I couldn't figure out what the heck was so stinky when I was watering...lol!
:) Donna
Do you grow Stinky Socks?
I do, but I need to get a better cultivar as mine flops over right away.
I had no idea that this fellow was stinky! He'd grow well with my 'chocolate lilies'... a fritillaria that smells like feces. A trip to the garden would be like a bad day in the laundry room!
Do you want me to save you seeds? I think the reason why it smells so stinky is because I have more than one plant...lol.
:) Donna
Are those Echinops? If so...I planted a bunch of them this year and they are getting ready to put forth flowers.
Deb
No that is Sea Holly.
:) Donna
I've never had luck growing these from seed. I must be doing something wrong.
I just let them go where they want or I throw them around...lol. Try that. Do you need some to try?
:) Donna
Donna I just went out to smell mine but the flowers are not open yet - willhave to check next month! I've had them for years - always lots of extra plants too! They do tend to flop I usually have them staked up. A neighbor gave me a variegated form for a birthday gift. Hope it does well. I put it out in a full sun but not sure if that is a good idea - my old ones are in part shade.
Carol, mine don't flop around at all. They always stand straight. Mine is in full sun. Maybe that makes a difference.
:) Donna
I have never grown true sea holly, but my Eryngium x tripartatum has no scent that I can detect.
Leftwood, do you have a picture of your plant? I couldn't find to much about it on the internet.
:) Donna
echoes
Jul 18, 2006
Erynne, try looking for Eryngium tripartitum.
My neighbor must have that because something is awful smelling right behind our shrubs! Smells like rotting Brussels sprouts? My five year old daughter asked me if it was stink lettuce (she couldn't remember the name of Skunk Cabbage).
I only have one plant in the middle of the bed so if it stinks I'm to far away from it to smell. I made a basket for it from a remnant of fencing ,hub's used around the garden.
Some salvias smell like cat pee to me.
P
So instead of our gardens smelling like roses we could have it smelling like stinky things...lol. bigred show us a picture of the basket you made.
:) Donna
A new program for the Home and Garden channel... 'The Stink Garden'! We ought to design a virtual stink garden, taller plants to the back, etc.
Great idea, Weezin! I wonder how well it would go over....lol.
:) Donna
Lots of boxwood and blooming privet....
certain salvias smell like underarm b.o.
Best enjoyed at a distance...LOL
We could create garden decors, such as 'The Sweaty Gymnast Garden' or 'The Flatulence Garden'
Tooooooooo funny....lol!
"The Locker Room Garden", "The Outhouse Collection..."
You are on a roll....
Huh???? Sorry to bud in here, but echoes was I on your mind or something LOL!!