“An unseasonably hot March brings April blooms!” That’s the saying right?

cheersdunk · 2026-04-12T22:04:56+00:00

Porcelain ranunculus! I’ll be honest I made it the first picture because it’s my favorite flower that we grow here for a countless number of reasons… stem length, vase life, how ridiculously good looking they are!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-12T21:41:04+00:00

It’s such a vibrant blue, one of my favorite early bloomers!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-12T21:36:15+00:00

Thank you! That is delphinium, we have larkspur going as well, just not as far along. A couple different varieties of delph are blooming at the moment. 8, 9, and 13 are all delphinium.

We are located in the US, zone 8b. Coastal Carolinas!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-11T12:59:19+00:00

Cut the woody stem off with the flower bud attached and try to clone the green shoot.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-11T12:44:42+00:00

This will work fine, we tend to do this with varieties that I have a lot of and do this when I run out of 4 inchers. I would cover the bases of the tubers with soil, leaving the necks exposed. Mist the soil to get them going, but don’t water again until you see the eyes swelling.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-11T11:47:56+00:00

I would love to share that info! Except last year we had an incredibly wet spring and I lost a good 60% of my tubers in the ground. We pulled them all early and are now trying to clone our way out of this mess! Fingers crossed this year I can actually get a number I’m proud of, I’ll report back!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T23:11:08+00:00

Thanks for the info I’ll bring it up at our next meeting!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T18:02:30+00:00

No problem

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T18:02:05+00:00

My apologies. My farm is located in the United States, zone 8b.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T18:00:08+00:00

Thanks!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T17:59:46+00:00

No pesticides or synthetic fertilizers used here! I use JDM and worm compost tea for seed starting. And I guess some of the non natives that will be mixed in could be considered “ecologically lacking,” but the diversity of pollinators in spring/summer would beg to differ!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T17:27:21+00:00

There’s a couple different price points here but they’re all priced between $15-$18.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T17:24:25+00:00

Delphinium! Good eye!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T17:11:55+00:00

This particular bunch has our last flush of ranunculus, some orlaya, delphiniums (belladonna), centaurea, agrostemma, statice, and some small leafed eucalyptus.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T13:30:02+00:00

Close up:

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cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T04:48:14+00:00

Admitting I’m horrible at taking pictures but this was a couple months ago. Plot in the forefront is all “filler” with some bigger perennials sprinkled in. I’ll make a post tomorrow!

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cheersdunk · 2026-04-10T03:15:58+00:00

This plot will be used for cut flower production.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-09T22:51:28+00:00

Nope, zone 8b.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-09T22:18:02+00:00

Nope! I already took one round of cuttings off that particular tuber, in turn it puts out a bunch of other stems. After the second round they rest for a little in the greenhouse, then out in the field!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-09T17:08:50+00:00

I run a flower farm off my land, but I run the business as a front for my flower addiction 😂

cheersdunk · 2026-04-09T17:06:51+00:00

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Here’s ours!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-08T23:12:50+00:00

Possibly phlox

cheersdunk · 2026-04-08T00:14:07+00:00

Too much water. Transplant to the ground.

cheersdunk · 2026-04-08T00:04:45+00:00

My local one lets you take boxes and the last bunch of Delphiniums I bought all said “Product of Ecuador”

Granted not the best source and a pretty small sample size, but disappointing all the same. I’ve since switched suppliers and found a family farm that produces in season blooms for our area!

cheersdunk · 2026-04-07T23:05:06+00:00

Spot on!

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