The Domestic Terraforming Thread (aka Gardening for Geeks)

[YSOSLO]

Yeah, pics would help a lot.

 

[Big Nate]

The flower portion of most plants is just a one shot deal. Then they die off and shrivel up. Not the entire plant just the shoot that has the flowers. My hostas do that all the time.

 

[dmention7]

Yeah I know that... this is more like the entire plant just shot up, bloomed like crazy, then keeled over all in the span of a few days. Here's a pic of the main one I was talking about... I'm thinking maybe I need to split it out this fall so it doesn't try to grow as big?

 

[YSOSLO]

I don't know wtf that hot mess in the middle is, but the plant with the pink flowers down front is called "coral bells" and the taller ones in back with the spikey-looking leaves sticking out horizontally are lillies fo some sort. They look like tiger lillies, but they're yellow instead of orange, so their some other variety. I'm guessing the crazy thing in the middle that got huge on you is some sort of weed...lol

 

[dmention7]

lol no, the "hot mess" in the middle is actually the one I'm talking about. It had these nice light blue flowers for a couple of days, but then it kind of started flopping over and the leaves turned a bit grayish. It looks like it's maybe starting to recover, it's just funny how tall and gangly it got all of the sudden. But who knows, maybe it actually is a weed, lol. I didn't plant any of this stuff, and I still barely remember most of what's there until it starts to grow and bloom.