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This
mimulus hybrid has been a very interesting and unfortunately rather
public experiment, given that it is in the front garden. Planted
in the fall, the first spring it bloomed the stems were so
brittle that the paper boy was able to take out a branch every
other day. I ended up cutting it to the ground. This past spring
when new growth appeared I pinched it to about 8-10 inches. That
seemed to help The paperboy still got in a few good shots but the
plant seemed to bend, not break. I watered the mimulus this summer,
2004, and it rewarded me with blooms even into September. |
