Comments on: Bibor Felho, the purple cloud

By: Autumn Garden Has Some Unexpected Blooms — Cold Climate Gardening

Autumn Garden Has Some Unexpected Blooms — Cold Climate Gardening — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:57:30 +0000

[...] Who knew these zinnias would perfectly match the mallow? The mallow is a descendant of Malva sylvestris ssp. mauritiana that I originally grew many years ago from Thompson and Morgan seed. A self-sown plant, you just [...]

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:07:19 +0000

No. I couldn’t cut it. Anything that can grow with such exuberance and beauty would be left to its natural loveliness.

Nor have I cut my hair in 20 years–so perhaps you have hit upon the correlation.

By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter

Mr. McGregor's Daughter — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:58:31 +0000

I’m ruthless with my Malva, yanking out seedlings & cutting back errant blooming stalks. Some of my Zebrinus seedlings look similar to your Bilbor Felho. I like it much better than Zebrinus.

By: TC

TC — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:16:29 +0000

I won’t trim or shear leaners, I’ll stake them before I cut them.

Malva reseeds here too and yours is beautiful. Am I to understand you let it lean?

By: Daisy

Daisy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:50:16 +0000

Oh, I’m actually jealous of those neat people who have everything looking tidy. I strive for that. But, I have a giant sunflower leaning over my sidewalk to my back steps. It’s gorgeous. I stake and stake and stake yet he leans and leans and leans… I walk around.

By: Annie in Austin

Annie in Austin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:40:31 +0000

The color is wonderful so I’d leave it, too. But then you’ve seen my hair, Kathy.
On second thought, maybe I’d try the horticultural equivalent of a ponytail band, using green twine in a figure-8 motion between plant and pipe to tug the purple cloud enough to the right so it wouldn’t get cracked or stepped on.

Bibor Felho, what a great name!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:07 +0000

Nah, I probably would let it stay. We live in the country that we and the plants can ramble.~~Dee

By: Les

Les — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:16:36 +0000

I’d leave it be. I have zebrina and it behaves the same way. The original plant is gone, but not before seeding itself in several places. I now find myself watering one in the crack in the sidewalk that it calls home.

By: Pam/Digging

Pam/Digging — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:49:22 +0000

Knowing my neatnik tendencies, I have to admit that I’d probably cut it back. But I actually think it looks charmingly cottagey. And since it’s blocking your steps, not mine, I can cheerful say, Let it stay.

By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Carol, May Dreams Gardens — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:53:53 +0000

It’s certainly an attention seeker. Seems to be saying… “don’t come up here without looking at me first”!