Which perennial flower would grow best in a small space?
Posted on Jan 23, 2010 under Best Perennials | 6 Commentsand which one is the easiest? i haven’t really grown anything from a seed before. i live in the bay area (near san jose and san francisco). which one would grow the best?
rhododendron
daylily
butterfly bush
lilac
yarrow
thanks in advance.
Daylily. 100% Daylily. I myself live in California, and i know, cause i grow these myself.
Here are a few things you should know about day lilies…
-Daylilies are sold in bulbs not in seeds so there is a fast approach, because they grow fast.
-Daylilies are available in a wide variety of colors and shapes, so express your self!
-Daylilies are cheap, reliable because they grow in poor soil, excellent soil (best of course) and they love to be grown in water. So they could be considered a bog plant as well.
-Daylilies are very quick growers and multiply very fast, so you will have many many more plants to come, if you divide them.
-Daylilies are deer resistant (Not that you have to worry about them)
-Daylilies are excellent in containers and container gardens
-Daylilies love sun. The more you give them sun, the more flowers they will give you.
-Yarrow
Yarrow is also nice, and is considered a weed in some places due to its fantastic ability to grow practically overnight, that is in hot climates. But in colder and more humid San Fransisco, this guy is not something you want to turn to.
-Lilac
A beautiful edition to any garden. But growing lilac from seed is labor intensive time consuming and the sees sprout in 2-6 months. If you buy potted lilac, boy are you in for a treat. If you can find a Yellow Hybrid variety, you want to get with that. It loves humidity, and dose exceptionally well in a colder climate. And on top of that i find they are more fragrant. And they attract the beautiful humming birds, and butterfly’s
-Butterfly Bush
Again this plant is a pain in the but to grow from seed. If you buy it potted it would be much better. But Butterfly bush will rarely bloom in San Fransisco, due to the cold climate. It likes scorching sun, and hot climates. So i would stay away from them unless you really like there form and the foliage.
-Rhododendron
Again a time consuming plant to grow from seed. But it is also available in tuberous in a few verities. In San Francisco it is too cold to grow this plant. It is considered a tropical plant, and even then, it isn’t the easiest to grow. You could grow this indoors, a-lot of motivation though.
January 23rd, 2010 at 2:43 pm
I would choose the day lily. Rhododendron, butterfly bush and lilac are good sized bushes and only 1 would take up a bit of space. I’ve never grown yarrow. But I have quite a few day lilies. They have a lot of beautiful ones, but I prefer the Stella’s because they are small and fill pots nicely and are re- blooming. They do just as well in the ground too. Mine will bloom for at least 4 months if not longer. Even when they are not blooming, they make for a pretty plant. I bought mine at Gilbert Wild and Son and paid $1 each when they were on sale. They are easy to grow. I only feed mine twice a year. Once when they start growing and once when they start blooming. They are also the only plant I have grown that haven’t plagued me at one time or another with bugs or some kind of fungi. By the way, I’m out of the Chico area.
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January 23rd, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Yarrow is sssssoooooo easy to grow. I wouldn’t even know if the others can be grown from seeds, and if they can be they would take years to bloom. If you had plants then from easiest to hardest, I think, would be Yarrow > Daylily > Lilac > Butterfly Bush > Rhododendron
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January 23rd, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I think daylily is the best and i have these flowers in my garden. Yarrow is also good for small space
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January 23rd, 2010 at 4:08 pm
i would choose a lilac, honeysuckle, and snowball bush
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January 23rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
butterfly bush
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January 23rd, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Daylily. 100% Daylily. I myself live in California, and i know, cause i grow these myself.
Here are a few things you should know about day lilies…
-Daylilies are sold in bulbs not in seeds so there is a fast approach, because they grow fast.
-Daylilies are available in a wide variety of colors and shapes, so express your self!
-Daylilies are cheap, reliable because they grow in poor soil, excellent soil (best of course) and they love to be grown in water. So they could be considered a bog plant as well.
-Daylilies are very quick growers and multiply very fast, so you will have many many more plants to come, if you divide them.
-Daylilies are deer resistant (Not that you have to worry about them)
-Daylilies are excellent in containers and container gardens
-Daylilies love sun. The more you give them sun, the more flowers they will give you.
-Yarrow
Yarrow is also nice, and is considered a weed in some places due to its fantastic ability to grow practically overnight, that is in hot climates. But in colder and more humid San Fransisco, this guy is not something you want to turn to.
-Lilac
A beautiful edition to any garden. But growing lilac from seed is labor intensive time consuming and the sees sprout in 2-6 months. If you buy potted lilac, boy are you in for a treat. If you can find a Yellow Hybrid variety, you want to get with that. It loves humidity, and dose exceptionally well in a colder climate. And on top of that i find they are more fragrant. And they attract the beautiful humming birds, and butterfly’s
-Butterfly Bush
Again this plant is a pain in the but to grow from seed. If you buy it potted it would be much better. But Butterfly bush will rarely bloom in San Fransisco, due to the cold climate. It likes scorching sun, and hot climates. So i would stay away from them unless you really like there form and the foliage.
-Rhododendron
Again a time consuming plant to grow from seed. But it is also available in tuberous in a few verities. In San Francisco it is too cold to grow this plant. It is considered a tropical plant, and even then, it isn’t the easiest to grow. You could grow this indoors, a-lot of motivation though.
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Me! =) people find it weird as a 14 year old guy, gardener and knowing so much, but that’s me!