I'm wondering if anyone knows how long it takes for the saponaria officinalis rosea to bloom. A couple of years ago, I transplanted a few plants. They have become somewhat established, but no blooms yet. Any suggestions?
Have you used any thing to help it? Such as Mykos or azos (I prefer the ExtremeGardening brand)? These can help the transplant and establish strong roots as oppose to without. Is it from seed or did you purchase these plants?
This was actually a well established plant I dug up and replanted. I did not use any root hormones, just planted and made sure they were properly watered. The plant seems to be doing well, because it is sprouting new shoots. They just don't look like they will be blooming. Maybe it's working too hard on becoming re-established (root system) to produce flowers.
What you say sounds strange, since perennials don't find it difficult to bloom. May be you pamper it too much - too much water, or fertilizer? Plants often bloom best when stressed a little. You say you transplanted it, did it bloom in its previous location?
It was blooming in its previous location. The owner of the property said they had been blooming there for years. I haven't done much to the plants, just made sure they were watered. The area they were blooming was in a ditch alongside the road, so I'm guessing they like the water.
It is most likely stressed and contributing its energy towards redeveloping its roots. I'm not sure myself but it may of been a plant that doesn't really want to be transplanted, some do better than others. I suggest ExtremeGardening Mykos and Azos. The Mykos fungus will help the roots establish and grow and the azos microbes will 'nitrogen fix' the soil.
