Comments on: Lariope, Statice, Dahlias and Greystokes

By: wilde

wilde — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:01:54 +0000

Thanks, Dog Art!

The pink-flowering “oxalis” does look like phlox with its 5 petaled flowers, but it is a small yard flower that blooms usually twice a year. After the spring blooming it may flower again in the fall. Actually, the leaf structure is all wrong for an oxalis - they have shamrock-type leaflets in threes instead of the opposite leaves that clasp the stems as you see here. Super! From now on I’ll call it the Meadow Phlox as the flower head is elongated and not as compact as the Garden Phlox.

As for the liriope some fertilization may help it flower. We keep lots of fish tanks and regularly pour on the dirty water for a nitrogen-rich fertilizer. Good luck with yours. Let us know how it works out!

By: needle felted dog art

needle felted dog art — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:03:15 +0000

I’m going to transplant my Liriope and pour on some fish tank water, that should help

By: needle felted dog art

needle felted dog art — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:00:26 +0000

Great pictures I think your “Pink flowering oxalis” is actually a kind of phlox? Liriope pops up in random areas of my yard, but doesn’t always flower, I wonder why?

By: wilde

wilde — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:15:51 +0000

Thanks for chiming in about your tuff Lariope, Kathie. Some of us appreciate having plants that we can’t so easily destroy!

My liriope did not flower this year. It’s green so the plants seem to be doing ok. Perhaps our very dry weather interfered with the blooming. We tried not to water the flower beds as much as the vegetable garden, so we’ll see how things go next year.

By: Kathie Reed

Kathie Reed — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:17:35 +0000

Hi,

I am unfortunately the queen of lariope!
A few years ago I planted a border of lariope around my flower beds, now my yard is surrounded. These hardy plants can take a hard winter, a drought, poor soil,abuse by dogs, just about anything you can imagine. To devide, use a sharp bladed spade, cut in half straight down through the middle. You don’t have to be gentle. Each half will regrow when planted.

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By: tovorinok

tovorinok — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:38:54 +0000

Hello

Great book. I just want to say what a fantastic thing you are doing! Good luck!

G’night

By: wilde

wilde — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:55:52 +0000

Hello Brenda!

I planted some liriope last year and it came back this year here in PA. It experienced true winter weather here so the freeze should not have influenced it’s return.

Have you uncovered the area of any mulch or fallen leaves? Perhaps it needs a little more warmth or light to get going, especially if it’s on the shady side of the steep hill.

You might want to check with folks at the CT Botanical Society for the growing conditions in your area - http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/

Write back and let us know how it goes!

By: Brenda Almon

Brenda Almon — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:16:19 +0000

Does lariope grow in CT - if planted on a steep hill, will it come back after the winter freeze?

By: wilde

wilde — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:02:45 +0000

Here’s some advice from another lariope gardener…
“It would take quite a whallop to be able to separate a lariope plant with
a shovel. Lariope spreads by tough underground rhizomes. If one wants to leave the ‘mother plant’ and get a few offspring from it, a better method
would be to take a sharp butcher’s knife or ax and cut away a few of the
outside offspring. No need to even take any dirt with it. Better method
might be to take up the entire plant (with shovel) and separate with knife
that way. The mother plant can then be replanted. All you need is a small
bit of root on each sprig to make a new plant.”

Thanks for that input, Squeaky!