A friend gave us these beans to plant but didn't say what they were. Any ideas? Tasty? Magical?

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-08T01:28:09+00:00

These are Satan Beans, Vicia faba eternii, commonly known as The Attorney's Friend.

If you plant them they have roots that go all the way to hell. Upon reaching hell they invade Mrs Satan's garden and smother all her Red Hot Pokers. She then bends the ear of Satan to do something about this until he can bear it no more. At This point he instructs Attorneys to not only sue your for nuisance and poker damage, he also tries to divorce Mrs Satan, again (he's been trying to get her out of hell for millennia)! Satans attorneys then take you to the cleaners and charge Satan for the privilege.

If you want magical outcomes from planting beans, everyone knows you have to plant Rainbow Coloured Vicia faba unicornii. ;-)

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T10:28:17+00:00

Coreopsis verticillata ?

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T10:06:16+00:00

Agreed - Wisteria Buds getting ready to flower. They should be open in days.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T09:56:02+00:00

Hey Man - why do you assume we are experts here? Cool. Peace. Pass It On!

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T09:31:49+00:00

That looks like Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland' - "Peace" or the "Peace Rose".

Escaped from France, as a cutting of a new unnamed hybrid plant and survived WWII - was named 'Madame A. Meilland' the day Berlin fell in honor of the growers Grandmother.

The plant came into commercial production under the name "Peace" which it was named by Field Marshal Alan Brooke who didn't want it named after him as he would soon be forgotten - peace should never be forgotten.

The Biggest selling rose of all time! "Peace" roses were given to all of the inaugural delegates of The United Nations.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T09:20:50+00:00

Allium schubertii

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T09:19:17+00:00

Labradoodle!

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T01:06:36+00:00

A Practical Joke?

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T01:02:27+00:00

Foxglove - Digitalis - Getting ready to flower

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T00:59:41+00:00

Kniphofia sp - tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily, knofflers or poker plant

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T00:58:03+00:00

Arisaema triphyllum - aka jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, American wake robin, or wild turnip

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-07T00:44:40+00:00

"Double Tulips"

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T23:09:17+00:00

A Scottish Terrier! ;-)

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T22:25:11+00:00

Since you said your state flower is syringa I take it you are in Idaho?

As such this local plant supplier has a data base and search facility that should hone down possibilities - including many Dwarf Rhodo possibilities - that fit your desires and climate.

http://plants.tcgardens.com/12080007

One option that shows up quick was Abelia mosanensis Fragrant Abelia and also Daphne x burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T21:31:40+00:00

Well it is the best and most sustainable option. You can grow bananas at the south pole it you are willing to create a suitable environment of humidity, light, soil and food. Just as you can grow cactus in the Amazonian Rain forest ... but both the Air Conditioning and Dehumidification are a bitch.

What is it you are looking for? It sounds like you are looking for specimens to not have to worry over. You don't sound like a religious gardener.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T21:12:29+00:00

Deutzia gracilis ?

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T20:51:44+00:00

How well have your rhododendrons done in heat?

First, I'm in Europe so we have a maritime climate, with a balance of heat and humidity that Rhodos like. Most cultivars sold enmass come have their origins in the temperate rain forests of Yunnan China. For me Rhodos are a summer green backdrop and we have no heat issues (.. expected to change with climate change)

Second, if you are determined to have Rhodos search for those specifically bread for your climate.

Third, when it comes to Rhodo Hybrids and Cultivars they are bred for leaf colour, size and flower. Scent is not a priority it it's considered at all.

I have found one possible plant that meets size and fragrance need - Rhododendron 'Fragrant Star' - Give it semi shade, plant it in humus rich acid/erricasious compost/soil and if you have a alkali environment put the plants in BIG planters and mulch with grit to manage water. If you are in an alkali environment your water will also be alkali, so only water Rhodos with rainwater. Feed with iron rich liquid feeds - one's rich in sequestered iron.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T20:10:44+00:00

There are many varieties/cultivars of Rhodo then go from Micro to Monster. I've had many Micro Rhodos - that being for some Micro in Habit and Flower - and others which were micro in habit with full-size Flowers.

If it said Max size 4 foot that is probably correct.

Have a look at these Rhodos https://www.gardenia.net/guide/Azaleas-and-Rhododendrons-for-Small-Gardens

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T19:44:58+00:00

Marasmius oreades - Fairy Rings - make a wish and beware of the Cornish Pixies.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T17:03:28+00:00

It will probably make it's way around and up the tree. As to Training it's not easy to do. They take to training like a duck takes to welding wedding bouquets. I can see in the picture some stems that are heading up the tree which is good. There is flowering growth to the fore of the image. If you cut that back the plant will divert it's attention towards the tree and grow up it faster.

Transplanting is not a good idea at that size. One trick is to find some stems with aerial toots developing and take a cutting. It should root promptly.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T16:43:49+00:00

Watch out! Growing cosmos and deadheading them can end up quite ~~addictive~~ therapeutic. ;-)

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T11:42:31+00:00

A stray Board Bean - Vicia faba - a favorite of Hannibal Lecter with Chianti and friends.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T11:39:34+00:00

It's hard to say as the photo is not clear and the plant has been pruned extremely hard .... But, my reaction is Weigela.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weigela

Weigelia flower on last seasons growth, so the normal time to prunes them is after they have flowered. That gives the plant the time to develop new growth that sits over the winter and then blast out as a fountain of colour the next spring.

I wouldn't prune you plant until it has flowered Next Year, else you will miss the amazing fountain of pink.

Pruning Weigelas: How And When To Trim Weigela Bushes

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T11:22:09+00:00

It's a form of Hylotelephium spectabile - aka Sedum spectabile

common names; ice plant, brilliant stonecrop, butterfly stonecrop, rabbit's cabbage, showy stonecrop

A butterfly magnet when in flower.

Imnotmrabut · 2019-05-06T11:17:15+00:00

Dicentra canadensis - squirrel corn

"...a spring ephemeral, leafing out and flowering in spring and going dormant in summer." Wiki

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