in containers. Can I start them from seed or is it too late for them to bloom this year? I want to have some flowering vines in my containers. Any other suggestions? Thanks. P.S. I am in Seattle, WA
Where do you live? I would think if you are not in the deep south the sweet peas would bloom this year. I don't know about the clematis from seed. But WalMart usually has the young plants for about $4 each and those might. Morning glories would bloom all through the summer and there is one called Big Smile that only gets about 3 or 4 ft tall.
Sweetpeas Thought sweetpeas was a cool weather plant. I raised them and they quit when it gets about june . Too hot. barb
Tina, I don't know anything about clematis but I think you shoud have good luck with sweet peas. I would put them right in the ground, think you'll be more successful. I live in Southern Oregon so I don't get as much moisture as you do so I soak my sweetpeas in water overnight before I put them in the dirt. Soaking really seems to help sweet peas and morning glories, anything with a really hard seed. Good Luck, Deanna :-D
clematis . Clematis is very hard to start from seeds. Not a good one for hanging baskets.. Baby blues can be started now and Nemises ..Both great for hanging baskets.....Maybe morning glories.. Never tried that.. They keep blooming Iknow.. Maybe I will start a fad. Happy gardening and Happy Valentines day...2 maro. barb
Sweet peas are a cool weather plant. I have the old timey perennial one that blooms quite late especially for the South. I would stick to annuals for container plants. Good luck. 8)
If sweet peas are cool weather plants, does this mean i wont be able to grow them here in the lowlands? :'(
Seet peas grow great where you are, Tina - I put them in every year and we are in a very similar area. It's not too late at all - go ahead and start them sprouting on your windowsill and they'll be ready to go out on your deck/patio in April. I wouldn't start clematis from seed, though - look for a healthy plant or two at a local nursery instead. I didn't try growing them the one time I lived anyplace warmer, so I have no idea, blackrose - give it a try, maybe it will work! They are so lovely, it's worth a shot.
I love sweetpeas, and I can't wait to see your photos, I'll be wishing I could smell their delicious fragrance. It gets so hot so fast here that they just haven't done well for me.
Sweet Peas are well worth growing but of course it does depend where you are. Here in the UK they're grown mainly as hardy annuals. Im a container gardener and I grow them every year, along with clematis viticella and large flowered summer clematis. I also have jasmine in a large plastic toy box and a climbing rose (unknown variety) growing up a trellis on my front balcony. Just because I dont have a garden in the proper sense of the word doesnt mean I cant enjoy my plants :-D Morning Glory and Black Eyed Susan are two other annuals that I've succesfully grown in containers
Your container plantings sound fantastic, Wendy. I think successful container gardening is a real artform in it's own right. I grow lots of plants in containers, mainly because they are too tender for our winters and must be relocated for the season, but also because I just love the look of a beautiful planting in a pot (or whatever). I'm really looking forward to seeing your creations.
