Planning to incorporate this into my fruit tree orchard/small berry orchard. Meadow Foam's early bloom will hopefully provide additional...Read More pollen/nectar for my Mason bees. Although referenced for Z5-9, I'm not sure this will be perennial in Z6 so I'm counting on self-seeding. I see only West Coast members report growing Meadow Foam. After 2015 season I'll update my review. Any East Coast growers out there?
When the owner of the local nursery said he had some Meadowfoam plants, I told him I'd buy whatever he had. My honeybees love it...but s...Read Moreo do the deer. Next year I want to grow bunches of it, protected from the deer of course.
It grew well on the southern Oregon Coast, zip code 97411
Am sowing seeds now (in late winter, 3rd week of Feb) in rural Northwest Tx. Am hoping that the cooler country temps will help these thr...Read Moreive! Have always wanted these in my garden. =)
Near Lake Erie, NW, PA (Zone 5a) | July 2008 | neutral
Started plants from seed late winter under lights, they took a long time to germinate. The leaf stems are very crisp like crisp celery wi...Read Moreth out the strings and have a tendency to break when handling. Unless this really shows off before frost it will not be on my priority list next season.
One of the backbones of our 'bright' border. Self-seeds reliably, but not troublesome. (The seedlings are easily recognizable.) One of...Read More the very first things to flower. Incredibly useful.
Am planning on growing this year- will report back the results. I have read it does well in cooler areas so my GA summer might not be to ...Read Moreits liking- lol!
There are reportedly17 (!) known species of this California native that grow near vernal ponds(seasonally flooded depressions).
So. Puget Sound, WA (Zone 8b) | February 2006 | positive
This plant comes up when others are dying back in the fall, stays green all winter and blooms in the spring then politely dies back when ...Read Morethe mainstays are coming up and flowering. It's a joy in my garden.
This is a spreading plant, 1' tall covered in fragrant, cup-shaped flowers that are yellow, deeply edged with a white border. Use in roc...Read Morek gardens, at the front of a border or edging a path.
Prefers the cool temperatures of the Pacific Northwest
Planning to incorporate this into my fruit tree orchard/small berry orchard. Meadow Foam's early bloom will hopefully provide additional...Read More
When the owner of the local nursery said he had some Meadowfoam plants, I told him I'd buy whatever he had. My honeybees love it...but s...Read More
Am sowing seeds now (in late winter, 3rd week of Feb) in rural Northwest Tx. Am hoping that the cooler country temps will help these thr...Read More
Started plants from seed late winter under lights, they took a long time to germinate. The leaf stems are very crisp like crisp celery wi...Read More
One of the backbones of our 'bright' border. Self-seeds reliably, but not troublesome. (The seedlings are easily recognizable.) One of...Read More
Am planning on growing this year- will report back the results. I have read it does well in cooler areas so my GA summer might not be to ...Read More
This plant comes up when others are dying back in the fall, stays green all winter and blooms in the spring then politely dies back when ...Read More
The poached egg plant attracts to hoverflies, which help control aphids. It also self-seeds freely after flowering.
This is a spreading plant, 1' tall covered in fragrant, cup-shaped flowers that are yellow, deeply edged with a white border. Use in roc...Read More