Why YOU Must Grow Lisianthus! A Hobby Grower's POV on This GORGEOUS Cut Flower! Zone 6A
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Garden Gals and Guys, I think this is one of my favorite videos I've ever made even though there were some technical difficulties (shows we are human right!?)! Mostly because my love affair with Lisianthus runs deep. She's a challenge to grow and plays hard to get, but that's part of why I love her so dearly. Here's my off the cuff pitch to you on why YOU should grow Lisianthus (AND why you certainly shouldn't be afraid to try growing her!)!
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Thanks for watching! Happy Planting!
-Steph
AKA Tiny
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Beautiful beautiful beautiful! Steph! I can’t believe you are managing babies and a stunning garden at the same time! The Lizzie’s look amazing! I haven’t tried them because of all the time they take, but I may give them a shot in January! Hope you and your family are doing well and enjoying the last bits of summer!
Hi Maria! Omg, your MUST give them a try. Then you’ll know if you want to continue growing them or not! We’re doing great! Hope you are well! 🤗
This is my first year growing a cutting garden. I have 25 different varieties of annuals. The only ones I did not start myself from seed are the Lisianthus, and I am NOT ashamed!! I’ve heard so many stories about how hard they are to grow that I decided right away I was going to buy them at the nursery when I spotted them. I bought packs of three in about five different colors and never regretted that less than $10 purchase. My favorites are the Voyage 2 green. They are stunning in mixed bouquets. I make anywhere from 4-10 bouquets every week and give them away to friends, neighbors, my beautician, birthday girls, sick or sad people I hear about, my church…. The list is never empty and it brings them, and me, such joy. Your yellow dahlia is going on my want list for next year. She’s real beauty, thanks for sharing.
I don’t blame you at all! I’m glad you found a time saving and affordable way to bring these beauties to you and loved ones all around 😀 Different methods work for different people! You’ll be really good with Sandia Summertime. I’m beyond impressed with her!
I thought I’d had zero luck this year with the Lizzie’s but I see one champagne bloom amongst my blue plugs from Burpee! Woohoo!! Just ordered more seed from Johnny’s.
I forgot about Champagne! 😍 Love it! I should probably get my order in before they are all snatched up!
9:54 omg this Dahlia Jesus that’s beautiful 🌼
Gorgeous, McGorge! 😍
Oh, it will get done. Those beautiful Twinies and B are most important right now.
True dat, mama!
BEAUTIFUL!!! love the video. thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome!
I love your flowers 💐 I also enjoyed watching your videos
Thank you, Carina! 😊
Lisianthus is intimidating to me but I think I want to give it a try in two seasons.
you are looking great and I just love your videos! Biting the bullet and trying lisie's next year even though I don't do soil blocking, hoping for the best!
Thank you so much! 😊I’m glad to hear that! You can definitely do it without soil blocking - I transplant mine up anyway! 👍 Super excited for you to grow them! Enjoy the ride and good luck!
I love your videos!😊❤
Thank you, Bertha! 😀
My first lisianthus are blooming, and I'm super happy. I'll try to get seeds out of what I have, but if I can't, I'll definitely grow more this coming year. Your bouquet looked really nice, loved the dahlia.
Thank you! The seeds are suuuuuper tiny, but if you are able to collect them that’d be a great money saver! That dahlia is a super ⭐️
8 wk old twins AND grew lizzies from seed + this whole garden- dang! 🙌🏽
You're too kind...believe me, I had a lot of help this year from my hubby making sure my seedlings were watered and he hustled to help me get them all in the ground before the girls came. We've got irrigation in the raised beds, so I knew if I just managed to get all the seedlings planted and tubers in the ground before I delivered the twins, the garden would mostly take care of itself after that! SUPER happy we got all that done beforehand. But believe me, my window boxes are looking bleak, I've got thistles everywhere, and my patio is a complete weedy mess. Let's keep it real here! :) Plus I've got a lot of hands helping with the twins. But I'm giving myself grace on all the parts of my property that aren't tidy because I care most about my cutting garden!
I've seen people sprinkle cinnamon on their plugs to fight algea.
