Received my plants today and have a few questions

[Roy]

I received my plants today:
Miniature cat tails
Bog Bean
Pickerel Rush
Thalia
Parrots feather
Arrow Leaf
Strawberry & Creme

The thalia was a great looking plant, had 4 nice stems with nice
leaves, however the stems got broken during shipment. They are not
completely broke off, but crimped so the leaves just hang down along
the stem. Since these are the only leaves, is it safe to cut them off,
or should I let it be. I assume I would cut the stems back close to
the main portion of the main stem, yes / no?

Miniature cat tails were kind of yellow and not all that great looking
but I assume they should make it.

The parrots feather is just a clipping of about 8 inches in length.
How do I go about planting this. Just let it float, or canit be placed
in a pot and submerged. Will it generate roots if its a floater? Its a
pretty darn nice looking plant, and none of my books tell me how deep
to plant it.

Planting depths are another concern. Different books say different
things, so I am open to suggestions.

My guess right now is the following planting depths:
Miniature cattails 3 or 4 inches of water above crowns
Bog Bean crown 2 inches below water level
Pickerel Rush crown 4 to 6 inches below water
Thalia.......dunno, I have depths stating 2" to 12" so I may try it at
6"
Arrow leaf, same as thalia, may try it at 6 or so inches deep
Strawberry & Creme, 4 to 6 inches deep
Parrots feather....do not have a clue! Pot at "X" depth, plant in dirt
in pot, weight it down or let it float??????

Any suggestions / info appreciated.
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[Ka30P]

Parrot's Feather - let it float and
watch it, it wants to take over the world.

kathy :-)
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[Jim and Phyllis Hurley]

We have found that our parrots feather likes the kiddie pools a lot better
than the pond. In the pond, only little parts stick up. In the kiddie
pools, it develops good roots and lots of above-water 'feather'.

Kathy, does yours keep much above water when it floats?

Jim

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"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> I received my plants today:
> Miniature cat tails
> Bog Bean
> Pickerel Rush
> Thalia
> Parrots feather
> Arrow Leaf
> Strawberry & Creme
>
> The thalia was a great looking plant, had 4 nice stems with nice
> leaves, however the stems got broken during shipment. They are not
> completely broke off, but crimped so the leaves just hang down along
> the stem. Since these are the only leaves, is it safe to cut them off,
> or should I let it be. I assume I would cut the stems back close to
> the main portion of the main stem, yes / no?
>
> Miniature cat tails were kind of yellow and not all that great looking
> but I assume they should make it.
>
> The parrots feather is just a clipping of about 8 inches in length.
> How do I go about planting this. Just let it float, or canit be placed
> in a pot and submerged. Will it generate roots if its a floater? Its a
> pretty darn nice looking plant, and none of my books tell me how deep
> to plant it.
>
> Planting depths are another concern. Different books say different
> things, so I am open to suggestions.
>
> My guess right now is the following planting depths:
> Miniature cattails 3 or 4 inches of water above crowns
> Bog Bean crown 2 inches below water level
> Pickerel Rush crown 4 to 6 inches below water
> Thalia.......dunno, I have depths stating 2" to 12" so I may try it at
> 6"
> Arrow leaf, same as thalia, may try it at 6 or so inches deep
> Strawberry & Creme, 4 to 6 inches deep
> Parrots feather....do not have a clue! Pot at "X" depth, plant in dirt
> in pot, weight it down or let it float??????
>
> Any suggestions / info appreciated.
> Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com
> Opinions expressed are those of my wife,
> I had no input whatsoever.
> Remove "nospam" from email addy.

[Roy]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:27:11 -0500, "Jim and Phyllis Hurley"
> wrote:

>===<>We have found that our parrots feather likes the kiddie pools a lot better
>===<>than the pond. In the pond, only little parts stick up. In the kiddie
>===<>pools, it develops good roots and lots of above-water 'feather'.
>===<>
>===<>Kathy, does yours keep much above water when it floats?
>===<>
>===<>Jim


So do "you" float it horizontally on the surface or place it so its
vertical......and since you stated it developes roots then I guess I
can assume this will sprout roots.........

Do the roots sprout from the cut end, or are they produced along the
stem itself much like a sensitive fern produces roots?
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[Benign Vanilla]

"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
> Parrot's Feather - let it float and
> watch it, it wants to take over the world.

Yes. The BV planting method works very well on PF.

BV.

[Ka30P]

Parrot's feather will develop roots all along the stem. It will send up
'feathers' along the stem also as it grows. Just toss it in and it will do the
rest ;-)


kathy :-)
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[Jim and Phyllis Hurley]

Kathy,

Thinking on your observation of feathers all along, I note that our pons PF
has smaller feathers (weight sinks them) than kiddie pool or barrel PF that
grows up 6 to 10 inches and spreads out of the pool like mad. Our pond PF
grows 3" max.

