My new favourite flower
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Westi
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Hi Diane!
I'm not good at flowers at all (& some veg) but that looks like it is glowing! Like it, & jotted it in my garden note book! Thanks!
I'm not good at flowers at all (& some veg) but that looks like it is glowing! Like it, & jotted it in my garden note book! Thanks!
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Diane
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Thank you Westi - they grew really easily from seed. I've got them growing up through the shrubs, as they are quite tall and seem to flower right at the ends of the branches.
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Good for the bees I would expect as well with the centre exposed so they can just bath in the pollen.
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Is it bad if I overwater them?
I've heard some book of ra play positive reviews lately. You can find them right there. I liked them a lot. I hope to read more.
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Diane
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Yes, it would be bad to overwater them - but, saying that, I grew them in the flower borders this year and we had some really sodden rainfilled days, and they really thrived, so I think they're a quite forgiving annual. They'll die off in the winter and you'll need to resow seeds in the spring. That's what I do. I've saved some of the seeds from this summer's flowers and I'll sow them in the spring and hopefully some will germinate.
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