What flower is this and how to propagate ?

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  1. vicarious1

    vicarious1 Active Member 10 Years

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    Hi. Last year someone gave me a bunch of these flowers with the roots
    They grow in pink and white with lovely yellow center. Bees seem to like them a lot.
    As per photo I collected stems and let them dry all winter long indoors.
    So I collected +- 100 of these tiny balls.
    They are filled with a feathery white plume nearly like Dandelions but very small.
    It's April now I want to know how to make as many plants as possible
    to grow them along a rocky wall with the neighbors lawn that 1 to 2m lowers that ours
    -What the name of these flowers?
    -Do I put the ball directly into the soil
    -If so should I crack the balls open before planting them?
    -Can I divide the balls to have a better chance to get more plants?
    -Shall I grow them in mini green house with circular pods from shop first?
    -Is each small dot on the outside of the feathery end a seed potentially for a plant start?
    Sun exposure full south +-10am-2-3pm in daytime it's between two homes
    Due to the level drop, water does not linger there so I could sink some open cracked bottom pots also to keep the moisture longer for the plants.
    If anyone has some other suggestion that doesn't brake the bank at 12$ a pot for some perennials or evergreens I'd appreciate your suggestions
    My landlord is not willing to spend money on a fence and the post man keeps on jumping down to save 30steps up and down between the two homes. I need a good
    reason for him to stop and add some small roots there to keep the soil together
    I planted Cosmos seeded lines from the shop MANY rolls for over 40$.
    Only a few bloomed and all rotted they never came back
    Thank's for your help
     

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