tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post5515888942552737593..comments2023-05-31T07:28:25.306-04:00Comments on A Leafy Indulgence: Fibonocci ConeflowersSwimrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-72476176511026080632022-07-29T13:47:12.228-04:002022-07-29T13:47:12.228-04:00Wonderful post! I am looking to up the cone flower...Wonderful post! I am looking to up the cone flower miracles in the meadows under my stewardship, 🔥💜🔥Shawneen Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984289639904663662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-49959693656214465372014-07-20T00:32:11.238-04:002014-07-20T00:32:11.238-04:00Casa,
You see poodles where I see pom poms.Casa,<br />You see poodles where I see pom poms.Swimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-62555751688316989332014-07-19T14:37:52.265-04:002014-07-19T14:37:52.265-04:00I think the Fibonacci sequence is fascinating! The...I think the Fibonacci sequence is fascinating! There is so much math in nature. :o) I avoid the newer coneflowers. They look like poodles to me. I prefer the tried and true varieties that the pollinators love.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-29953852443970805582014-07-16T22:30:28.786-04:002014-07-16T22:30:28.786-04:00Greggo,
I had to look up the echinacea types you m...Greggo,<br />I had to look up the echinacea types you mentioned, not being familiar with them. Look like subtle variations, but also like they are native.<br /><br />John,<br />I have not had good luck with the new orange Sundown - even though it <i>IS</i> growing in a good conditions!Swimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-40054207705699973842014-07-16T15:59:05.492-04:002014-07-16T15:59:05.492-04:00I love Echinacea, especially the new ones in the r...I love Echinacea, especially the new ones in the red to orange range, but have had so little luck with them. I think my soil is simply too heavy, and I can't give them the blazing all-day sun they want.John B. (DC Tropics)http://dctropics.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-39704647407863690212014-07-14T21:42:38.149-04:002014-07-14T21:42:38.149-04:00Interesting information. Purperea is very prevalen...Interesting information. Purperea is very prevalent in my garden. I can't seem to remove a one. I'm adding palida and angustfolia. greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-23260057700859640322014-07-09T21:31:00.891-04:002014-07-09T21:31:00.891-04:00Jean,
I had to laugh but then checked my coneflowe...Jean,<br />I had to laugh but then checked my coneflower. 13 spirals in one direction, and 21 in the other. I added this to the blog post.<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127455457043616458.post-22131346226429721502014-07-05T15:52:52.635-04:002014-07-05T15:52:52.635-04:00So I grabbed my hat and went out in the hot aftern...So I grabbed my hat and went out in the hot afternoon sun to see this phenomenon in person on white Echinacea grown from seed by Susie-who-maintains-the-Jones-Lab-Butterfly-Gardens. <br /><br />Then I checked blossoms like Shasta Daisies, Ratibida and even tiny Melampodium which required bringing in to a magifying light.<br /><br /> I'll never look at another coneflower without thinking of Swimray and Fibonocci.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com