Your video is almost convincing me try these magical flowers 💐
I do that as well! It helps! I hope it convinces you to at least give them a try! :)
I live 2 hours south of you and love your videos! My goal for next year is to grow a “successful “ cut flower garden. But what am I going to do with the flowers? One suggestion was to take them to a nursing home for a flower arranging project. What do you do with all of your flowers, especially the ones that need to be harvested weekly?
Hi Susan! So glad you’re loving my vids…it’s great to have you here. I NEVER have an issue with too many flowers…I usually have at least a couple in my house, often give some to my mother-in-law who lives nearby, have given away to neighbors, and send some with my husband to his work or some of his friends (yes, some of his poker buddies love flowers!). Giving to a nursing home is a great idea…even if they’re just quickly made bouquets to sit around the facility. Some people set up a stand at the end of their driveway as a side hustle and some do it to give away. And for the ones that I didn’t get around to harvesting, I give myself grace because I know they probably fed some pollinators and added beauty to my garden, so they’re never wasted! PS. It WILL be successful as long as you enjoy it ☺️ Good luck, Susan!
i did roseanne brown this year i love them... looks like 1950 flowers ... next year ill try 2 new ones.. no more... i already ordered tons of campanula and snaps from johnnys for next year lolll ahah
I agree! That’s a good way to explain them. They’ve got this pretty mauve-ish color to them that is so unique. Hahaha, good self control! 😂
How did I not see your videos before now 😂? I just found you. Very entertaining video and very informative. Hello from Texas! ( A tiny container and traveling pot gardener down here)
I don't think I've been on the air waves very much, but this video seems to have found a lot of people! I'm glad you're here! :) I love that you grow in tiny spaces. Still so much to work with. We lived in Ft. Worth for a couple years...really enjoyed our time down there...but it's SO hot in the summer (says someone who lives through Chicago winters with joy...makes a lot of sense :)) lol!
I can relate to you steph. I grow lissies last year none of them made it to the ground.this year i am sooo happy to finaly see my small patch.i actully poste it in my shorts.i only grow 3 colors but next year its gonna go big for lissies❤😊 thanks steph you truly encourage me and motivate me to grow one.😊😊
I'm so pleased! Congrats on your success this year!
@TinysGarden your welcome
Those lavender!😍
I don’t have a good light heat situation so I generally start my seeds from winter sowing. I did buy some lisis from a nursery and saved seeds so I will try them with winter sowing next year
They're so unique and beautiful!
I hear the seeds are very tiny and difficult to collect, but I hope it works for you!
Thank you for your videos! I grow Lisianthus both in my greenhouse and in my garden to see which grows better, but here in Sweden I have to start sowing them around the 25th of December for them to bloom before the cold sets in. I would love to be able to grow more and different strains of Lisianthus, but it is hard to find sellers that stock the seeds for a lot of the more uncommon ones.
My pleasure! So great to hear from you from Sweden! :) Yes, I believe that...I'll keep my ears open if I find any that have especially unique ones!
Lizzie’s! I’m beginning my adventure and was about to cancel them but thank you for reigniting my interest😊
You will not be disappointed! Glad you're giving them a go! Enjoy!
9:49 love that Dalia 💛
It’s superb! 🤩
Zone 6 Ontario. I’ve grown lisianthus from seed for more than 5 years. Voyage First Love for the first time this year. I also grow Falda Salmon, Arena White and Purple. Absolutely love them. I have a number of plants that rosetted this year. Too much heat when they were small. 🥲
I had some rosette for me too...I didn't realize it was because of the heat when they were small, but that does make sense. Now I have to Google Falda Salmon! Thanks for the recommendation!
I will try them next year, thanks for the inspiring video!
You betcha! You won't be disappointed!
Hi Steph!! My lissies are going to bloom soon. Remember....i dropped a whole tray of my soil blocks, LOTS , of lissies. Well, the survivors are coming. Will be my first ever. Question, are they cut and come again? Also, will the buds on the stem bloom when in the vase?
Thanks again for making your videos during your spare/free time in your busy day!!!
Yes, yes, I’m still so sorry that happened 😫 However, let’s hear it for the survivors! 👏I’m so excited for you! Some buds will bloom, yes. They have opened up for me in some capacity because their vase life is so long. If I remember right you may get one more flush, but they aren’t as cut and come again as sweet peas or zinnias. Glad you enjoyed! 😃
I grew the Roseanne Clear Green Lisianthus this year (first time attempting) and they were successful in soil blocks and the lime sherbet green color looks amazing with pretty much everything else I pick! (Except the gray/blue foliage like eucalyptus).
