Posted by Darren on July 5, 2010, 4:40 pm
Greetings all,
Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
more soil. Then I watered it a little.
The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
look well.
I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
perk up the plant a little.
Any advice on this?
Thanks in advance, as always!
Darren
Posted by Bill who putters on July 5, 2010, 4:52 pm
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> Greetings all,
> Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
> my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
> I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
> out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
> more soil. Then I watered it a little.
> The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
> look well.
> I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
> But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
> maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
> felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
> perk up the plant a little.
> Any advice on this?
> Thanks in advance, as always!
>
> Darren
Just about anything planted in the last few weeks will be drooping with
the current high temperatures.
I'd soak real good every day for a week then every other day for a week
then once a week. Perhaps a little temporary shade for a hour or three
would be in order till the weather normalizes some. Hopefully soon.
Guess you know cone flowers come in many colors now.
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Posted by Billy on July 5, 2010, 5:03 pm
> In article
>
> > Greetings all,
> > Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
> > my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
> > I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
> > out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
> > more soil. Then I watered it a little.
> > The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
> > look well.
> > I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
> > But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
> > maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
> > felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
> > perk up the plant a little.
> > Any advice on this?
> > Thanks in advance, as always!
> >
> > Darren
>
> Just about anything planted in the last few weeks will be drooping with
> the current high temperatures.
>
> I'd soak real good every day for a week then every other day for a week
> then once a week. Perhaps a little temporary shade for a hour or three
> would be in order till the weather normalizes some. Hopefully soon.
>
> Guess you know cone flowers come in many colors now.
My Echinacea purpurea are in pots, but they enjoy a good soaking every
other day, during the heat of the summer.
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Posted by brooklyn1 on July 5, 2010, 5:28 pm
On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:40:20 -0700 (PDT), Darren
>Greetings all,
>Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
>my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
>I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
>out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
>more soil. Then I watered it a little.
>The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
>look well.
>I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
>But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
>maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
>felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
>perk up the plant a little.
>Any advice on this?
>Thanks in advance, as always!
This is not a good time for planting in NY... here in the Catskills it
reached 100ºF today.... it's been blistering hot and saharan dry for
over a week
You may have lousy soil. Should have dug a big hole and added some
rich topsoil amended with organic matter. Keep moist (poke your
fingers into the soil) and well mulched to slow evaporation... and do
not compress the back fill... plants gotta breathe. I'd remove your
plant and replant it as described above.
Posted by gloria.p on July 5, 2010, 5:50 pm
Darren wrote:
> Greetings all,
> Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
> my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
> I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
> out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
> more soil. Then I watered it a little.
> The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
> look well.
> I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
> But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
> maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
> felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
> perk up the plant a little.
> Any advice on this?
> Thanks in advance, as always!
>
> Darren
Even desert plants need water when they are first getting established.
We have a few coneflower (Echinacea) plants in the yard and they get
watered a few times a week, more often when it is very hot. Your plant
might also do well if you provide a little shade in this year's heat.
These self-seed (not excessively) so I'd make sure when the flowers die
that you bend the flower stem so the seeds will fall to the direction
where you want more plants.
gloria p
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> Over this past weekend, I bought a small "purple cone flower" plant at
> my local nursery to add to my little butterfly garden.
> I planted it as per the instructions of the guy at the nursery. I dug
> out a small hole, then put the plant in, then filled in with a little
> more soil. Then I watered it a little.
> The next day, the plant had shriveled up a little, and just didn't
> look well.
> I had read that you weren't supposed to water them too much.
> But, we have had blistering heat here in NY this week, so I though
> maybe that was the problem. I felt the leaves and flowers and they
> felt very dried out. So, I watered it twice today, and that seemed to
> perk up the plant a little.
> Any advice on this?
> Thanks in advance, as always!
>
> Darren