Jim



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"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>
> Parrot's feather will develop roots all along the stem. It will send up
> 'feathers' along the stem also as it grows. Just toss it in and it will do
the
> rest ;-)
>
>
> kathy :-)
> algae primer
> http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

[Ka30P]

I once saw Parrot's Feather climb out of the pond and cascade down the raised
side. It must have been three feet long and thick. Really striking looking.

This year the penny wort out competed the parrot's feather in the frog bog
(direct planting in the bog).


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

[Roy]

On 28 Aug 2004 04:21:56 GMT, (Ka30P) wrote:

>===<>
>===<>I once saw Parrot's Feather climb out of the pond and cascade down the raised
>===<>side. It must have been three feet long and thick. Really striking looking.
>===<>
>===<>This year the penny wort out competed the parrot's feather in the frog bog
>===<>(direct planting in the bog).
>===<>
>===<>
>===<>kathy :-)
>===<>algae primer
>===<>http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html


Well I swear that the PF that I got grows overnight. The stems I just
pushed in to the mesh on the shelf plant was originally blow the
waters surface, and its already about 2" out of the water already.
Lots of tiny white hair like roots erupting from the main stalk
itself. Gonna have to hope it overwinters fine or I can keep some
indoors, as its now on the hit list in Alabama.
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[Ka30P]

Roy wrote >> Gonna have to hope it overwinters fine<<

Here in zone 7a it overwinters just fine, comes back a little later than other
plants. It is so tough that tossed pf lived in the compost heap for a couple
years.


kathy :-)
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[Roy]

Now this is certainy a classic example of why this post shoud be kill
filed............It eaves justs this method as the sole means. So now
I can close it off to pubic view and discredit this person and make it
look llike they don;t know squat about planting anything, and make it
look like I am the PF king..................yea right, kill file in
place on this one too.......wow this kill file crap is the greatest
thing since sliced bread.
Yep old BV will go down on USENET history as being the renowned PF
planter.............


FU%# a bunch of kill file users!

PS No offense to you Ka30P, you just happened to be in BV reply
post..........

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:14:26 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
> wrote:

>===<>
>===<>"Ka30P" > wrote in message
...
>===<>> Parrot's Feather - let it float and
>===<>> watch it, it wants to take over the world.
>===<>
>===<>Yes. The BV planting method works very well on PF.
>===<>
>===<>BV.
>===<>


REMEMBER: "This is worth repeating for benefit of al newbies!
Jo Ann asked Dr. Sooooooooooooooooolow to remind people that while she has retired from selling GF (and sold
the business to Ken Fischer http://dandyorandas.com/) she has NOT retired from
helping people with sick GF and koi FOR FREE. 251-649-4790 phoning is best for
diagnosis. but, can try email put "help sick fish" in subject. Get your fish at Dandy Orandas
Dandy Orandas Dandy Orandas........you guys got that DANDY ORANDAS

[tim chandler]

Whoever you are, you should seek professional help. It may not be too late!

"Roy" > wrote in message
...
> Now this is certainy a classic example of why this post shoud be kill
> filed............It eaves justs this method as the sole means. So now
> I can close it off to pubic view and discredit this person and make it
> look llike they don;t know squat about planting anything, and make it
> look like I am the PF king..................yea right, kill file in
> place on this one too.......wow this kill file crap is the greatest
> thing since sliced bread.
> Yep old BV will go down on USENET history as being the renowned PF
> planter.............
>
>
> FU%# a bunch of kill file users!
>
> PS No offense to you Ka30P, you just happened to be in BV reply
> post..........
>
> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:14:26 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
> > wrote:
>
> >===<>
> >===<>"Ka30P" > wrote in message
> ...
> >===<>> Parrot's Feather - let it float and
> >===<>> watch it, it wants to take over the world.
> >===<>
> >===<>Yes. The BV planting method works very well on PF.
> >===<>
> >===<>BV.
> >===<>
>
>
> REMEMBER: "This is worth repeating for benefit of al newbies!
> Jo Ann asked Dr. Sooooooooooooooooolow to remind people that while she has
retired from selling GF (and sold
> the business to Ken Fischer http://dandyorandas.com/) she has NOT retired
from
> helping people with sick GF and koi FOR FREE. 251-649-4790 phoning is
best for
> diagnosis. but, can try email put "help sick fish" in subject. Get your
fish at Dandy Orandas
> Dandy Orandas Dandy Orandas........you guys got that DANDY ORANDAS