Perennial Lobelia

I found snails of My Queen Vics yesterday!!! I wait all year for these beauties!

Bad news for you on that subject - snails love 'em!!

The Q Vics more than the others. Do I really think sluggy/snail beer traps may do the job? The copper tape wound around the plasitc bottles....the eggs shells, coffee grounds and tea leaves!!

No chance! They're pure caviare to slimey critters!

Thats a lovely one I have a pink one which I know you hate lol hehe.

Really really nice...

How do you cope with your Q Vic's then?
I am most certainly 'not amused'!!!

Thanks 6d - the pink one is sooo wrong in my eyes!
Thanks Crissue!
Slug pellets Lulu - it's the only way!

Lol does it make you blink in pink hehe pink to make the boys blink as the saying goes, I shall await and see when it flowers if not daughter can have it, I did nt realise there were so many colours perhaps I should of chose one of the red ones but which one

I have the Hadspen Purple Meanie, and it made it happily through both bad winters! I was amazed. Now have a Pink Fan and Blue Fan.

Queen Victoria everytime 6d!
I lost my Hadspen Purple last winter Tet......

Suckers for punishment...ahh well!

Yes boys were dressed in pink and girls blue hehe

Am tempted with those blue pellets but what about the fledgling blackbirds, even though I don't ever see them eating the snails or slugs....?

They're supposed to be wildlife friendly Lulu.

Ok, on shopping list! You should see the 'amunition' already around the Lobelias!! It's meant to rain tonight, I will be out with the torch later!

My Blue is just opening now...and the Lobelia Cardinal, is opening too...
Buy the coated Pellets, they wont entice anything except slugs and snails...

Will do! Up at 6am as I heard the rain. Rushed out on snail/slug patrol!!

lol... :)) It's just started raining here, music to my ears..been waiting a while for this...

Yes, the garden so needs a freshen up! My husband said to me last night, don't water 'cos it's going to rain, I did water the plants that like to be wet. I thought it was like saying to a thirsty child, no you can have a drink tomorrow!

lol...H watered last night too...never mind it all adds...we've got so many thirsty plants this time of year...hard not to water...

I had to water my Lobelias and Toad Lilies, they were just too dry.

Q Vics about to flower any day now, am very excited, sssh, don't tell the snails!

How did you over-winter the Queen Vics Lulu?

2 of them were fine in the border along with a salvia, don't quite know how they survived -12? Then I moved those 2 because the Lavatera was growing over them(wish I hadn't put that one in!) Once moved the slugs ate one and I moved the other one near my back door so I could keep an eye on it!! I bought 2 heathy ones from The Bath & west and 3 of the 'fan' lobelias are thriving and a 'sparkling ruby' is flourishing. Can't beat the Q Vic though!

Only -12! That explains it!!!
Yes, Queen Vic is the best, apart from my L.laxiflora.........

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/211144-lobelia-laxiflora-var-angustifolia/member/meanie

Just had a look!