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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: 1066 on June 01, 2009, 08:40:19

Title: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: 1066 on June 01, 2009, 08:40:19: Hi

I've noticed everyone elses Honesty on our site, a real bee attracter :D and would like some for my plot. Is it best from seed or could I take a cutting?

Thanks
1066
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: wetandcold on June 01, 2009, 08:53:42: I was given one once a few years ago and now spend most of the spring weeding out all of the self-seeded plants... It seems to me that it grows very easily from seed!
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: 1066 on June 01, 2009, 09:05:39: Aaahhhhhh ::)
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 01, 2009, 09:23:10: it comes as two species -Lunaria annua, which is biennial, with the dark flowers, and Lunaria rediviva, which is a perennial, with lighter purple tinged flowers
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: daileg on June 01, 2009, 09:39:47: just been googling again and come up with this photo looks great http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/flowering-annuals/honesty-plant.html
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: 1066 on June 01, 2009, 10:10:50: Quote from: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 01, 2009, 09:23:10
it comes as two species -Lunaria annua, which is biennial, with the dark flowers, and Lunaria rediviva, which is a perennial, with lighter purple tinged flowers

Thanks rhubarb thrasher its the Lunaria redivia that I've seen around the site, and as I said the bees seem to love it, almost more bees than visible flowers the other day

Dialeg - the link was interesting, so many out there !
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: Digeroo on June 01, 2009, 16:28:03: Our Honesty stopped flowering some weeks ago, main interest for bees now
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www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/.../Phacelia.htm

There is a very pretty varigated honesty, gives a bit more interest, between seedling and flowers. Also try Sweet Rocket, flowers a little later. Flowers similar to honesty, also a bit of a weed. Nice smell in the evening.
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: Digeroo on June 01, 2009, 16:32:06: Sorry link does not work try this one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacelia
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: 1066 on June 01, 2009, 16:36:28: Thanks Digeroo, the phacelia and sweet rocket are lovely, I'm in the process of organising a couple of small permanent flower beds up on the plot, so these will get added to the list.
I was going to put the link in again for anyone else interested so thanks!

1066
Title: Re: Honesty - cuttings or seed?
Post by: MrBean on June 03, 2009, 10:49:53: I put in white dead nettles as, though it is just finishing flowering, it starts flowering really early, and is one of the few food sources for bumble bees.