A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat I've got the Osterospermum Daisy Craze this spring!~Pic's

Carol I started to let mine dry up completely on the stem,, just today I opened one up (<-it was brown and very dry),, inside was 4 seeds ,, dark , semi flat, kinda cone shaped, definitely seeds ,, on the same plant I had missed collecting and seeds were on the ground, so YEP self seeds,, I have dead headed and saved those , <-I've opened a few of them BUT the seeds are not as developed as the seeds that I open that were still on the stem,. SOOOOOOO What I'm going to do is wait on the stem heads to dry and turn brown then I'll collect!

Diane--thanks so much for the info.

your welcome!

My lilac spoon bloomed today !!!!



isn't this a light l;ilac???

Well don't scratch at it and maybe nobody will notice.

Carol - those 2 are sooooooooooo pretty!!!
I've not seen them for sale around here - you found some great plants!

thanks--
the lilac spoon I found at the nursery over by valarie's house.

---the other was at a nursery in a larger neighboring town--it is between my home & hers---they also had big containers of these for a lot more of money--i decided that i could wait for mine to grow--- :wink:

Here's the one I bought

Ohhhhhhhh Kenny It looks like you got the white soprano!!

yep, Kenny I think Diane is correct!!!

good for you!!!

Diane, I love the 'spoon' shaped ones!!!!

And that white one with the yellow stripe on one petal is so sweet!!!!

I want a yard sooooooo bad!!!

Thanks Shirls, Awwwwwwwwwwww I know you'd work wonders in the yard,, , I wish you had a yard too!

hey everyone--look at my spoon osteospermum---The one plant is half "spoon" & half "normal" flower. What DO I DO???

Maybe they cheated you ???

[size:17pt]Loooooooooooooookie Diane!!!
The first bloom on the spoon osteospermum that you sent to me!!!
It's pretty small - about the size of a silver dollar right now.
More blooms to follow!


Thanks so much again! [/size]

Thats so cute.......
Are they all colors?

I'm so glad she is giving you blooms!!

Below is a progression of the blooms on what was supposed to be my Purple Spoon Osteospermum flower.--and yes this is just One plant.

Here is the first picture I took on 5-26-08


Here is the second picture I took on 6-6 08 of the same plant:


here is the 3rd picture of the same plant taken on 6-17-08



So what does anyone make of this ???

It definitely looks like it reverted back to one of the parents, Carol.
I'm sorry you don't have the spoon shape any more, but I still think it's a very pretty plant.

It went away.......
Perhaps that stem is only resting........
Hang in there .........


:ding:

I was at my DD's house today and she was saying how she planted the sppon osteospermum I bought her in with her wild flowers and now she could not find it.--so I found it for her amd guess what?/ it looked exactly like mine did when I took the last picture.--NO spoon petals to be found.---I do not think heres ever bloomed witha spoon flower---this is frustrating for sure.

That is so odd, Carol!!! I will keep close tabs on the one Diane sent me - so far I've only had the 1 bloom that is still there, but there are more buds to open soon.

Very odd indeed For both yours and Your daughters to have done that, I hope you saved the seeds from the spoon flower that was there!

Lynne The plant I divided with you still blooms the Purple spoon*I have that one in all shade,, that is one of the first ones I planted. The rest of all I had planted after that are no longer blooming as they were planted in 1/2 shade,, Big mistake probably ,, it just too hot here right now

I think this wierd weather is causing all these odd happenings. You should see my hair.

Diane - mine gets morning to mid-day sun and then afternoon shade - the plant looks very healthy (knock on wood!) but the flowers take a long time to open.

yessss they do take their time opening I have found that to be very true!

That isnt a comparison........LOL
Hair raising stories??????

had to bring this back to the front,, because mine are coming back after a hot dry summer,,,, the purple silver and pink eye have died all the way no trace of them left,, but the large white spoon osteospernum has recovered and growing and spreading out,, I had read that in cooler weather it will rebloom No signs of bud yet but definitely coming back*refer to 1st post in thread*



as well as the purple spoon


the white soprano never died back all the way and is on the recovery as well,, I Hope(*keeping fingers crossed*) that I will have blooms ~ at least a few of them before too long,,

When do the plants quit in your end of the world/
December?

Do your raise Poinsettas at all/

Grow wild in Mexico....maybe you snuck some across.LOL

sometimes I get roses that bloom all the way thru Dec Dodge,, as well as other flower

Then we can say you come out smelling like a rose...........

Lots of Buds, on White spoon but they still haven't bloomed.It's taking for ever it seems,

diane, they are waiting for you to need a new smile they will bloom.

Close .Looks like something I had.
Wanna see that bloom.

diane, look at your cool elephants.

:grin Thanks Sheri

Finally One Bloomed!! Over 20 + more Buds to go,,

I'll be darn, looks like a spoon for sure.

yep

I think so too, and I love that you have sooo many blooms left.

yea for you!!!!