Hi Lauren! I believe that! I’ll have to look that one up. I love hearing of new ones…thanks for sharing!
One of my favorite flowers
They’re incredible! 😍
I’ve had a lot of luck starting lisianthus seeds in the AeroGarden (hydroponics). Then I pot them up, take them outside, and off we go!
So interesting! I plead my ignorance with anything hydroponics, but I'd like to learn some day! Kuddos to you!
First try and almost all of them have germinated in 9 days. Have you ever tried the jiffy seed starting mix for soil blocks? I’ve never tried it in anything else so I wonder if that’s it. Now the hard part and keeping them alive. 👍🏻 Thanks for sharing all the details of which varieties you’ve grown. I’m with you I want to try them all. Hehe. They are all so pretty. I’m growing arena III red and apricot. 💕
In my experience I have NOT had good luck with jiffy seed starting mix, but admittedly my experience is limited. Vermont Compost Co. Fort Vee potting mix has by FAR been the easiest and the best resulting one for me. Get it girl...hoping you love them! PS. I JUST posted another Lisianthus planting video, so that may be helpful for you to. Good luck!
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I keep hearing they are hard to grow, do you have a video on how you started from seed? I'd love to watch. You have a Beautiful garden
I do! I have a couple…if you search through my videos, I believe there’s one from a couple years ago and I know there is one from last year when I started soil blocking. I hope they help!
@@TinysGarden ok i will look for it. Thank you
Stunning arrangement! A couple of questions for you: have you ever tried saving lisianthus seeds?
Do your small lisianthus buds droop in the vase after a few days or do they open? Mine all droop.
I’ve had a great lisianthus year! I grew 52 plants from seed and only two rosetted. The ones still left in the bed are blooming their heads off. They are so beautiful!
I love the Sandia dahlias you showed us! Do you remember where you got them? Thanks for all you do!
Mine usually stay up, but I try to change the water every day. Congrats on a great year growing Lissies! I have not tried to save it because they are so tiny, but I've heard of others trying it, so it can be done I suppose! I got the Sandia Summertime dahlia from Blue Moon Flower Farm I believe. She's such a keeper!
I love lisianthus! 7 1/2 months later and I’m starting to get some blooms! Will the tight bids on the stems you picked for this video eventually open?
Talk about delayed gratification, right?! 😀 I’ve found most of them open at least a little bit because they have such a long vase life.
@@TinysGarden 👍
Hello from Northern Ontario zone 4B. 2nd year attempting Lizzie anthis. Last year started 100 seeds in January , planted out 17. They were just about to pop open when heavy frost hit them first week of September. This year my planted in the green house and have about 40 just starting to bud up. And yes the excitement of the challenge is real! Did I mention I'm off bridge bus no running water or hydro. Have already ordered next year's seed.
@@mammyoffgrid So impressive! Happy you were able to grow them this year…well done!
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I started 2 varieties.. one is apricot and one is mauve/rose 25 of each, have about 40 plants. The apricot are blooming now and are absolutely stunning. I’m considering doing them again in soil blocking next year. I am smitten, but considered not growing them because the space they took. Do you have a soil blocker you recommend?
Certainly! I got the soil blocking set from the Gardener’s workshop website and I’ve been really happy with it! Glad you’re giving them another go next year…the blocks really do save space!
I've bought plugs, really want to try seeds.. I need more specific growing info tho!!!
I’ve got a couple videos on starting Lisianthus that show how I start them! Search through my vids and one uses soil blocks and one uses cell trays from a couple years ago if I remember right! Definitely give it a try ☺️
@@TinysGarden thank you!
Great video. I have 2 questions.....Did you use a heat mat when germinating & roughly, what was your germination rate like this time?
Thank you, Diane! I did use a heat mat. The germination question is tricky because I started out with soil I wouldn’t recommend. With the soil I prefer (Vermont Compost Company Fort Vee Potting Mix), I’d say probably 70%?
@@TinysGarden Oh, that's pretty good then. I might try them one day.
@@dianecotton9531 They’re worth it!
Are the lisianthus cut and come again?
From what I remember you may get one more flush…