Lol, nice! Just to note two things -- ostrich fern, if they're happy (mostly shade, damp) will spread like mad, geometrically marching across the yard via shallow rooted runners. In dry or heavy shade they are better behaved, but just a warning!
And sundial lupine is SUPER finicky about soil, it needs sandy or gravelly, deep, well-drained soil, or it will die.
In my experience, Christmas Fern, Southern Lady Fern, Maidenhair Fern (personal fave, love the way they look) spread slowly if at all. And all ferns are pretty well behaved in dry shade, even hay-scented ferns and ostrich ferns.
I’m looking at getting me some Trillium Grandiflorum! But at $15/ea, I’m a little hesitant, especially since it’s such a conservative and slow-to-bloom plant.
Maybe a silly question, but is it safe to assume that ordering one “bare root” is akin to ordering one “plant?”
Yes, one bare root is one plant. Last year when I got them from Prairie Moon, some bloomed in the same season as planting. You can sometimes find them cheaper if you hunt around too.
Ahh that’s amazing to hear! Mind if I ask around when you put them in the ground? Did you do anything special beyond giving them a nice site to grow into?
I just put them in during early spring when they shipped them. Some had wacky stems from beginning to emerge, but I got some blooms. They are pretty sensitive to moisture, so I watered when things got super dry here later in the season.
Too late for you now but it looks like for the Prarie Lily you could have gotten 12 bulbs for $108 since they cost less per bulb 😂 silly that the math turns out that way
I only purchased a ridiculous amount of seeds. I am tearing out a garden and creating a couple small beds. This has to be the last year. I am running out of room. We have two big dogs so I need to keep some lawn.
It is time to look into moving to some acreage I think.
So far, I have in my cart Blue Stemmed Goldenrod, Large Flowered Trillium and Lead Plant. I have more time to look around the site today so that list will probably grow!
I need to sit and browse it this evening, I always miss their restock. I bought an absolute pile of seeds from them, but there were some I wanted to skip right to plant instad.
I just bought seeds! Lead plant, blazing star, virgins bower, pearly everlasting, saw toothed sunflowers, hoary mountain mint, shrubby Saint John’s wort, and prairie sage
Lol, nice! Just to note two things -- ostrich fern, if they're happy (mostly shade, damp) will spread like mad, geometrically marching across the yard via shallow rooted runners. In dry or heavy shade they are better behaved, but just a warning!
And sundial lupine is SUPER finicky about soil, it needs sandy or gravelly, deep, well-drained soil, or it will die.
I live in pureee sand. I have a.bu ch already i just havent had success starting from seed.
Ostrich fern im trying as a ground cover in the paw paw patch so hopefully they spread . Thanks for the advice though
Oh great -- and, Ostrich fern loves heavy clay, river-bank like soil so it will probably stay out for you in sand!
Once established, pawpaw tends to shade everything else out including ground layer forbs -- takes a few years tho, and ymmv.
Sounds like a plan! Just be patient with the pawpaw; it'll take some time, but it’s worth it.
Oooo! Sundial lupine? I have the perfect locale for them. I prepped a sunny spot on my property - it's all sandy soil (glacial outwash) for them.
Yup. Im on long island they love our glacial outwash soil
What ferns tend to spread more slowly? I was going to order an ostrich fern as well but now I'm reconsidering
In my experience, Christmas Fern, Southern Lady Fern, Maidenhair Fern (personal fave, love the way they look) spread slowly if at all. And all ferns are pretty well behaved in dry shade, even hay-scented ferns and ostrich ferns.
ah yes, you've been Prairie Moon-ing
I’m looking at getting me some Trillium Grandiflorum! But at $15/ea, I’m a little hesitant, especially since it’s such a conservative and slow-to-bloom plant.
Maybe a silly question, but is it safe to assume that ordering one “bare root” is akin to ordering one “plant?”
Yes, one bare root is one plant. Last year when I got them from Prairie Moon, some bloomed in the same season as planting. You can sometimes find them cheaper if you hunt around too.
Nice! What do you order from Prairie Moon last season that bloomed so well?!
It was Trillium grandiflorum like you were wanting to order
Ahh that’s amazing to hear! Mind if I ask around when you put them in the ground? Did you do anything special beyond giving them a nice site to grow into?
I just put them in during early spring when they shipped them. Some had wacky stems from beginning to emerge, but I got some blooms. They are pretty sensitive to moisture, so I watered when things got super dry here later in the season.
Yup! Sometimes you might get two plants tangled into 1, but typically 1 base root plant is just one plant!
You must live where it’s warm. This past weekend it got to zero and my yard is blanketed with snow.
Their bare roots that you can buy now and ship in early-mid spring!
I’m wanting Missouri primrose, but worried about starting it from seed. So I suppose I’ll wander over to Prairie Moon. Again.
Wild ginger! And blue-stemmed goldenrod.
Too late for you now but it looks like for the Prarie Lily you could have gotten 12 bulbs for $108 since they cost less per bulb 😂 silly that the math turns out that way
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Not too late! I emailed them and they updated my order to 12. Thanks !
I only purchased a ridiculous amount of seeds. I am tearing out a garden and creating a couple small beds. This has to be the last year. I am running out of room. We have two big dogs so I need to keep some lawn.
It is time to look into moving to some acreage I think.
Now will they ever bring carllina larkspur and prairie larkspur back in stock?
Best i can do is tall larkspur
Not my area, I'm afraid. Northern blackland prairie
So far, I have in my cart Blue Stemmed Goldenrod, Large Flowered Trillium and Lead Plant. I have more time to look around the site today so that list will probably grow!
Can you plant bare roots this time of year?
If your soil isnt frozen yes, but these are pre-order to ship in spring
Literally as long as the soil isn't frozen
Nice!
I need to sit and browse it this evening, I always miss their restock. I bought an absolute pile of seeds from them, but there were some I wanted to skip right to plant instad.
I just bought seeds! Lead plant, blazing star, virgins bower, pearly everlasting, saw toothed sunflowers, hoary mountain mint, shrubby Saint John’s wort, and prairie sage