Tag: flower
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Dwarf sunflowers in bloom
This year I managed to get my dwarf Ms Mars sunflowers sown much earlier than I did last year. Now in early August two of them have been looking good, but for some reason the third sunflower seems to have failed somewhat. I’ve not idea why the third sunflower failed to thrive like the other…
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To chop or not to chop?
So far when my Gerbera daisy flowers had started wilted I gave the plant a bit of water and it would quickly perk up. This time however is different. This time the the flower that’s wilting wouldn’t perk up with water while the other flower stem stood proud. So I’m taking that to mean the…
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Sunflowers starting up
IT’s felt like quite the wait (probably 8–10 days) but today I’ve got the first signs that my sunflowers are actually germinating! My Ms Mars sunflowers should grow to be much smaller than the super tall plants we’re used to, instead this short variety will grow to around 60cm and have red or pink flowers…
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Gerbera daisy
Sometime in spring 2020 I bought an attractive little plant with a bright yellow flower. Thought it might brighten up the flat a bit. Turns out it’s a Gerbera daisy, possibly Gerbera jamesonii but I could be wrong. If someone is able to confirm in the comments that’d be lovely. I digress. So it seems…
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