tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post807804899997593384..comments2024-03-07T03:36:23.060-05:00Comments on Old Country Gardens: It reverted?Melanie Chopayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-64541479401154878592008-03-31T05:11:00.000-04:002008-03-31T05:11:00.000-04:00hello melanienice to see your blog on a natural su...hello melanie<BR/><BR/>nice to see your blog on a natural subject. I and my son who is studying bio technology liked those photos and description. We are new to blogs and happy to see a nice subjected blog like yours. We too have started a new blog and you can see the same at http://ournewsandviews.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>keep writing on the subject<BR/><BR/>Ravi and SaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-49925410357400433662008-03-29T07:55:00.000-04:002008-03-29T07:55:00.000-04:00Melanie! h. Paul's Glory reverted on me last year...Melanie! h. Paul's Glory reverted on me last year. Prior to that, I'd never had it happen. Must be some are more prone to others. Now, about those reverted sedum of yours: That bight green one is to die for! Can you save me a chunk? I've got the perfect place for a sedum garden here t RavenCroft. It's going to be B-U-T-Ful!Anna at RavenCrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700081939163102650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-68617328890154701162008-03-29T00:00:00.000-04:002008-03-29T00:00:00.000-04:00I've noticed this happening to several of my plant...I've noticed this happening to several of my plants this year.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-6973857848436676032008-03-28T22:46:00.000-04:002008-03-28T22:46:00.000-04:00Well, it's good to know I'm not alone. I've "only...Well, it's good to know I'm not alone. I've "only" been gardening about 10 years. I'm okay with hostas and creeping phlox so you'd think I wouldn't be so uptight about things. Oh well. Live and learn, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-62539936631065488572008-03-28T21:42:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:42:00.000-04:00kjohnson, I've removed reverted pieces from other ...kjohnson, I've removed reverted pieces from other Hosta and like you said, they are usually on the outside. This hosta Janet though keep beating me at the game.<BR/><BR/>wiseacre, wish I had seen this early enough to answer you. This is a bad weekend for us. My husband lost a highschool buddy last week, the first of his tight knit crowd and Sunday is the memorial. We're going to be doing things tomorrow to get ready for that. Please keep me in mind for a future trip though!<BR/><BR/>Di, that's happened to lots of daylily gardeners that I know of.<BR/><BR/>Linda, I think Hosta are tough enough that both halves can grow but I know first hand that the solid colored Sedum grow thicker and taller than the variegated part and then shade them out.<BR/><BR/>Frances, my Sedum clumps rarely are thin. I pinch them two to three times early in the season and add each pinch to the ground around the mother plant (unless I'm growing them for sale). I can start with a single pot in the beginning of the season and have a huge clump by the end of summer.<BR/><BR/>Janice, let me know if you want to try some Sedum. I'll be glad to share some pinches with you :-)<BR/><BR/>Nancy, I have several favorite Sedums but 'Frosty Morn' has to be in the top 5.<BR/><BR/>Mr. McGregor's Daughter, I got 'Black Jack' last year. Right now the new growth is green on each and every piece and I'm getting worried. I'll be annoyed if the whole thing reverted. In the mean time I also got 'Postman's Pride' and that one is still the darkest purple of them all.<BR/><BR/>Shirl, I have June too! That's one beautiful Hosta. Another great one is Queen Josaphine, one of the best here.<BR/><BR/>Zoe, that's happened to me with a Viburnum this year. I hope I cut the piece off the right way as the limb was pretty large.<BR/><BR/>Amy, if you ever visit a garden with Sedum, ask for a cutting or two. It's that simple. I've had tour groups here where I hand out plastic baggies to everybody and let them cut what ever sedum variety they want.<BR/><BR/>Cinj, I know what you mean. I've been gardening 20 years and it's just the last few that I've felt comfortable to really attack things.<BR/><BR/>Brenda, I wasn't even sure if it was a word! I had to check google before I sent this post out so I'm still learning things too :-)Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-78180448523237316412008-03-28T21:20:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:20:00.000-04:00Hi , I'm new to blotanical,found your post interes...Hi , I'm new to blotanical,found your post interesting. I farm in NS and also work for another large local farm who produce bareroot perennials for greenhouses and nurseries in the US ( some in New York state) we grow many types of sedum and hosta. 2 of my favorite sedums are Autumn Joy and Dragon's Blood , For hostas 2 I have chosen are Paul's Glory and Blue Jay. Will check in with you again soon. - Rosie-Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421937095759381096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-32878648326719750512008-03-28T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:46:00.000-04:00Well, that's very interesting information. I don't...Well, that's very interesting information. I don't think I've heard mention of that word before. Love to learn new stuff.<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-30364742841511927832008-03-28T20:19:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:19:00.000-04:00Neat post, I guess I usually let nature take it's ...Neat post, I guess I usually let nature take it's course. I'm a bit of an amatuer though so I don't usually feel real comfortable messing with things. I don't know, maybe I'll never really feel like I know what I'm doing. I think I expect too much of myself sometimes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-84456155241414639482008-03-28T19:09:00.000-04:002008-03-28T19:09:00.000-04:00Lucky you to get so many sedums for free. I'm fal...Lucky you to get so many sedums for free. I'm falling pretty hard for sedums. They are perfect for my growing conditions and good looking to boot.