I really like Roscoea but have difficulty establishing most of them in the garden. They do well for a couple of years, but then ...
Several times in the past few posts I have mentioned increasing or replacing old plants by taking cuttings. I take a lot of cuttings – some plants work well from cuttings, others I have less success with.
Watching the butterflies making use of nectar produced by late flowers is a joy; I have seen several painted ladies, some looking very fresh, a few Admirals and one or two peacocks. They like visiting Verbena bonariensis which is still flowering, and also Aster oblongifolius. This aster is also called aromatic aster as ...
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