Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Getting my plant fix...

Going a little stir crazy last week I had to get out of the house. Since I hadn’t visited the Chinese Garden after the plant sale in March that was destination #1. I didn’t intend to take pictures but when I saw this Rhododendron I instinctively reached for the camera. Of course I couldn’t let this colony of Syneilesis go unappreciated. The same for the Lysimachia Paridiformis. And this pretty plant…and I’m sure somebody can tell me what it is? These next two images are each half of the whole. The much adored Impatiens omeiana. And now I get to correct a past error of ignorance. Last Bloomday I shared a picture of what I thought were flower buds appearing on my Poncirus trifoliata, well they were not. They were leaves! Here’s what a bloom looks like. And this entire glorious plant. I’ve looked at these odd black rhizomes/roots in the past, now I see what comes out of them! Is it a Rodgersia? Daphniphyllum humile. And new monster shoots from the bamboo! Joy Creek Nursery was also on my hit-list, I wanted more Saxifraga macnabiana and they are the only place I’ve seen them, the drive to get there sounded like a good thing. Once there I only took a couple of pictures, one of this wonderful Muscari macrocarpum ‘Golden Fragrance’ (identification from Ricki’s recent post on her trip to Joy Creek. It seems a few of the same things caught our eye). Rodgersia podophylla… Sexy! Paris quadrifolia… And it was a simple successful trip, as I returned home with three Saxifraga macnabiana…

8 comments:

  1. Lovely post, Loree! You know I'm a sucker for the Rodgersia! I think the mystery plant with the maroon chevrons on its leaves is Persicaria 'Lance Corporal'. If you want some, I have about a billion seedlings this year ;-)

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  2. Leaves are good. So are gardens and nurseries and taking pictures of the lovey plants in them!

    I know your mystery plant as Tovara, but I think it is a type of Persicaria. I have LOTS, if you're interested: it likes some shade.

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  3. Doi, that would be "lovely plants".

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  4. Gorgeous plants! The sort that I go for and agree the Rodgersia is sexy ;)

    Big (and bigger) leafed Rhododendrons are underrated me thinks so it was nice to see you feature it first.

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  5. So many good-looking plants. I can't get past the bamboo that you are actually growing. Amazing!

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  6. scott, I hop we are both going to be responsible for a spike in Rodgersia sales! "a billion seedlings" sounds a bit scary...is this plant a thug?

    MulchMaid, glad I'm not the only one to occasionally have a funny comment typo. I like the name Tovara, it sounds so exotic. Between your LOTS and Scott's billions I am starting to wonder if I should stay away from this one?

    Mark and Gaz, there are so many fabulous big leafed Rhododendrons aren't there!?

    Bom, oh it's not mine! I wouldn't be brave enough to introduce that monster into my garden, it's in our local Chinese Garden.

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  7. When I bought one little Tovara from Barbara Blossom Ashmun some years ago, she warned me of its profligate ways. It now blankets my woodland, but who am I to complain? It develops wands of teensy bright red flowers in late summer. It has since been reclassified as Persicaria.

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  8. Persicaria is a bit thuggish, but yanks out easily enough. I always have spares, if you need any...

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