![]() ![]() I was likewise unsuccessful this year trying to grow them from seed. How to germinate the seeds? are they needs direct sunlight or hot weather in general? I have tried to sow many of them and none of them are growing Visitors to this page have left the following comments NoobGardener69 PlantLinks to other web pages about Turnera ulmifolia In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back fence border In early fall of year one, pairing nicely with the neighboring salvia 'Wendy's Wish' ![]() Seedlings in mid-March following the winter demise of mother plant This time, volunteer seedlings took a long time to show up, not emerging until late May. Which it did, in February 2021, which again outright killed all plants. Once I figured that out, I was able to collect some seed, but most seed is deposited on the ground below – ready to replace the mother plant should another deep freeze come along. It wasn't until I looked more carefully that I spotted the seedpods even on a profusely blooming plant, there are typically only a few, hidden underneath the leaves, usually empty because they drop their seeds quickly, and the pods themselves drop to the ground shortly afterwards. For the longest time, I was puzzled by the self-seeding: superficial inspection of blooming plants never revealed anything but flowers and buds, no seeds. The two winters since then have been milder overall, though, and the new stand has proved to be root-hardy, returning strongly each spring. The stand was impressively dense by early fall, until a November freeze knocked them back. The winter after we first planted our first plant had a harsh spell into the mid-teens with freezing rain, and our plant did not return that spring – but its seedlings did, emerging in the middle of March and growing to blooming size by mid-summer. The top growth is not freeze-tolerant: even a mild freeze is sufficient to kill the leaves. Yellow buttercup is generally hardy in our Gulf Coast garden. So I'm surprised that it's not more popular around here.įlowers close in a spiral fashion late afternoon The serrated leaves are supposedly fragrant (but I haven't noticed that), and the flowers, which open in the morning and close by late afternoon, attract butterflies and other pollinators. It's among my favorite border plants in our Texas garden: in bloom through most of the season, not bothered by heat or drought, and looking like a solid deep green mass even when flowers are sparse. Two-inch yellow buttercup flowers on a rounded evergreen shrub, open in the morning and close in late afternoon. Yellow buttercup yellow alder sage roseįlowers first year from seed sown indoors early. Self-sown stand near where the original plant lived ![]()
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