14 4 2013few april flowers 013

Hi Brian ..I like the colours of these :o)

is this the one you can take cuttings from easily brian? we have just bought a couple of them

very nice.

Sticki
yes they grow easy thats a last years cutting,this var keeps flowering but becomes very untidy,so best new each year for me.

thanks brian, my older ones definitely look the worse for wear!

Terra
There should be plenty available about now,some of the G C charge a lot for them,any one who can find plants in a 3in to 4in pot for not much money right now will have massive plants in two months ,same goes for Bowles Mauve

That is a beautiful colour. Does Bowles mauve grow that big Bjs. I thought it was a rockery version. It has had buds on it since January but no sign of them opening yet.

my bowles mauve grew to over 2 foot high and similar wide!

Ouch. I might need to move it after it has flowered.

Yes, I would confirm, BM gets quite large. I love the terracotta shade of this one.

Thank you both. I might risk moving it now or at least when the weather improves.

it took 2 or 3 years to do that though....i think, and its definitely past its best now ~ that march snow was not good for it but apparently they dont live very long?

Scotsgran
if you are going to move it do it now
As for flowering it does not stop,probably why its worn out come autumn.

Thanks Brian ..
I have one called Apricot Delight, similar to this, which is producing flowers now .. seems to have survived the winter well, outside ... :o)

Thank you Bjs. Its still a howling gale this am but its not as cold and the soil is not frozen as it has been for so long.

Lovely perennial wallflower. I have the mauve one and take cuttings every year. Cut a piece off about 5 inches, Take of foliage from bottom of cutting and just stick into compost and they take ever so easily.

Lindak
they must be one of the easiest of plants to root.
The ordinary wallflower that is grown from seed produce some lovely colours these are also often treated as annuals pulled out to make way for summer things,they could well be worth selecting a few and try rooting, odds on they would root easy as well.

Tried to root the annual wallflowers last year but no success Bjs.

Lindak that's interesting,maybe why they normally grow seed.Odd though might google that when I can find time.

be interesting to find out Bjs. I did them in August.