Friday, May 22, 2020

New Plants!

Last Saturday was epic as far as new plants go. Yes, my standards have dropped considerably during the pandemic, but still, it was a good day. The fact I didn't take a "haul" photo speaks to just how rare this kind of thing has become, I'm out of practice! Of course I already shared photos of the bougainvillea I brought home, but here are the other things I picked up during my visit to Rare Plant Research...

First off I scored a Alcantarea imperialis, previously Vriesea imperialis. Wasn't it nice of the sun to light it up for this photo?

Such a cool plant, it looks great even when it's not lit up.

I also scored these bright bromeliads, they probably won't stay this bright for long, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

This pot of saracennia also came from RPR...

It went into a dish planter in the stock tank pond. The dish behind it has a couple small divisions from my Darlingtonia californica and Acorus gramineus (pulled from elsewhere in the garden).

I couldn't resist adding a little Tillandsia usneoides, hoping it would look a little like a drippy waterfall. I'm not sure it works, we'll see.

The last of the plants from RPR is a group of three unrooted dyckia pups that I scored for just a buck. I added them to the hairy trachycarpus trunk.

Oh I know, dyckia like sun and their usually not epiphytic—but those spikes along the margins cling so nicely to the trunk. I couldn't resist. I'll pot them up eventually.

Dyckia #1

Dyckia #2

Dyckia #3

On my way home from RPR and Monte's I stopped at my friend Ann's house to pick up a couple of ferns. We went in together on an order from Plant Delights Nursery, it's the only way to rationalize their insane shipping charges. I'm now the happy owner of a Pyrrosia lingua 'Hiryu'...

And a Pyrrosia lingua ' Kei Kan'. I blame my friend Michelle, the Sound Gardener, for this extravagance—she started the lust when sharing a photo of her 'Hiryu' on Instagram (here).

Ann also had a couple of other plants for me, this Schlumbergera; which is a cutting from her friend's plant that I admired the unusual bloom color of. If I recall it's got cream and brown tones. Can't wait to see that!

And from a trip she made up to Seattle a Haworthia limifolia var. ubomboensis, isn't it adorable?

And now I realize there was one more! I didn't take a photo of the lovely little arugula plant I brought home from Ann's free farm-stand (she's sharing veggie starts for the neighborhood... how cool is that?). The aruugla was the work of Susan who is also responsible for some fancy peppers and tomatoes in my tiny veggie garden. I'll share veggie garden photos someday...

Any new plants in your garden?

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15 comments:

  1. Yes indeed there are newbies chez moi too, that was today's post. That pyrrosia looks a treat. Once my mini forest has grown up i'll be wiring all sorts of such plants to the tree limbs

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    1. I look forward to learning what newbies you've bought.

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  2. I love the dish planters in the stock pond, including the Spanish moss. Your haul is impressive. I'm only surprised you didn't pick up more Dyckia pups at that price. Did they have a limit?! I'm supposed to have an Annie's order coming today - I've already been checking the front door for the delivery once every hour...

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    1. I bought all there were of the dyckia! Well, not quite...there were other great deals on ones potted up, but those 3 were enough for me. Happy new plant arrival!

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  3. You got some fun plants. I got A. imperialis a few months back--really enjoying them.

    The pond with the hovering spacecraft planters--cool!

    Few new plants in my garden--reassessing, moving, staying home.

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    1. I'm sure your Alcantarea imperialis will out perform mine...having to live half a year in the basement...

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  4. Great haul!!

    Remember the massive Alcantareas we saw in Montecito last year?

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  5. I'd love to hear your perspective on the differences between Hiryu and Kei Kan once you've formed an opinion. I've been mulling over experimenting with Pyrrosia on a mossy tree branch, although I can't find any examples of anyone growing the hardy species epiphytically, so I'll need a sacrificial plant to work up the nerve.

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    1. Oh I am very excited at this talk of a pyrrosia experiment! I hope you will document every step of the way.

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  6. It's okay to hug the hairy trachycarpus in this pandemic, right? It looks so huggable, (once the dyckia is planted up, of course).
    And by-the-way: I use the term Physical distancing rather than Social distancing, because all social networks are working overtime. It's the physical contact we refrain from and miss.

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    1. The trachycarpus trunk has the old, dried, hard, bases of past fronds sticking out at random intervals. So if you do hug, watch out for those!

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  7. I love the dyckias in the hairy trachycarpus trunk - they look like they belong there, even if it isn't for long!

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    1. Me too. I wonder if they can last the summer?

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  8. Do the dish planters in the stock tank suck up any of that moisture? Now you know the degree of my plant lusts since I am ordering from Far Reaches, Digging Dog, Edelweiss etc. all the time. Sometimes just one per season and sometimes more. In general, the shipping is the same amount as the total for the plants (thus double). But I was out in the garden this morning just drooling over a Far Reaches purchase from two years ago.

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