Blue shades Columbine

Toadlover · Post by **Toadlover** » Jun 01, 2005 9:51 pm

Here's your payback Lucy et. al. I finally have a clump of my own blooming. Thanks for getting me through the wait.

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 01, 2005 11:09 pm

Ohhh! I like that! What a huge plant! I bought mine this year and last (after they had already bloomed last year), so this is my first year with columbine! I am in love with them! heres' my blue that just started out this week

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jun 01, 2005 11:39 pm

Toadlover!!

Wow, your's is really pretty!! I like the two colors.....

Jane, your's is pretty, too....I need to find one that isn't purple.....I need yellows, or something....(or so DH says so...) I just cut most of mine tonight....I don't need any more to re-seed....

Thanks for sharing!!

Jennysunshine · Post by **Jennysunshine** » Jun 02, 2005 7:44 am

That is a beautiful flower. I am always so sad when they are done blooming. Columbines are like true art in nature!! I do have a question though, do you snip the stalk that carried the bloom or leave it? Also, is this where it will begin to self-seed from? Thanks!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Jun 02, 2005 7:50 am

I hear you about purple Lucy! I bought 3 mixed columbine last year, and soon I'll see that the majority of 2 of them are purple, if not completely! Love purple, but geepers!

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jun 02, 2005 8:14 am

Hi Jennysunshine!! Welcome to Hallson's!!

In answer to your question, the stalk that carries the blooms is where the seeds will be......Caution, they reseed lots, but I like a lot......Also, the next years plant won't bloom that year, but will the year after.....Just yesterday, I cut most of mine down at that stalk where the flowers were....I left a few for seeds.....Would you like some when they are ready?

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jun 02, 2005 8:19 am

WOW!!! Love the blue

Those are beautiful flowers!!!

bkshasta · Post by **bkshasta** » Jun 02, 2005 6:25 pm

I love the Blue and White Columbines also. Mine is not as full as yours. May be next year it will be. It's done blooming for this year already.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Jun 02, 2005 7:29 pm

The Blue and White is called the v. 'Winkie Blue and White.
We deadhead ours here to keep them blooming for a while. Then when it gets really hot we cut them back and in the fall they return!

Jennysunshine · Post by **Jennysunshine** » Jun 02, 2005 8:43 pm

I would love some. I didn't know that you could get them to rebloom. I thought that once they were finished that was it. Do they rebloom simply because of where you live or is that not the issue?