tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post2417658362225436111..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Plants I missAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-62760960213833518472012-12-23T18:23:25.940-06:002012-12-23T18:23:25.940-06:00Yes, Hollyhocks and Rust. Whew. Brings back some...Yes, Hollyhocks and Rust. Whew. Brings back some memories. Yours were gorgeous, no wonder you miss them. Mine--not so big a loss! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-30336520679095452082012-12-22T01:54:52.842-06:002012-12-22T01:54:52.842-06:00I love Hollyhocks and tried them this year (I boug...I love Hollyhocks and tried them this year (I bought seedlings). I probably planted them in the wrong place because only a few flowered - but boy were they pretty! So if I can get them again I will try them in a different location.Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-44525478954413338632012-12-21T14:30:44.698-06:002012-12-21T14:30:44.698-06:00Thanks for getting me thinking about plants I miss...Thanks for getting me thinking about plants I miss. I think I will get me a passion vine.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-2150016810147386182012-12-21T08:18:52.157-06:002012-12-21T08:18:52.157-06:00Wow - love your yarrow!! I have the white one and ...Wow - love your yarrow!! I have the white one and only a few months in the ground, so I really hope mine looks like yours soon :-)Barbiehttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-73635578749348156892012-12-20T22:12:11.611-06:002012-12-20T22:12:11.611-06:00I've got yarrow, too, not many blooms but I lo...I've got yarrow, too, not many blooms but I love the low-growing feathery foliage. I have marguerite daisies - they have similar foliage with cheerful flower heads on whimsical stems. Your butterfly weed reminds me of my Joe Pye weed ('Baby Joe' - about 3-4' tall)...do you get lots of butterflies and bees on yours? A long-time Virginia readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-46852673246923347782012-12-20T21:50:49.086-06:002012-12-20T21:50:49.086-06:00I'm with Gerhard on the hollyhock. One year I ...I'm with Gerhard on the hollyhock. One year I was successful and then it was rust from then on. I tried the French hollyhock too. Plants succumbed to rust before they bloomed. I love the yarrow too- that is one one plant that grows well here. Often I look back at plants I used to have. I find it rather depressing.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-6226921703614617342012-12-20T21:21:25.934-06:002012-12-20T21:21:25.934-06:00I'm completely with you on the hollyhocks. The...I'm completely with you on the hollyhocks. The first two years were glorious - then rust city! Happy to say I do have butterflyweed and 'Paprika' still growing in my garden, they would be sorely missed if gone.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-11454216913747725312012-12-20T16:58:14.279-06:002012-12-20T16:58:14.279-06:00I love the yarrows and the butterfly weed, and the...I love the yarrows and the butterfly weed, and there are among the most reliable perennials for me in my parents' Michigan garden. Hollyhocks rarely work for me - though I did have a few measly blooms this past summer - because the mallow rust gets to them before they can develop properly.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-6847675419403086812012-12-20T10:50:21.112-06:002012-12-20T10:50:21.112-06:00I can't tell you how much I envy people you ca...I can't tell you how much I envy people you can grow hollyhocks. I've tried and failed numerous times. I don't know what the problem is.<br /><br />We used to have a 'Paprika' yarrow years ago but in our intense summer heat, the color faded very quickly to a dingy pink. Too bad, because I really liked it.<br /><br />You picked some great plants to miss!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com