Thursday, March 22, 2018

Back to Little Prince, 2018

Last Sunday Mark Leichty, Director of Business Development at Little Prince of Oregon Nursery, invited the Portland-area garden bloggers out to their wholesale nursery for lunch and shopping, again. I've been lucky to visit here three times now, previously in 2015 and then in 2017.

This year I wasn't completely on game as far as my photo taking, which is a shame because this operation is slick. Clean and organized greenhouses, a gorgeous office, and beautiful plants...

Inside their only heated greenhouse were many treasures, including a sea of Echeveria ('Blue Atoll' I believe)...

Agave applanata 'Cream Spike'...

Larger E. 'Blue Atoll' ...

Oh that I could plant like this, in the ground, in my garden (Zone 9 dreams...)

And tree ferns! I don't think these were for sale, and if they were I am sure I couldn't afford them. Plus where would I put them over the winter?

Finally I tore myself away and made it out to the unheated houses.

Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'... what a big name for a small plant.

Little Fatsia japonica.

Doll-sized.

Aka Agave victoriae-reginae

A Dianella prunina 'Rainbow Twist,' which I lost over our cold and nasty winter of 2016/17, is making a comeback.  These little fighters are tougher than I thought.

Dryopteris erythrosora/autumn fern

Love the double-decker cart!

Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost'...I thought the lovely browns looked more like a 'Desert Dream'.

Sempervivum 'Shirley's Joy', I meant to grab a couple of these. I somehow managed to not do so.

These bits and pieces were on the top of a table in one of the greenhouses. They look like what might get swept up, after a bunch of flats are moved. They also look like the next crop of plants, assuming they get stuck in a little soil.

Tradescantia andersoniana 'Blushing Bride'

Wow. That's a little too festive for my tastes.

So neat and tidy!

Did I mention there are over 70 greenhouses? Ya.

This is a big operation. That cool two story building below is the office.

Not my haul! This is either Megan's, Patricia's, or a mix of both of theirs. Not bad eh? (I think there may also have already been a few loaded in the car)

Here's mine...

Dyckia 'Pale Ryder', Agave montana, and a Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'

So cute!

Clockwise from upper left: Echeveria 'Blue Atoll', Eryngium bourgatii, a couple of small E. 'Blue Atoll, a pair of Graptosedum 'California Sunset', a Graptopetalum Superbum Paraguayense and an Echeveria subsessilis.

Another Dyckia, Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' (kangaroo paw with beautiful orange-red blooms and a ridiculous name), Sedum spathulifolium 'Carnea', a Staghorn fern that's a gift for a friend (hope she doesn't see this), two Scleranthus uniflorus, and the conjoined twins are Agave montana.

Wrapping it up a Dicksonia antarctica, Selaginella 'Braunii', two Athyrium otophorum, and an Abutilon Nuabtang, the orange version of their Nuabyell, which I've had great luck with. What a fun shopping adventure with my blogger friends, thank you Mark and all at Little Prince of Oregon!

Weather Diary, March 21: Hi 54, Low 38/ Precip .16"

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27 comments:

  1. Great haul. I have a couple of Athyrium otophorum and they are both in spots that I think are too dry. They are growing at a snail's pace. I love those first shots of the Echeveria 'Blue Atoll' because that is just what it looks like: a blue atoll.

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    1. My shot didn't do that 'Blue Atoll' curve justice, it was so cool!

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  2. I think I remember seeing that Agave 'Porcupine' but passed it up not realizing it was A. victoriae-reginae. I wished I'd known, I might have bought one. I almost succumbed to those Dyckias, I would have if they had been more red. That was such a fun day, I always leave wishing I'd bought more, plus it's great to see everyone in the flesh.

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    1. Regarding the porcupine: "This selection from Yucca Do Nursery has indeed white-tipped, porcupine quill-like leaves with gentle patterning on a symmetric plant (think of the shape of artichokes), making it a more dazzling creature than the typical Agave victoriae-reginae" (so says Cistus). You're right...seeing the group "in the flesh" is always wonderful.

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  3. Such a fun day and Mark was such a gracious host! Exploring all those greenhouses was amazing. Glad we brought a wagon!

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    1. Glad you guys made it this year! (and brought your wagon)

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  4. I remember seeing the Dianella right after we got there and thinking hmmm... Then I totally forgot to go back and look it over again. Probably just as well. Great photos and write-up.

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    1. It would look do good in your garden though!!!

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  5. I so miss Little Prince plants. Why haven't they expanded operations into California?! (I checked and there's zip within 500 miles of me.) One of my favorite nurseries in Calabasas used to sell their plants but, sadly, it closed a few years ago after the founder passed away. Roger's Gardens, Village Nurseries and/or Armstrong's Garden Centers would be great venues for their plants. Oh, well. Echeveria 'Blue Atoll' is one of my very favorites - I pick up more every time I see them.

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    1. Some California broker needs to start bringing down their plants! (I say like I even have a clue how that all works) I'm sorry you live in a LPO desert!

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  6. Are tree ferns really expensive over there? Here in Argentina they are very common, we call them chachíes. Some years ago my neighbour removed three of them to build a fence and ended up picked up by the garbage truck, I considered bringing one to my house because they had the roots intact but they were too big and need deep shade (all shady areas of my garden are already occupied by camellias.) Wish you a wonderful spring!

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    1. Tree Ferns are not hardy here, thus they're not common and the prices are high. I can't imagine three of them just getting picked up by the garbage truck!!!

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  7. Nice haul! Looks like you all had a great time visiting this well-run operation. Sorry I couldn't make it this year but it's probably best as there is already a full pot ghetto at my place.

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    1. We would have loved to have you join us.

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  8. What a delicious haul - lucky you and your garden!

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  9. I think you did good. What a place to be able to shop. I must say those tree ferns are fantastic. I want one so bad. I would have to befriend someone with a large greenhouse so I could overwinter it.

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    1. Ya that's the challenge. Can you imagine the drama they'd bring to your summer garden though?

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  10. :: Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' (kangaroo paw with beautiful orange-red blooms and a ridiculous name) ::

    In Australia, a bushranger is what we'd call an outlaw (of the old West variety), Ned Kelly being the premier example.

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    1. Looks like I'm expanding my outlaw collection then! I've already got Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'...

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  11. Such a fun place to visit...and SHOP! So sad (for me) that so many outings fall on Sundays.

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    1. I'm sorry Ricki. I'm sure Mark would be happy for you to visit another time.

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  12. So much fun to see your pics. Love how you've got all the plants identified. Still trying to figure out mine--and where they're going to go.

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    1. I had to go back and snap photos of a few of the signs, since I realized I'd gabbed a couple plants with out tags. I need names!

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  13. Nice, nice, nice. Did you go into all 70 greenhouses? Love that dyckia!

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    1. Of course I did! Could risk missing something really cool.

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  14. Is that dicksonia going in the ground? I'm solidly convinced to try again.

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