Annuals, Biennials, Perennials, Ferns and Bulbs Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:03:05 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:03:05 +0000 UBC Botanical Garden Forums https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/annuals-biennials-perennials-ferns-and-bulbs.186/ Tue, 19 May 2015 17:08:56 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/scarlet-lily-beetle-and-coffee-grinds-mulch.29638/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/scarlet-lily-beetle-and-coffee-grinds-mulch.29638/ invalid@example.com (vcallinan) vcallinan
Hi there, I read on the 'soil' forum that lilies really like coffee grinds. So, since spring I've been dumping my grinds on top of the mulch around all the lily areas. Nothing sophistocated, no special scratching in method, I just dump it in little mounds. The lilies have done so much better. Bigger flowers, more fragrant, taller. Perf!

Big Bonus - I also don't have nearly as many lily beetles as other folks in my area. Yes, there are...

Scarlet lily beetle and Coffee grinds/mulch]]> 4 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:10:07 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/papyrus-winter-storage.32468/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/papyrus-winter-storage.32468/ invalid@example.com (Buddyubu) Buddyubu 2 Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:53:50 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gunera-plants-in-concrete-planters.31406/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gunera-plants-in-concrete-planters.31406/ invalid@example.com (vicarious1) vicarious1 JHB and now rent a house in Willingdon heights Burnaby
with 3 terraces facing full SOUTH.and quite some nice
shrubs, Cypress, Holly, Xmas pine etc. protecting the top area
BUT the 2 terraces are barren earth with gravel on top.
It needs green and fast and big :-).

We brought several big heavy 2x3 feet concrete planters

I got 2 Gunera plants in a Nursery in Richmond
and want to put them in the planters as we only RENTING NOW
and I...

Gunera plants in concrete planters ?]]> 5 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:01:38 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/heuchera-unhappiness.27516/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/heuchera-unhappiness.27516/ invalid@example.com (WesternWilson) WesternWilson
Should I just treat for grubs, or is something more serious going on?]]> 24 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:51:05 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/staghorn-spore.12837/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/staghorn-spore.12837/ invalid@example.com (luciferb) luciferb i have herd that you can propagation staghorn from spores does anyone have any info on how this is done
regards
bill]]> 21 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:26:30 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/aquarium-plants.47704/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/aquarium-plants.47704/ invalid@example.com (Barbara LB) Barbara LB
I do know I have a couple of Java ferns and some Java moss to make a bog log. I also have some anubias minima that was the hardest thing to plant.

It is a 5 gallon aquarium.]]> 13 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:27:41 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-seeds-of-lilium-canadense.48913/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-seeds-of-lilium-canadense.48913/ invalid@example.com (cmmwiebe) cmmwiebe
Clayton]]> 1 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:49:35 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/snapdragon-growing-tips.58170/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/snapdragon-growing-tips.58170/ invalid@example.com (Bunny love) Bunny love They have mostly full sun and I've watered them accordingly.
About eight of them are thriving, but unfortunately the others have begun to randomly Wilt and become discolored.
Im at a lost of what to do for my plants
any suggestions and tips would be greatly appriecated :]
thankyou :]]]> 2 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:45:23 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/brugmansia-yellowing.50539/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/brugmansia-yellowing.50539/ invalid@example.com (Bambi) Bambi
I've been watering it about once a week, a little more if it seems dry. I have not fertilized it yet. It is on a windowsill that gets lots of sun in the afternoon and evening. It's in a little 4" pot, and I was planning on transferring it to a 1 gallon...

Brugmansia yellowing]]> 11 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:48:12 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/propagating-gunnera-manicata.9113/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/propagating-gunnera-manicata.9113/ invalid@example.com (Carol Ja) Carol Ja I want the kids in my class to grow this plant, it would be fun.
Thanks Carol Ja]]> 9 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:22:37 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/care-for-tigridia-pavonia-mexican-shellflower.7457/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/care-for-tigridia-pavonia-mexican-shellflower.7457/ invalid@example.com (newgarden) newgarden 5 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:46:50 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/stargazer-in-the-philippines.23164/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/stargazer-in-the-philippines.23164/ invalid@example.com (rubyrose) rubyrose 3 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:10:33 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chameleon-plant.8924/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chameleon-plant.8924/ invalid@example.com (Unregistered) Unregistered 12 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:24:21 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-creeping-charlie-ground-ivy-seed.58733/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/looking-for-creeping-charlie-ground-ivy-seed.58733/ invalid@example.com (jpasquini) jpasquini
I have a rather small backyard with two dogs, they trample the life out of any lawn seed I can plant. Time and again I plant a new lawn in the spring, keep the dogs "in quarantine" for several weeks, then release. They immediately set to work wearing paths (they love to follow the same routes), bald spots, sleeping patches.....they trample the dirt so hard it becomes like concrete. By the fall the yard looks like a desert landscape (with small piles scattered about, lol)....

