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petunia
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: For those who didn't know.....like me |
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Here's a garden tip I didn't know.
The dusty miller plant (PS: Dusty Miller) will actually produce a flower in its second year. Here's the plant:
I took it in the house over the winter. watered and gave it some tlc. Put it in the greenhouse come summer and now LOOK:
A pretty little dainty flower.
With this being the case I went out and bought a few more so I could try this again.
I think flower gardening is so much fun especially when you learn something you didn't know before.
Try this: pick up a flower that you don't know very much about and tell us what you learned about it or if there's a special secret to it...it could be fun.
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gardenmama
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Wow,..I didn't know that. Here in Zone 4 it is an annual and is dead with the first frost.
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petunia
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gardenmama: try taking it up and putting it in the house over winter and see what happens. Thats what I try..begonas, geraniums dusty miller, petunias, a little of anything. Some will make it and some don't. But ya never know till ya try.
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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I have those plants in my garden and I agree the flowers are dainty little things. Is great when you get surprises with your plants isn't it? 
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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I leave my Dusty Miller in the ground all winter. The following year the ones that survive get that yellow bloom. I usually cut the bloom off as I found them unattractive. But looking at your picture of the bloom, it doesn't look so bad. LOL Maybe next year I'll let them flower 
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muddybob
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I just noticed the flowers yesterday. I had never had the same plants from year to year until now.
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Sherry8
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I guess you learn something all the time...I have never seen the flower because mine are tossed after the first frost. Can you answer a question for me please? How do you bring pots inside the house without bringing in bugs? I would sure hate to have a houseful of ear wigs...ugly critters..I have tried spraying the soil and plant and a while later I could see movement so I just tossed them back outside. I tried insecticidal soap and sprayed it on..Thank you...Sherry
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petunia
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Sherry: I know tis might sound unbelievable, but I really never noticed any bugs on my plants when I bring them in. Last winter I brought in geraniums, dusty millers, hanging plants, begonias, and others. I never noticed any bugs. I assure you I'm fussy about the house being clean also. I have a two shelf unit my hubby has made for me that sets in front of a window. Hope this answers your question. I'm not sure what suggestion to give as to bringing in your plants without bringing in the bugs.
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wilsonmian
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Each day we discover new things in our life and it is an endless process. Perhaps I have seen those somewhere else already and these are not new for me.
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SongofJoy57
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Petunia:
I did not know that about the Dusty Miller!  And that is a wonderful challenge that you gave us all about picking a flower to learn about. 
PS I too bring in plants to overwinter, and have never seen one bug. I wonder if there is so much else outside that they don't bother to hang out, or what 
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flowerpower313
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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I must have at least 6 types of Scented Geraniums that I overwinter inside. They will flower in late winter. And Geraniums are one of the easiest plants to make cuttings from.
Hint- Put several scented geranium leaves in a closed container with white sugar. The geraniums will impart their fragrance/taste to the sugar. Remove the leaves before you use it.
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chio88
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:50 am Post subject: |
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I totally agree. they are indeed pretty little dainty flowers.
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Gardengirl
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| Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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I have quite a few of these plants in my garden. I grew them from seed a few years ago and at the end of each summer season I cut off any untidy stems and also remove the flowers as I grow them for their pretty silvery leaves. Never heard them called Dusty Miller, over here we call them Cineraria.
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Public Designs
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Wow I have never had these come back in my garden. I really like them in with some other flowers in my pots I put on the deck and front porch. I will have to try wintering some and see what they do. Thanks
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petunia
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| Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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Flowerpower & P.D
Another plant easy to over winter may be the coleus. you can also take cuttings from it and make new plants.
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