Last weekend I finally had time to do the big clean-up, post crazy leaf tossing windstorm. That's when I uncovered this Syneilesis I bought last August (2018) at Far Reaches Farm. It was planted out sometime last spring (2019) and then promptly forgotten. It's full and proper name is Syneilesis Sp. (as intermedia) DJHT12101 ex Taiwan. Oh, and it's not blurry in real life. I could not get the camera to focus on that darn leaf!
Here's how my other Syneilesis are looking about now.
I'll be watching to see how the new one performs in upcoming years, as it clearly has superior genetic make-up.
I also uncovered a lot of Magnolia macrophylla seed cones.
I can't ever just toss these.
They seem like some sort of treasure that should be collected.
And so I do...
Wouldn't you...
Too?
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Kudos on the cleanup. I still have a lot of leaves on my trees, but plenty all over the ground too. It's always hard to know when to begin/whether to do it twice (or even more than twice). I so agree with you on those Magnolia cones. They are a wonder of nature, so wonderfully alien-looking.
ReplyDeleteOh there's still a lot to come down, but with thick layer of big magnolia leaves all over everything I knew I needed to get them up, especially off the succulents. There will be more clean up in my future.
DeleteYou are so creative, you will think of some excellent purpose for those Magnolia cones. Looking forward to seeing what happens.
ReplyDeleteJust placing them around as decorative items is about as far as I seem to go.
DeleteWe don't have these kinds of magnolias here in mid-New Hampshire but when I see the red seedpods in Georgia and Florida they look like lipsticks and nails in red polish. Do you do anything with them after collecting them?
ReplyDeleteJust use them as decorative objects, like gourds.
DeleteGood discover, that Syneilesis... maybe the hidden location help with preservation. Cool leaf.
ReplyDeleteI too wouldn't have been able to resist collecting the seed pods. To what end I'm not certain but at minimum, for a seasonal display. I wonder how close they are to salmon color, as they appear to be on my screen.
They are shockingly salmon, so bright they look like candy.
DeleteI love how magnolia seeds "pop up" 90 degrees.
ReplyDeleteAnd how they hang on with little filaments.
DeleteWas that Syneilesis still green because it was buried under leaves, or is it just hardier than the "regular" one (the other one you have)?
ReplyDeleteI believe because it's hardier. Things were buried for only about a week, and the others had started their demise way before that. When I say I lost track of it, it's only because the rest of the foliage around it was so much taller over the summer. Uncovering everything, cutting back the hosta foliage and picking up the leaves exposed just how good this guy was still looking.
DeleteYour Magnolia seeds are much more plentiful than those produced by my Magnolia grandiflora. The squirrels here love them, though (at least now that they've polished off the persimmons). Is that true in your garden as well?
ReplyDeleteYes! I walked into the back garden today and there were five (5!) squirrels running around snacking on the magnolia seeds. It was pretty funny.
DeleteI wish my dropping magnolia cones were more seasonal, but those damn ankle-twisting little marvels drive me nuts. Mine are of course from the giant grandiflora in the front yard, and there is never a lack of squirrel food on that front. Love the Syneilesis! It looks like the color is more chartreuse too? For comparison's sake, my S. palmata looked good longer than the S. aconitifolia, but I wonder if that has to do with more adverse conditions (less water). Will try to be a better plant mom next year.
ReplyDeleteI think the color is a little more chartreuse, always a good thing! My plants definitely get less water than they would like, put this one is in the same general area so it got what the others got.
DeleteThose seedheads are gorgeous. I notice a seasonal difference as well in my two types of Syneilesis as well.
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