Then came last week's rains. And the Cedar Sages took an unfortunate bow.
I believe the same thing happened last year. Does this happen to your Cedar Sages?
There must be a trick to keeping them upright. I guess I need to be more proactive. Perhaps some type of bloom stakes or grow-through supports? Maybe etiquette lessons on proper posture?
And what to do post-collapse? Enjoy the brilliant, though vertically challenged, flowers? Snip them off and transfer them to a vase? I assume snipping will encourage additional blooms.
I guess I'll look at this as an opportunity to bring some fresh cut flowers inside the house...
ooooooh no......did all the flower stalks do this?...too wet I say...they drank too much and now their stems are wet and bend under the weight of the flowers...give them a trim I say and hope for more flowers...
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid it's probably the shade. Cedar sages (like many others) get leggier in the shade than in sun and over-reach themselves and tend to fall over. I view them as the same type of beauty as a fallen caryatid.
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