tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post9149863518437835295..comments2024-03-29T09:35:13.579-04:00Comments on Arrowhead Alpines Blog: Playing with weedsJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-27372796462032180652016-06-15T22:55:18.072-04:002016-06-15T22:55:18.072-04:00Joseph I don't know when you posted this or if...Joseph I don't know when you posted this or if you still have this lovely Plantain but I would certainly buy seed. Love the colour and form, the ruffled edging is fantastic.<br /><br />I've always loved plantain. Looks exactly like a little hosta, lush and green and with that lovely venation on the leaf. To me it epitomises the fecundity of Summer, long days spent by fresh water canals, picnics, meadow flowers and nudity, all things nice. Insects especially beetles unfortunately also love it so more often than not by mid season its shot full of holes. <br /><br />It's a tough one to transplant, like most weeds it goes into immediate shock, but seed would be excellent! I tried a few times without much luck to transplant it but then decided to digs up large intact chunks of earth as this was the only way it would work. Getting seed is tricky too, you have to get it just at the right moment and then you get tons, if not nothing as it falls out very easily when ripe or is green and not ready.<br /><br />I introduced it to my garden as it make valuable and healthy tortoise feed, being rich in all the right things.<br /><br />It would be nice if there was a sterile one as their brown inflorescence rather mars a nice planting of these, but I do definitely love that cultivar of yours anyway.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-45273859976625598292015-12-28T05:42:58.845-05:002015-12-28T05:42:58.845-05:00Your fantasy of at last owning your own particular...Your fantasy of at last owning your own particular bread kitchen is going to materialize. You have chosen an area for your pastry kitchen and an appealing name. You have many formulas moving around in your mind that you are excited to experiment with. However, will you be effective? Quite a bit of your prosperity will at last rely on upon selecting the privilege modern pastry kitchen gear for your bread kitchen. <a href="http://www.mordocrosswords.com/2015/12/some-bakery-loaves.html" rel="nofollow">Some bakery loaves</a>Peter Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532264814565369687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-27448799381738704752015-06-12T16:56:30.065-04:002015-06-12T16:56:30.065-04:00Bryan D. in the off-chance that you see this and h...Bryan D. in the off-chance that you see this and have propagated the variegated Ailanthus you found, I would be very interested in obtaining a root sprout for an arboretum that I work closely with. You can reach me via pmcrim@mix.wvu.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-63150586662465978032012-09-23T21:06:49.208-04:002012-09-23T21:06:49.208-04:00I would buy a seed packet of this, for what that&#...I would buy a seed packet of this, for what that's worth :).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891556288536686949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-251066196093236522012-08-24T13:12:05.001-04:002012-08-24T13:12:05.001-04:00I grow Plantago lancifolia because it just looks g...I grow Plantago lancifolia because it just looks great in my full sun butterfly garden. I can't recall which at the moment, but I know at least one butterfly species uses Plantago species as a host plant, so there's another use. <br /><br />As for variegated Ailanthus... why not? People seem to enjoy Acer negundo 'Flamingo'. Nick Terneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440113002223574303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-46692437996630872752012-08-14T01:03:19.422-04:002012-08-14T01:03:19.422-04:00That looks delicious, that will go well with dande...That looks delicious, that will go well with dandelion leaves in a salad. I've read that plantain has a high content of beta carotene (Vit. A) and calcium and also contains ascorbic acid (Vit. C).azulverdenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-85358498741225122342012-08-13T19:10:15.099-04:002012-08-13T19:10:15.099-04:00Its a very alluring weed (but I am fond of many we...Its a very alluring weed (but I am fond of many weeds). I could see Plantago 'Purple Perversion' making a prized potted pet. <br /><br />I entirely relate to your situation- I've found a boldly variegated Ailanthus altissima growing along a roadside. My instinct tells me to propagate it, and try it as a coppiced shrub, but I doubt many others would share my enthusiasm for such a notoriously weedy tree!Bryan D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15681606239313700040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-80443717261656265292012-08-13T10:09:11.630-04:002012-08-13T10:09:11.630-04:00I saw a variegated Ambrosia species in the neighbo...I saw a variegated Ambrosia species in the neighborhood yesterday. I could send you seed....