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[tomato_z]

How big are the flower buds? In total, there are three different main colours but each flower has stripes and a heart. Fox glove is bi-annual. Roots don't spread as fast as bleeding heart. You can plant the planter to the ground but make sure the planter has holes sufficiently big for good drainage. Collect mature seeds in the fall and plant them early next May in the same spot. I love fox glove for its vibrant colours, long booming time, and mosquito eating! Don't let kids/pets eat the flowers --- it may cause stomach upset.

costco的塑料盆底下有洞，我可以再戳出两个来。我应该会种在盆里再埋土里，这样我以后移位方便，我已经反反复复移了很多回，不知道破坏了多少了植物了。谢谢你的建议。

 

[厦门大学校友]

costco的塑料盆底下有洞，我可以再戳出两个来。我应该会种在盆里再埋土里，这样我以后移位方便，我已经反反复复移了很多回，不知道破坏了多少了植物了。谢谢你的建议。

How is that little orchid doing now after the pot change and addition of wood chips? Show a picture if you don't mind. Also, the Chinese jasmine cuttings I was propagating for you are in full blooms now. I will plant them for you after the blooms are over --- you will probably have to wait until late August/early September to have the full pot.

 

[tomato_z]

How is that little orchid doing now after the pot change and addition of wood chips? Show a picture if you don't mind. Also, the Chinese jasmine cuttings I was propagating for you are in full blooms now. I will plant them for you after the blooms are over --- you will probably have to wait until late August/early September to have the full pot.

蝴蝶兰还是老样子我都有泡水，等他好点了我再拍照。好啊，等茉莉好了，告诉我一声。我就外盆的事情，已经反复了好几回了。。。。选了几个都不算满意。明天再出去找找看，能不能找到一个我满意的外盆。

 

[月 琴]

栀子花刚开都是白色的，时间久了变黄，这时应该剪掉。

今天把幾種花泥混好，換盆了。
澆水的時候一下子忘了水是加了醋的，把芙蓉也一塊澆了，没關係吧？

 

[Maple Zhang]

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謝謝！玫瑰和百合對我這種菜鳥來説是最適合栽種的了，没其它品種嬌貴。

太漂亮了!大丽花中我觉得最漂亮的就是这种粉红色的，而且这种粉红色的可以长得特别高大，很好看。

 

[月 琴]

太漂亮了!大丽花中我觉得最漂亮的就是这种粉红色的，而且这种粉红色的可以长得特别高大，很好看。

謝謝！
這個是去年初在Home Depot買的，我也特喜歡這顔色。
今年在Costco買了，包裝上的圖片是和我這大麗花一樣。可是種出來是黄色，而且品種也不一樣，很矮，還没一呎高。

 

[Maple Zhang]

謝謝！
這個是去年在Home Depot買的，我也特喜歡這顔色。
今年在Costco買了，包裝上的圖片是和我這大麗花一樣。可是種出來是黄色，而且品種也不一樣，很矮，還没一呎高。
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那我以后也注意一下，看能不能碰到这种粉色的。你说得对，其它颜色的植株都很矮，不能和粉色的相比，只有粉色的最出类拔萃。

 

[月 琴]

那我以后也注意一下，看能不能碰到这种粉色的。你说得对，其它颜色的植株都很矮，不能和粉色的相比，只有粉色的最出类拔萃。

嗯。有時候也不能太相信包裝上的照片，顔色也有機會弄混了。

 

[Maple Zhang]

嗯。有時候也不能太相信包裝上的照片，顔色也有機會弄混了。

是这样的。

 

[月 琴]

是这样的。

上次照片裡的红玫瑰在Canadian Tire買的，我今天去他們那看到同樣品種的在减價$11.99。

 

[Maple Zhang]

上次照片裡的红玫瑰在Canadian Tire買的，我今天去他們那看到同樣品種的在减價$11.99。

是吗？谢谢！那我可能明天去Canadian Tire瞧一瞧。不过我觉得你那个主要也是养得好，才开得那么漂亮。

 

[月 琴]

是吗？谢谢！那我可能明天去Canadian Tire瞧一瞧。不过我觉得你那个主要也是养得好，才开得那么漂亮。

我前院的月季樹在花店買的$80+，Canadian Tire的才$44.99。今天看到真想再搬两棵回家，只是後院就玫瑰大大小小都十棵，還有其它的，不知種哪好。。。

 

[厦门大学校友]

我前院的月季樹在花店買的$80+，Canadian Tire的才$44.99。今天看到真想再搬两棵回家，只是後院就玫瑰大大小小都十棵，還有其它的，不知種哪好。。。

There is a big difference between nursery and mass-production factory-style department store such as WM, HD, CT and Rona. The former is selling at higher prices but the plant is pure in origin and will last a lot longer and healthier. I buy ordinary plants from department stores but more delicate ones from nursery. For a quick illustration, I paid 49.99 for my hibiscus tree whereas it can be bought for 29.99-34.99 at most department stores but there is a catch, mine started blooming in early April, giving me over 300 blooms by now and it is still going and going; I paid 54.99 for my gardenia tree whereas it can be bought between 34.99-44.99 at most department stores but the difference between mine and those is like day and night. I paid 39.99 for my Chinese jasmine tree and it can be had between 29.99-34.99 at most department store. Three/four years down the road, the difference is getting increasingly apparent. In short, you got what you paid for. Every extra penny is worthwhile --- to a plant lover, of course!

 

[厦门大学校友]

今天把幾種花泥混好，換盆了。
澆水的時候一下子忘了水是加了醋的，把芙蓉也一塊澆了，没關係吧？
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Looking magnificent! Hibiscus likes mild acid too!

 

[厦门大学校友]

蝴蝶兰还是老样子我都有泡水，等他好点了我再拍照。好啊，等茉莉好了，告诉我一声。我就外盆的事情，已经反复了好几回了。。。。选了几个都不算满意。明天再出去找找看，能不能找到一个我满意的外盆。

Give it some more time. Like I said, soak it in orchid-food water for 15 minutes once a week --- do it in the morning, indirect sun under 3 hours a day. I am confident it will grow and give you new flowers.