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-67703712733548188272008-03-28T18:19:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:19:00.000-04:00If I have trees/shrubs that revert, I cut the effe...If I have trees/shrubs that revert, I cut the effected parts out back to a leaf joint. I have a rose that is reverting too, Rosa gallica 'Versicolour' aka Rosa Mundi, but it always was an unstable sport, so when the solid pink blooms appear, I just leave them; they make good contrast with the stripped ones. As for other reversions, so long as they don't wreck a colour scheme, I leave them be, nature will always win, no matter what I do!Zoƫhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838367166662822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-66192171505739862732008-03-28T17:14:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:14:00.000-04:00Hi there Melanie, I have enjoyed this post :-)Okay...<B>Hi there Melanie, I have enjoyed this post :-)</B><BR/><BR/>Okay first to the hosta... I have grown many hostas over the years and have never come across this. I love that you have a hosta 'Janet' - I have hosta 'June'! I will now keep a closer eye on the leaves.<BR/><BR/>Ah... to the sedum! I cannot remember ever growing a variegated one but perhaps I have. I love the look of Sedum 'Frosty Morn'. I will look out for that one now :-D<BR/><BR/>I am sure I have had more than one plant that has reverted but at present I have an arabis. It has flowered for almost a year now so I haven't the heart to start pulling bits out :-DShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-41085260775163257372008-03-28T16:26:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:26:00.000-04:00The only reversion prone plant I have currently is...The only reversion prone plant I have currently is Sedum/Hylotelphium 'Black Jack.' As it is easy to root off a broken piece of Sedum, I now have several 'Matrona.' I think I might start giving some Matrona away this year, as reversion is such a problem with Black Jack.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-87056966647146427812008-03-28T14:52:00.000-04:002008-03-28T14:52:00.000-04:00This is a very interesting phenomena reverting...p...This is a very interesting phenomena <BR/>reverting...people do this too!<BR/><BR/>I love 'free' plants, that's a good 'frosty morn' story....wonder if the local nursery will be carrying this pretty plant. <BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-87091658167275013132008-03-28T12:21:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:21:00.000-04:00Melanie,Thankyou for your comment. I didn't know t...Melanie,<BR/><BR/>Thankyou for your comment. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know that hosta reverted, I havn't seen this happen to any of mine yet, but now I think I will take a closer look at all my clumps this year to make sure. <BR/><BR/>I actually only have one kind of sedum and it has been in giant pots at the end of my driveway for years. I didn't know there were variagated varieties. I have a lot to learn, lol.<BR/><BR/>I am not 100% sure what I am looking for in daylily crosses as of yet. I tend to love almost all the daylilies I see but my newest additions have mostly been Tets, with very ruffled edges and I am a fan of blues (although I know they are not actually blue.)The current seed crosses that I have now are diploids and I was hoping to make a more beautiful version of Fairytale Pink which is probably my all time favorite daylily growing in my garden.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03340129830786641180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-84790432694462451142008-03-28T12:12:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for the info. I have frosty morn and it is...Thanks for the info. I have frosty morn and it is the worst about reverting, but after doing nothing for a couple of years, it seems it changes its mind about reverting, one year having the white edge, one year not. My clumps have been spread so thinly, that it is better to just wait a while for them to get larger, so they won't suffer from the loss of their most vigorous parts. Good post of how to spot this and what to do about it, if anything. Thanks.<BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-72681517870232283982008-03-28T12:00:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:00:00.000-04:00I have two varieties of hosta that do that. I've ...I have two varieties of hosta that do that. I've never had the reverted portion take over the clumps on these varieties in the many years I've had them,(from divisions from a couple of houses ago,) so I leave them alone and enjoy the oddity.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-61466564349192258362008-03-28T10:37:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:37:00.000-04:00Sometimes seeds fall into the crown of the origina...Sometimes seeds fall into the crown of the original plant and germinate. These are usually less exciting than the more expensive cultivars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-30390897634642167062008-03-28T10:25:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:25:00.000-04:00I'm too lazy to fight nature and just let it take ...I'm too lazy to fight nature and just let it take it's course. In some ways I like to see it happens and only get a bit upset if I paid a permium for something I thought was special.<BR/><BR/>Melanie,<BR/> I'm headed to the Island tomorrow. I'll be available if you want to take me up on the offer to go to the Plantage. I expect to be down there for at least 5 days. I plan on going and returning home with something even if I have to heel in the pots with snow. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if Blogger provides my e-mail when I comment. Let me know and I'll get back to you with my phone # if you're interested.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11489642.post-23142863750355422182008-03-28T09:07:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:07:00.000-04:00I approach reverted plants two ways. One is to vi...I approach reverted plants two ways. One is to vigorously prune out the offending shoots or two, do what you did and leave it alone and see what happens. For that hosta, I would dig it up (even in season) pull out the differing shoots, replant the mother and grow the off shoots on their own to see what they do. Often the reverted shoots are on the outside of the clump and easy to get to. <BR/><BR/>I have a dwarf variagated kerria K. japonica 'Picta' that reverts regularly. Pruning out the species shoots works best.<BR/><BR/>Reverting also occurs on cultivars that are "witches brooms". There may be nothing you can do once the reverting starts other than get used to the change.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the informative pictures.<BR/><BR/>Kathrynkjohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02344820709410403592noreply@blogger.com