tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post1304283132669322154..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: An Early June Walkabout, Part 1Gaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-87884078505838229042012-06-09T06:37:25.616-07:002012-06-09T06:37:25.616-07:00Melanie, You've given me a boost just when I n...Melanie, You've given me a boost just when I needed it. I was wondering if my walkabout posts were just boring people and I was having a hard time finishing up with the rest of the bloom and insect lineup. I will persevere!<br /><br />As far as Baptisia goes, I definitely wouldn't try to transplant it. You can get small starts from various places like High Country Gardens. Dyck Arboretum in Hesston almost always has it at their plant sales too. (If you haven't been to one of their sales, you ought to try to make a trip this way at a time you can check that out.) Baptisia is getting to be popular enough that I'm even occasionally seeing it at regular nurseries.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-51517848791390570882012-06-08T20:22:10.712-07:002012-06-08T20:22:10.712-07:00Loved your walkabout!! Thanks so much for the grea...Loved your walkabout!! Thanks so much for the great KS wildflower ID site. .I was finally able to ID all the plants we found in the pasture last weekend. .It seemed more helpful than the book I had!! I agree that the common names are many. .part of the problem I was running into was that the same plant was called several different names. .and I couldn't compare them well because they were called something else. Do you know if a person can transplant baptisia and get it to live. .or is it a deep tap rooted beast that would die?Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-86954150592848742342012-06-07T18:55:07.192-07:002012-06-07T18:55:07.192-07:00GonSS, I'd be interested in knowing some of th...GonSS, I'd be interested in knowing some of the names you were taught as a child - they may simply be different common names and I'm always interested in knowing what's actually being referred to when someone mentions a flower.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-69259189113814622572012-06-07T18:23:24.615-07:002012-06-07T18:23:24.615-07:00Nice landscape shot at the end. You do a great jo...Nice landscape shot at the end. You do a great job of knowing the wildflower names. I need to try to identify them better. I'm learning slowly that some of the names I was told as a child are wrong! Ha!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-31206199814542934222012-06-07T06:21:57.463-07:002012-06-07T06:21:57.463-07:00Greg, thanks, as always, for stopping by!Greg, thanks, as always, for stopping by!Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-86787381364062037892012-06-07T06:20:26.130-07:002012-06-07T06:20:26.130-07:00Andrea, I can't believe how similar your Ruell...Andrea, I can't believe how similar your Ruellia tuberosa is to our Ruellia humilis! And I love the photos of your roadsides cloaked in cracker plant! That definitely makes me want to try to get some into my garden.<br /><br />I wonder if the blue color simply doesn't hold up well in the hot, bright light? We have blue flowers here, but most are either spring bloomers or shade plants, especially among the natives.<br /><br />I replied to your reply in your blog - I'm definitely interested in learning more about the changes you've been noting.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-44288205485709220702012-06-05T22:53:51.470-07:002012-06-05T22:53:51.470-07:00I am intrigued by your comment in mine, i replied ...I am intrigued by your comment in mine, i replied there. So i looked at your profile description and am amused when you said you are "perennially questing", as i am like that too! No wonder because you are a biologist-gardener.<br /><br />And we have here Ruellia tuberosa, with blue flower http://abagillon.blogspot.com/2011/11/blooming-roadsides.html<br />Did you notice that deep blues and dark purples are not common in the hot tropics like in temperate climes? I wonder why, and still unanswered. Maybe you know!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-41175202900232881962012-06-05T21:52:58.952-07:002012-06-05T21:52:58.952-07:00I can hear the songbirds and smell the fragrances ...I can hear the songbirds and smell the fragrances from here. Thanks for the tour.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.com