in the pot for it to "twine" on. I'm new at gardening and i don't want to kill such a beautiful plant. Please help me?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Daphne,
You can put a long stick for the plant to twine around it as a support in the pot, and Place a trellis, netting, bamboo canes, chain link fence, plastic mesh or similar structure near the bleeding heart vine for it to climb on.
By : I now have a question about calla lilies. I have a plant with white lilies in my garden. What should I do for the winter? I live in Nashville, TN. Can I leave it out? Should I cover it? Should I cut it back?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Mary,
Nashville, TN climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's.
You can lift the rhizomes after first frost, clean off excess soil.
Dry out of the direct sun for a few days.
Store in a dry location that remains between 50 and 60 degrees F.
Plant in spring after the soil has warmed and frost passed.
By Stan: How to care Princess Flower?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Stan,
Caring Princess Flower:
Plant in a well drained soil, rich in organic matter, in Full to partial sun.
Water regularly during the first growing season.
The plant establishes a deep, extensive root system.
Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom.
Keep the plants roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
By kris: I live in tropics no frost here how can i grow all type of healty roses jasmine tks padmini?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear kris,
Yes, you can grow very well, jasmines and Roses in your tropical region as they are tropical and subtropical plants.
They do not tolerate frost,and need full to partial sun requirements.
By Julie kelly: I have a jasmine in a trough the leaves are going a brown/gold colour is this dying off due to being pot bound or needs pruning,it is growing up a trellis over a pergola?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear Julie,
This jasmine officinale plant needs Full sun to light shade needed.
Check weather the light is sufficient.
Take it out from the pot, Plant it in soil, prune it, as it prefers a sheltered corner in cold northern places.
Ideal for covering walls, trellises, arbours and pergolas in a sheltered aspect.
Try this. All the Best
By John: I took this in Mexico. Can you tell me the name of the flower?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Dear John,
Its a scarlet passion flower of Mexico. If its incorrect, give some more details of the flower.
By Dave: My iris's are laying down and seperating, altho I've only had them planted for two years?
Answer By The Flower Expert:
Did you had a lot of rain?
The amount of fertilizer in spring?
Too much of both rain and fertilizer can cause the leaves to grow taller and droop. You can stake them to keep the flowers off the ground.
By :Dee
Answer By The Flower Expert:Probably you have over fetilized your morning glories. If your morning glory is growing healthyly, then
You can give your Morning Glories, a little compost or a slow release organic fertilizer mixed in with a quality soil.
If you give too much fertilizer, you get more green and very few flowers.(do not over fertilize)
By : Seema?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Your region need to have cold winters and dry summers, only then think of having tulips.
Tulip bulbs take up to five years to fully form, and require cold winters and dry summers such as Holland's.
But with some care, the bulbs you buy and plant will be easy to grow.
You can order the tulip bulbs from a branded tulip growers in India. You can have the price list with the growers.
By Becky: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Japanese beetles might be the culprit on your rose bushes. Adults are very destructive and chew small holes in both the leaves and flowers of rose bushes. The beetles in groups will start on the upper part of a plant and work downward.
Remedy for Japanese beetles: -
Apply milky spore to lawns to attack grubs (larvae) and spray organic insecticides as needed. Also, in the early morning or evening, when beetles are less active, shake them from plants onto tarps and drop them into a bucket of soapy water.
By :Evelyn ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Look for any pests on the plant and Are the conditions right for the flowering season of your place?
Make sure that the plants are in a sunnier spot.
Lavender does indeed want full sun and somewhat dry conditions.
If your plants have been transplanted, then wait this year, they will bloom next year. Some lavenders are a bit sensitive, and don't flower the year following a transplant.
By :Buck Taylor ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: : The yellowing of Morning Glories can simply be from the heat of the sun, or watering from above instead from the bottom or a calcium defiency.
You can Sprinkle epsom salt at the base of the plants and then slightly water it in.
Use about a cup for every 4 feet of ground that the morning glories are planted in.
By :Phyllis ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Nasturtiums flowering plants actually do best in poor soil with low moisture and no fertilizer. If it has too much water or fertilizer, it causes the nasturtium to grow more leaves than flowers.
Reduce any fertilizer if you have given.
By Kellit: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Red Rose is the Universal symbol of Love and Romance.
In Spain and America also Red rose is a sign of love or romance.
By Genevieve: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: You can remove the flower heads on spring flowering bulbs as soon as the flowers fade, but do not remove until it has died and turned brown. This prevents undesirable seed and pod development which could reduce flower production in following years. Additionally, 2 to 3 pounds of a 5-10-5 or 6-10-4 fertilizer may be applied to 100 square feet of bed area immediately after blooming.
The length of time it takes the foliage to mature depends on plant type, weather, and cultural maintenance. It may not be until late June for some bulb types. Premature removal of plant foliage stops bulb growth and may drastically cut flower numbers next spring.
By Robert: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: I think you are giving it too much nitrogen in the fertilizer. (Thus lots of bulbs/blossoms but no flower)
If that is the case, it makes more leaves and less flowers.
Fertilizer is for flowering plants. For instance, it should read 3-5-7 instead of 5-3-3.
(Nitrogen is always the first one listed, then Phosphate, then Potash).
By Patti: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: : If the Daisies plants become leggy, cut them. They need staking, especially on fertile soils. Keep soil moist in summer.
Cut back after flowering to encourage repeat blooming.
Deadhead frequently for prolonged flowering.
Cut back plants in fall if they become leggy.
Divide every 2 to 3 years in spring to maintain healthy plants.
By this method you may have joyful daisies.
By Carole: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: It is for sure that the best fertilizer for giant agapanthus would be organic fertilizers, like and fish emulsion.
By Graham: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: We do not know about the recorded height of the gladioli spike but it can be grown over 2 mts, in very healthy conditions, which is rare case.
By Elaine: ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Probably you are talking about Hibiscus or china rose. When the flowers fades, it is left with the green bulb like structure with star shape.
By Susan : ?
Answer By The Flower Expert: The yellowing of Morning Glories can simply be from the heat of the sun, or watering from above instead from the bottom or a calcium defiency. You can Sprinkle epsom salt at the base of the plants and then slightly water it in. Use about a cup for every 4 feet of ground that the morning glories are planted in.
By Bill: What are Micronutrients?
Answer By The Flower Expert: Micronutrients are plant nutrients that are essential for plant growth but are only needed in small amounts to be effective. There are six micronutrients:
Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Zinc (Zn) .
These micronutrients are essential but in a lesser quantity. They should be given in high quantities. If they are given in excess, then the plants are susceptible to salts injury.
Micronutrient toxicities can occur if substrate pH is too low.
Excess micronutrients on the plants can cause dieback of the growing tips, marginal necrosis of leaves.
New Guinea Impatiens need only moderate levels of micronutrients.
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