Author Topic: check out this neat pond plant! Hey JoshS.. you were right....... (Read 2339 times)

tinkster · « **on:** June 24, 2007, 06:53:05 PM »

I am not sure I have seen this pond plant mentioned on here or if I have just missed it but it is beautiful. The white flowes have bright red spots on them and the cone in the middle is reddish.

JoshS... when you identified it for me, you said to watch out for stallions..had no clue what you meant but now I do I think.. its got a "runner" type thingy that is already 3 ft away from the mother plant and its got several new babies coming out of this runner. its not even made it into the bog yet. Thanks......

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mcp · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2007, 07:57:31 PM »

Tink, Neat plant. What is it? Thanks for sharing.

tranquility · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2007, 08:21:18 PM »

Yerba Mensa...yep it is a great plant...I've had one for a couple years now...and have to keep it hid away or everyone tries to buy it

.....It is definitely a WOW plant....I'll tell you now-after a few years of trying to please it....It likes wet feet and dry ankles...now that I have it like that it has finally started producing tons of babies....
Lawanna

tinkster · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2007, 08:36:36 PM »

mcp.. yeah what she said

... I never know names though josh told me I couldnd remember.

tranquility.. that probably explains why it is going to town.. its on the pond berm between the big pond and the bog. its not down in the bog yet but am sure its getting some moisture from that. I think in the right conditions it will be a weed but who cares its so pretty. I already shared 3 of them and theres more out there soon to have a good set of roots.
I just have NO clue where I got it.. had to be from someone on here.

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joeyb5980 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2007, 06:02:16 AM »

Very pretty plant!

bunny56lbc · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:02:41 AM »

That is a neat plant Tinkster....

. I like it .
bonnie

JoshS · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2007, 07:28:28 AM »

Anemopsis californica

Yup, that runner is what I was talking about!

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2007, 09:15:11 AM »

You have the neatest plants

(Is it cool to say neatest? I think my kids would keel over if they saw me write this

)

perplexed ponder · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2007, 03:26:01 PM »

I think that is the one I have that's also called Bear's root. Mine's not flowering yet. Maybe I should move it up, I have it submerged a couple of inches.

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2007, 06:41:03 PM »

Very cool. I've never seen anything like it.

tinkster · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2007, 08:55:03 PM »

yeah it is to cool.. wish I would have known leeanne.. I almost threw one in your box I shipped today but thought well she might not want it and I didnt want to up the postage anymore since we are in such different zones.. you need to move to my neck of the woods.. then we can shop and you can teach me how to garden

I am truly sick of planting and moving. things getting to big, pretty for a short time then a huge yuck space... .the list goes on and on...

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LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2007, 07:51:11 AM »

Tinkster, You've got me all wrong if you think I'm not constantly digging up and moving plants. It is part of gardening. One must tweak when things get too big or bigger then the tag says they will. Sometimes I decide I'm sick of a plant and toss it and plant new ones in it's place even if nothing was wrong with it. Sometimes I move them less than a foot and if they are big and I make him do it, DH just shakes his head but I know that all gardeners move plants.

Any photos I have seen of your yard look to me like you know how to garden. You've always got a lot of color and texture. Like the photo above.

I would like to go shopping with you though, you do find the neatest things for cheap. I suck at it.

Double S · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2007, 12:31:26 PM »

When you divide -- give me a buzz so maybe we can do some trading!! I just called my nursery and they don't have it. Darned it! :'(

Ky Kim · « **Reply #13 on:** June 27, 2007, 01:13:07 PM »

That is neat looking and different. Nice to see different plants.......

Kim

tinkster · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2007, 07:58:14 PM »

Double S.... I will head out there tomorrow.. I gave away 3 already but I believe there are a couple more coming up.. I dont know anything about how it transplants or moves but If its rooted elsewhere I will be glad to pot ya one up and throw it in a box. I would be game for a trade or if you just wanna do postage. I will check tomorrow and see if "SHE" is rooted elsewhere yet

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Kareen · « **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:49:38 PM »

I really do like that and haven't seen it in this area although it says it will grow in my zone 5 .Found some info on it here .Please think of me when it multiplys again. Thanks Kareen
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59447/

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2007, 06:26:13 PM »

More info:

http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/29.htm

http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/whites/white42.html

JoshS · « **Reply #17 on:** June 29, 2007, 07:28:10 AM »

Quote from: Kareen on June 28, 2007, 04:49:38 PM

It says it will grow in my zone 5 .

I've had it overwinter below the ice here in z4.

Kareen · « **Reply #18 on:** June 29, 2007, 11:13:52 AM »

Thanks Josh for the hardiness info, thats great , winter is always the worry . Kareen.