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Posted: May/14/2008 8:56 AM PST
I don't know how many people participate in lawn hunting. It is my lawn, and I can hunt it! Often, I find my stuff has seeded over into the yard. I find a lot of pinks that way. My daisy collection was built out of the lawn. Many wildflowers find their way into the lawn too. It is no harm to move the plants. I would have to mow them eventually. Right now, I have these nice, tiny white flowers coming up in the lawn. They have been coming up since I was little. I skipped mowing the whole back edge, and now there are thousands of them showing their little white faces. There are a few I would like to move into a regular garden. Does anyone know what these are called or what their soil requirements are? Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/14/2008 9:45 AM PST
Those are really cute flowers! If they produce seed, may I have some? I lawn hunt all the time. Right now I have loads of 2 different types of blue-eyed grass growing all over. They don't seem to mind being stepped on either! I'm waiting for the seed heads to ripen so I can plant a bunch in my gardens. |
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Posted: May/14/2008 12:17 PM PST
I don't know what they are either but I would love to trade for some too if you are interested. 
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Posted: May/14/2008 3:39 PM PST
I will watch for seeds, but these are really very tiny flowers. I cannot recall seed pods on them. Having seen them since childhood, you would think I would have noticed. Hopefully someone will know what they are. |
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Posted: May/14/2008 4:51 PM PST
I asked on another site, and they tell me the flowers are Bluets, Houstonia species. I looked up seed collecting, but the site said "unknown." 
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Posted: May/14/2008 5:57 PM PST
My husband LOVES them - we find them up at 'camp' - a vacation spot for the summer and he digs them up and plants them between the pavers of our patio. We get a few volunteers but they are slow to propagate - they are so dainty! |
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Posted: May/15/2008 12:51 PM PST
Yep Bluets they are. Look at this site from Daves Garden. Shows good pix. http://wiseacre-gardens.com/plants/wildflower/blue t.html Soil Type - Well drained, sandy loam Soil ph - Neutral Water - Dry Light - Full sun Characteristics: Height - ¼ - ½ in. flower stems to 6 in. Time of bloom - May - July Flower colors - Pale blue - yellow eye Propagation - Seed, division Transplants - Easily |
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Posted: May/15/2008 12:52 PM PST
I already have the Ipheion in my lawn and did mow around two small groups when I did the first mowing this year. They are so pretty. Linda B |
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Posted: May/15/2008 3:12 PM PST
This is the part I had the problem with: Seed Collecting: Unknown - Tell us http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1113/ Sometimes seed collecting is not so straight-forward. I was hoping to collect some seeds from my Virginia Bluebells. I looked up the collection method and it said something like putting down a covering to collect the seeds as they drop. So far, I don't see any seed pods on those either. I think the seeds may blow away in any case if they are that small. :-0 So, I was wondering how to effectively get the seeds. I looked at Fleur de Lawn, but did not see bluets in the mix. http://www.protimelawnseed.com/about-us/fleur-de-l awn/ |
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Posted: May/15/2008 6:13 PM PST
I don't know if this would work or not but for poppies (which also have a very tiny seed) I use the toe off of an old pair of panty hose. When the blossom petals fall off I put the toe of the panty hose over the pod and tie it to the stem. When the stem is dry I cut the whole thing off, shake it upside down and when you remove the toe of the panty hose the seeds will all be in there. The panty hose work great because they are a fine knit so the seeds don't fall thru but yet it allows the air to permiate preventing molding. |
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