Looking for Creeping Charlie "Ground Ivy" seed]]> 6 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:36:47 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/black-eyed-susan.60761/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/black-eyed-susan.60761/ invalid@example.com (orpheus) orpheus 1 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:36:39 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gladioli.60490/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gladioli.60490/ invalid@example.com (gngmisson) gngmisson Gilbert.]]> 2 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:15:07 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chrysanthemums.60288/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chrysanthemums.60288/ invalid@example.com (lily) lily Chrysanthemums in large ceramic pots. The name of them is "Helen" - They were really beautiful. Anyway, they stayed in the containers outside all winter. Just this past week I noticed new growth coming up at the base, but the old dead branches are still there. When should I cut those off? Looks to me like they survived the winter in the containers. Can someone please tell me what I can do to bring them back nicely again? Ideas? Thank you.]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:35:45 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chrysanthemums.56731/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/chrysanthemums.56731/ invalid@example.com (lily) lily "Helen" > Garden Mum > Full Sun Early> What does Full Sun Early mean? (morning sun only?)

I planted each one in a large ceramic pot outside. They are doing well, although I noticed some of the blooms are fading. Is this normal? Do I cut them off?

Can I remove them from their pots and plant them in the...

Chrysanthemums]]> 5 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:16:15 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/new-nursery-lily-search-question.60179/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/new-nursery-lily-search-question.60179/ invalid@example.com (Pontus Wallstén) Pontus Wallstén
I am trying to find bulbs of lilium humbolditii var occelatum, also known as lilium occellatum. Would anyone by any chance know any nursery that has any?

Addittionally, if anyone is interested, I have just started a small nursery in Switzerland, from which I will ship worldwide. For anyone interested in my catalogue, please e mail me at : pontus.wallsten@bluewin.ch and I will e mail you a copy.

kind regards
Pontus Wallstén]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:11:51 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/sternbergia-colchiciflora-very-rear-plant.60033/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/sternbergia-colchiciflora-very-rear-plant.60033/ invalid@example.com (Kola Jan) Kola Jan Other ten species of shepherdia is much easier to get, but this specie?
Thanks,answer pleas to nokal1@seznam.cz
another way I am growing actinidias,mainly a.kolomikta bigfruited]]> 5 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:04:33 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gunnera-seeds.59421/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/gunnera-seeds.59421/ invalid@example.com (Dunc) Dunc
Enjoy the earth Dunc]]> 4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:34 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/my-tulips-produced-hundreds-of-seed.45594/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/my-tulips-produced-hundreds-of-seed.45594/ invalid@example.com (MickiS) MickiS
I tried growing some of the seeds indoors but they did not germinate. It has now...

My tulips produced hundreds of seed!]]> 10 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:59:22 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/dahlia-question.59116/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/dahlia-question.59116/ invalid@example.com (Canadianplant) Canadianplant 17 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:46:09 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/books-for-giving-review-seen-and-shared.59723/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/books-for-giving-review-seen-and-shared.59723/ invalid@example.com (janetdoyle) janetdoyle Chronicle Herald, the daily newspaper in Halifax, NS on that other coast! And my former home, before moving to the milder [?] West Coast.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Columnists/1156301.html

I especially liked the description of the book called The Perennial Care Manual. However I don't know much about its publisher...

Books for giving, review seen and shared]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:37:49 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/muscari-coming-up.59653/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/muscari-coming-up.59653/ invalid@example.com (Question Man) Question Man
I planted some grape hyacinths bulbs in a container the last week of Oct. About 2-3 weeks ago they started pushing through. Here are a few pictures.

Do you think flowering will be affected?

Thanks.]]> 3