tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301462538120435872.post7121666448635576935..comments2014-08-18T23:53:06.953-07:00Comments on Hey Natives: Four Seasons in One HikeJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272700674477772662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301462538120435872.post-71164486137345157892010-07-14T17:14:46.253-07:002010-07-14T17:14:46.253-07:00This is my first year with the Mimulus. Both plant...This is my first year with the Mimulus. Both plants are on a slope that is partially shaded by a very non-native Pepper tree. When the one Mimulus started to look a bit ragged, I thought I had done something wrong with the planting/care (I actually thought it was getting too much shade compared to the sister plant), so I planted it further down the slope at about the same conditions as the other, and then I stopped watering both so they could do their summer thing. Time will tell.<br />On a side note; it seems I've been entering the wrong URL for my own blog. Duh! I'll be using the correct URL now. You can find me at petalsandfluff.comJanhttp://www.petalsandfluff.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301462538120435872.post-59183622977642934772010-07-14T09:11:39.460-07:002010-07-14T09:11:39.460-07:00I also have Grindelia hirsutula and find it to be ...I also have Grindelia hirsutula and find it to be eminently well-behaved and very pretty. I definitely recommend it. G. stricta may be good in some yards too, but it's not allowed back in mine!<br /><br />With the Mimulus, I find the amount of shade they're in makes a huge difference in when they give up the ghost for the summer. Is that the case with yours, Jan?<br /><br />Thanks both for comments!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272700674477772662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301462538120435872.post-11672949587204492282010-07-14T08:52:49.937-07:002010-07-14T08:52:49.937-07:00Beautiful photos!
Here in SoCal we just had our fi...Beautiful photos!<br />Here in SoCal we just had our first hot, summer day yesterday.<br />Of my two Mimulus aurantiacus plants, one went into summer dormancy a month ago, while the other is just beginning to show some of that fall color.Janhttp://www.petalsnfluff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301462538120435872.post-35572305672101634932010-07-13T14:11:31.258-07:002010-07-13T14:11:31.258-07:00Six-foot gumplants?! I remember reading that entry...Six-foot gumplants?! I remember reading that entry before, but I don't think I owned any gumplants at the time, so it didn't have quite the same impact on me. Now I have several <i>Grindelia hirsutula,</i> and the idea of anything closely related to them growing to six feet tall is mind-boggling. Mine seem pretty happy to stay at their expected two feet.Queer by Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926850867846286427noreply@blogger.com