tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post8078215299464579193..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Don't Have Liatris? Then You Are Stupid.Benjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-48414766643533522672008-07-22T22:09:00.000-05:002008-07-22T22:09:00.000-05:00I try, how I try, but they don't like my garden. ...I try, how I try, but they don't like my garden. <BR/><BR/>They die.<BR/><BR/>And they don't bloom much in the shade before they kick it. <BR/><BR/>They get smaller each year, <BR/>and then they disappear.<BR/><BR/>yeah, I know - I'm no good at poetry either!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-43308173712673029252008-07-22T14:45:00.000-05:002008-07-22T14:45:00.000-05:00PG--I'm enjoying having my first, full blown stand...PG--I'm enjoying having my first, full blown stand here in my new garden. And they seem to be doing ok in my damp clay, too, not flopping over. Yippee!<BR/>Chey--Where are you at? Canada. Guess I'll go look. I'm getting more, that's for sure.<BR/>Zoe--Yeah, wet weather might do that, but damn those chemicals. Have there been any studies done that shed some light on the loss of our winged friends?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-1189601724950814442008-07-22T14:14:00.000-05:002008-07-22T14:14:00.000-05:00I'd like to try the Liatris you have in the 1s...I'd like to try the Liatris you have in the 1st photo. I have L. spicata & in less than full sun it has to be staked. (It started off in full sun.) Because of the leaning, I'm becoming an expert at transplanting them, from the very front of the garden to the back.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-75247736518778473662008-07-22T11:13:00.000-05:002008-07-22T11:13:00.000-05:00How wonderful to see all those butterflies. I plan...How wonderful to see all those butterflies. I planted my garden with wild life in mind, and whilst we get plenty of bees, hoverflies and lacewings, we still dont get many butterflies. I think the the changing weather (much wetter in winter and mid summer) and farmers sprays have done for them :(<BR/><BR/>I used to get clouds of butterflies on the Buddleja; not any more.Zoëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838367166662822058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-12479000222853708072008-07-21T13:33:00.000-05:002008-07-21T13:33:00.000-05:00Liatris is fabulous~ it self seeds like crazy arou...Liatris is fabulous~ it self seeds like crazy around here, and it's all over the garden. Ours isn't quite in bloom yet, but should be by next week. Cheers!cheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367266564799325131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-42434927280464615772008-07-21T12:59:00.000-05:002008-07-21T12:59:00.000-05:00Liatris is a great butterfly & bee magnet for ...Liatris is a great butterfly & bee magnet for the garden. I have tons of it in my garden and it is so reliable year after year. Plus added bonus, can handle the heat and dry condition of summer extremely well. Great insect shots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com