looking 4 flowers to put around my g-ma, g-pa, and uncles head stone g-ma unforgetable, tuff as nails if u did wrong, kind as an angel (she still hangin around im sure of it) g-pa i didnt know him, served in korean war, heard hes a great man (watching over my husband in afganistan) uncle died way befor his time never knew him either (hes watching over mine and my hubbys son)
2006-06-30 15:52:40 · 6 answers · asked by big_brat74 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
If you want plants that come up every year, Peony's are the traditional plants that used to be planted at grave sites. Peony's smell wonderful, when they are in bloom, which is in the Springtime. Also, today there are wonderful tough variety's of shrub Roses that will bloom all summer long and can take the heat and sun that will be at the cemetery. Be aware that if you are starting plants at the cemetery you will usually be digging in dry clay soil. So I would suggest that you take a bag of good potting soil to mix with the dirt when you plant. Also, you will need to bring water with you and you should keep making trips out to the graves with water 2 or three times a week to keep the plants watered until they get established, which takes a month or more. Most of the men that mow the cemetery's will mow right over your newly planted plants unless you put up a temporary plastic fence or some kind of barrier to keep the lawnmowers off your plants
Another good plant for the hot dry conditions at cemetery's would be Missouri Primroses. This plant comes in pink or yellow flowers , once established is a fast spreader and will bloom from early summer through to frost. Its also called Sundrop or the Latin name, Oenothera Speciosa, for the pink flower or Oenothera Missouriensis for the yellow one. Shear back after the first flowering to get repeat blooming. Daisys are another nice plant that can take heat and dry conditions and will spread every year.
2006-06-30 16:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by pinegreen7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there,
Pinegreen and Sarah have made excellent suggestions, but if this is to be planted within a cemetery, please check with the facility first. I know that where I live, the groundskeepers mow once a week, and they are not all too careful in what they do. If something is in their way, it goes away.
Vases of cut flowers and artificial are picked up and disposed of each time they mow. The only ones that stay are the ones placed in headstones with built in places for flowers. If you were to plant something, you may be responsible for placing small edging around the plants and keeping the inside of the area weed and grass free yourself.
Just a word of advice.
2006-07-01 03:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by floridaleoness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put something that would be long blooming and would need little care.
Like - Blackeye Susans, Poppies, or Coneflowers. - All of these bloom from summer to first frost. The blackeyed susan and coneflower are perennial, the poppy is an annual but reseeds itself.
2006-07-01 00:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean perennials that come up each year.
If you can have bigger plants, lots of people have peonies, or day lilies. Small ones would include lily of the valley.
2006-06-30 22:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flowers that are at my mom's headstone are forget-me-nots. they are really pretty.
2006-06-30 22:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by mississippi queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to answer you, I'd have to know what kind of climate the graves are in...
2006-07-01 00:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by jarm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