<br />Duane McDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315726954731674934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-88792334060808698102012-08-13T09:10:43.379-04:002012-08-13T09:10:43.379-04:00Your weed is edible, right? There's an applic...Your weed is edible, right? There's an application...Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-30398165823390026062012-08-12T22:17:34.994-04:002012-08-12T22:17:34.994-04:00I kinda like the idea of planting strange weeds. I...I kinda like the idea of planting strange weeds. I mean, I already have plantains and dandelions and such - why not have pink dandelions and purple plantains and whatever else? The curious looks of passers by alone would be worth it. In fact while you're at it, can you whip up a variegated <i>Physalis</i> and perhaps a blood red <i>Cyperus esculentus</i>? <br /><br />Well, maybe <i>Cyperus</i> is over the line.H. Glaberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111773808737303988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-26613398125856114582012-08-12T22:03:58.558-04:002012-08-12T22:03:58.558-04:00John, Yes, it comes true (with a few off individua...John, Yes, it comes true (with a few off individuals) from seed. Just normal inflorescences. I do have 'Rosenstolz' and I'm working on adding that to the mix. Should be fun!<br /><br />Dean,<br />The color seems to hold pretty well. It needs full sun for the brightest color, but even in some shade it is pretty red.<br /><br />College Gardener,<br />I assume it is just as weedy as the regular form, though I've not had it out in the garden yet to see. The various parent forms certainly seed around -- I've got the variegated one growing in the cracks of my driveway. It would probably interbreed with the plain green ones, though, so the seedlings might not be as colorful.<br /><br />Yes, the variegated Plantago asiatica does cross with this -- I've got seedlings germinating. We'll see what they look like!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-60183089511111531192012-08-12T21:57:01.952-04:002012-08-12T21:57:01.952-04:00Really cool and lovely! Does asiatica cross with...Really cool and lovely! Does asiatica cross with major? It'd be interesting to see if possible to get white streaking on a purple background......<br />PS Now that Foxgloves are Plantains, are they still considered weeds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-19105107668037709562012-08-12T19:00:44.378-04:002012-08-12T19:00:44.378-04:00i also seem to admire weeds.. like mullein, i can&...i also seem to admire weeds.. like mullein, i can't help it.. the bigger the better.. plantago.. so hosta like, you have to love it.. i hope it works out, would make a great birthday gift for my ever snooty hort friend....lolmudsmittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114253045008048940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-21181535957736491282012-08-12T18:41:15.881-04:002012-08-12T18:41:15.881-04:00Encouragement--blame my phone for the typoEncouragement--blame my phone for the typoKenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-55370695785873544912012-08-12T18:40:19.120-04:002012-08-12T18:40:19.120-04:00That was my initial question, too!
But also, I ha...That was my initial question, too!<br /><br />But also, I have encouragent. I mean, how many types of mint are out there? And people plant wisteria all the time. People *love* their invasive, weedy plants. I'd much rather see a frilly purple rosette dotting my yard than the expanse of green! (That's assuming I ever get a yard... Would it grow well in low-light indoor conditions?)Kenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-53291411721942057322012-08-12T18:36:16.374-04:002012-08-12T18:36:16.374-04:00Is it as vigorous and "weedy" as the pla...Is it as vigorous and "weedy" as the plain form?Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-36436659484496846662012-08-12T18:08:32.767-04:002012-08-12T18:08:32.767-04:00Does it hold its color? I had a purple-leaved pla...Does it hold its color? I had a purple-leaved plantain several years ago that really should have been called "purple tinged."Dean089https://www.blogger.com/profile/12747044433170296170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24631933.post-10957821196997158722012-08-12T17:39:16.051-04:002012-08-12T17:39:16.051-04:00Nice! Do you have it fixed as a seed strain? What ...Nice! Do you have it fixed as a seed strain? What are the inflorescences like? (I presume you have 'Rosenstolz'?)John Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.com