Comments on: Gardener stalks flower http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/ Gardening with a passion Sun, 20 May 2012 11:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: CityGarden http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6670 CityGarden Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:36 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6670 They look so beautiful! Great job In Greece we call them "Nightflowers". The "4 o'clock" name it's not familiar for me so we wait the open flowers in evening until morning. They look so beautiful! Great job

In Greece we call them “Nightflowers”. The “4 o’clock” name it’s not familiar for me so we wait the open flowers in evening until morning.

]]> By: Sue http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6599 Sue Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:30:09 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6599 I remember my mom growing them by our back door. I really liked them. I have a little patch of them near my veggie garden, and they seed themselves, so they come up every year. I may try putting some spent flowers in my front yard so they grow there. It seems they come up late, so they could fill in an area where I could plant some bulbs. I'm glad you are enjoying yours, too. I remember my mom growing them by our back door. I really liked them. I have a little patch of them near my veggie garden, and they seed themselves, so they come up every year. I may try putting some spent flowers in my front yard so they grow there. It seems they come up late, so they could fill in an area where I could plant some bulbs.

I’m glad you are enjoying yours, too.

]]> By: The Curious Cat http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 The Curious Cat Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:10:21 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6557 How peculiar - flowers with er jet lag?! :) Glad to also find another fellow Fairport fan! :) xxx How peculiar – flowers with er jet lag?! :) Glad to also find another fellow Fairport fan! :) xxx

]]> By: Judith http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6524 Judith Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:37:26 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6524 Oh there are lots of them here, they just seem to pop up. Seen pink and yellow ones and we also have random strippey ones too. <em>Judith: Oh stripey ones would be good. I will have to look out for some seed!</em> Oh there are lots of them here, they just seem to pop up. Seen pink and yellow ones and we also have random strippey ones too.

Judith: Oh stripey ones would be good. I will have to look out for some seed!

]]> By: Kanak http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6523 Kanak Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:54:19 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6523 Four o'clocks are very common here but oooh, I love them!! They open when the temperature cools down and remain so throughout the night. If it's cloudy, like Donna said, they remain awake well past their 'bed-time'. My yellow ones are about to bloom and and I just can't wait to photograph the grand opening:) <em>Kanak: I look forward to your pictures of the yellow ones :-)</em> Four o’clocks are very common here but oooh, I love them!! They open when the temperature cools down and remain so throughout the night. If it’s cloudy, like Donna said, they remain awake well past their ‘bed-time’. My yellow ones are about to bloom and and I just can’t wait to photograph the grand opening:)

Kanak: I look forward to your pictures of the yellow ones :-)

]]> By: Megan http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6520 Megan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:18:22 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6520 Someone should get those plants a watch. But I think it's very sophisticated of them to arrive fashionably late. <em>Megan: I wish they had told me first!</em> Someone should get those plants a watch. But I think it’s very sophisticated of them to arrive fashionably late.

Megan: I wish they had told me first!

]]> By: Karen's Garden Tips http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6512 Karen's Garden Tips Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:35:40 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6512 You must really have a green thumb. I tried to germinate 4 oclocks this year (i am not sure of the species0 and had only one plant from the whole pack. i soaked and nicked them but all to no avail. I would love to know the trick. <em>Karen: Pure luck! I'm not very patient with seed sowing so they knew this was their only chance. I didn't soak them :-)</em> You must really have a green thumb. I tried to germinate 4 oclocks this year (i am not sure of the species0 and had only one plant from the whole pack. i soaked and nicked them but all to no avail. I would love to know the trick.

Karen: Pure luck! I’m not very patient with seed sowing so they knew this was their only chance. I didn’t soak them :-)

]]> By: MNGarden http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6503 MNGarden Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:08:42 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6503 They open in the evening and are still open in the morning. Sometimes they open because it is cloudy. I have a lot of them and hummingbirds love them. Donna <em>Donna: Thanks for the info. That explains a lot!</em> They open in the evening and are still open in the morning. Sometimes they open because it is cloudy. I have a lot of them and hummingbirds love them.
Donna

Donna: Thanks for the info. That explains a lot!

]]> By: VP http://greenforks.com/2009/08/gardener-stalks-flower/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 VP Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:11:30 +0000 http://greenforks.com/?p=2679#comment-6501 Heh heh! Another example of plants not reading the manual ;) <em>VP: Quite!</em> Heh heh! Another example of plants not reading the manual ;)

VP: Quite!

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