What is your longest flowering plant?

[Rajesh Sethi]

I though getting cutting of flower is better. Some sell cuttings to get true.
I think it might be best to get now, get them to blossom early in spring.
Marigold might be good too.

 

[marlingardener]

Rajesh, some flowers do better from cuttings--roses for example. Others are easier to grow from seed--most annuals like the marigolds you mentioned and also zinnias.
I've found from experience that perennials do better from cuttings.

 

[alp]

I though getting cutting of flower is better. Some sell cuttings to get true.
I think it might be best to get now, get them to blossom early in spring.
Marigold might be good too.

But in this country with a grey sky and cold winter, it is very difficult to keep cuttings alive. They sometimes get powdery mildew and bite the dust.

@Colin It is very easy and satisfying to buy seeds and see how a small seed morph into a 4 foot tall zinnia with flowers and then seeds. Best to look for beautiful flowers and then buy their seeds. As @marlingardener points out, the seeds germinate very readily and that was exactly how I have got mine. 10p seed packets in Wilko which nobody wanted. So I said to myself, why not? First time in more than 10 years I have grown zinnias.

 

[Colin]

Hi,

Thanks marlingardener and alp for your seed advice. It must be the best part of 65 years ago I planted seeds to the disdain of my late grandfather; my grandfather gave me a small patch of garden to call my own; I was very young indeed and I wanted to grow flowers but my grandfather was more into vegetables; I was thrilled when the seedlings appeared and I inspected and watered them every day. I've gathered Rudbeckia and Anemone seeds plus I've been given free seeds and even bought a few but I need to hold back on my enthusiasm until I can sow them; winter is upon us; I sowed Ajuga seeds about 6 weeks ago but I think I'll discard them as a failure; not one has appeared.

I've just cleared a big area at the top of the mountain and have been considering sowing meadow flower seeds next springtime; I'm still buying shrubs though and planting these; it's all coming along nicely.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[roadrunner]

Love zinnias as one flower would stand there for 3 months! LOL!


I still have a petunia flowering with 3 white flowers.

I should have mentioned that Mexican Petunia in not a true petunia. It's called a petunia only because the flower looks very similar to a petunia.

http://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/one-more-summer-sizzler-mexican-petunia

 

[Esther Knapicius]

my honeysuckle. it fully flowers 4 times from spring to fall. comes in for about 2 weeks, then gone, and again. etc.

 

[Mark56]

Hands down Coreopsis Sun ray, since Mid May and still going strong.

 

[alp]

I should have mentioned that Mexican Petunia in not a true petunia. It's called a petunia only because the flower looks very similar to a petunia.

http://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/one-more-summer-sizzler-mexican-petunia

Yes, even the leaves are quite different. I have noticed that..

 

[Logan]

The roses are still flowering, from may.

 

[alp]

Hands down Coreopsis Sun ray, since Mid May and still going strong.

Coreopsis are truly beauitful. I had some wild flower seeds and the coreopsis came out with a bit of chocolate amongst the yellow. This lady viewing the house said whilst holding one such flower, "How can you leave this behind!" She didn't know that if I moved, I would dig up any seeds possible! Joking, of course! But I would dig up some beloved plants ..

Very similar to these, but much more dainty!

 

[alp]

The roses are still flowering, from may.
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Amazing! They are so pretty as well. I have one rose bush and the flowers never last that long.

 

[alp]

my honeysuckle. it fully flowers 4 times from spring to fall. comes in for about 2 weeks, then gone, and again. etc.

Honeysuckle has incredible perfume .. I actually sucked the nectar from the flower last month... Childhood memories came flooding in...

 

[alp]

@Mark56 Whilst researching on photos, I came across this

Cherry Lemonade Coreopsis. Amazing! Don't you think.

 

[Verdun]

Morning alp. ....I had this one summer. As I recall it is an annual but it disappointed in reality and I pulled it up mid term
When I first got into gardening I was so enchanted by catalogue photos, often given exoticly descripted names, but I soon realised how misleading they were

 

[Colin]

Hi,

I've just taken Bron to a garden centre in Wakefield where they have a decent craft selection for Bron's hobbies; whilst there I thought I'd have a look for Zinnia seeds and we bought a packet of Mr Fothergill's Zinnia Oklahoma Mixed (RHS award of merit) long flowering and weather tolerant average 75 seeds for £2.45. These need sowing indoors March/ April outdoors April/May; many thanks once again marlingardener for your excellent suggestion.

Next seeds to buy I think will be Mexican Petunia and Blanket flowers but I've never previously heard of these Blanket flowers? Thanks JB for tip.

I think our rear garden is going to be a blaze of colour next year.

Kind regards, Colin.