tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8006642442492137437..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace' a rebirth...danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-80185745994372610182015-11-12T13:41:38.342-08:002015-11-12T13:41:38.342-08:00It's doing amazing...lots of growth over the s...It's doing amazing...lots of growth over the summer and it's pushing out it's first ever blooms. There will be a photo included with Sunday's (the 15th) Bloomday post.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25820982002415174312015-11-10T19:11:41.062-08:002015-11-10T19:11:41.062-08:00Can we get a 2015 update on this plant please?Can we get a 2015 update on this plant please?My Facebook Stalker https://www.blogger.com/profile/14239954623636420240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25311962217883747812014-08-12T09:24:25.092-07:002014-08-12T09:24:25.092-07:00I don't know, you're pretty strong I think...I don't know, you're pretty strong I think you could have done it...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72097123646551620762014-08-12T09:23:55.265-07:002014-08-12T09:23:55.265-07:00The old ones had been through a lot, a bad winter ...The old ones had been through a lot, a bad winter and a near death experience (when the plant was moved) they were uglier than they look in the photos, I think you would have done the same. Thanks!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48914389194912684722014-08-08T15:53:27.424-07:002014-08-08T15:53:27.424-07:00I don't think I would have bothered in my big ...I don't think I would have bothered in my big yard to remove the old leaves. Eventually the newer ones would mature to match the old ones more closely. But in a smaller garden the effect is much more important and it looks great!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34102248082637730782014-08-06T22:04:48.950-07:002014-08-06T22:04:48.950-07:00I'll find a place!I'll find a place!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4163707812441942562014-08-06T18:07:32.768-07:002014-08-06T18:07:32.768-07:00I thought you were making reference to Prairie Hom...I thought you were making reference to Prairie Home Companion in your FB post. It wears thin after a while, but I remember being charmed by it at first.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54042619566177711502014-08-06T16:35:08.500-07:002014-08-06T16:35:08.500-07:00I think this plant is so attractive...and now, wit...I think this plant is so attractive...and now, with the new growth shining by its own, it is wonderful again! It would have taken me a lot more to get the courage to cut the old leaves.Lisa C. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12172903134507691227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84538866627922690012014-08-06T08:41:53.968-07:002014-08-06T08:41:53.968-07:00Great minds Amy.Great minds Amy.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72093742212629249052014-08-06T08:41:35.507-07:002014-08-06T08:41:35.507-07:00It's kind of crazy right, to see how things lo...It's kind of crazy right, to see how things looked just last fall.<br /><br />This one is hardly available anywhere Kathy, still very rare, much more so than the "spiders web" which everyone seemed to be drooling over in the Fling gardens. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88709209001259678392014-08-06T08:40:16.354-07:002014-08-06T08:40:16.354-07:00Yes! Boomerangs, I like that.Yes! Boomerangs, I like that.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2271914193381546862014-08-06T08:39:41.696-07:002014-08-06T08:39:41.696-07:00I had to look up the reference. That's one sho...I had to look up the reference. That's one show I've never enjoyed, much to Andrew's dismay.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61176978436764008602014-08-06T08:38:55.606-07:002014-08-06T08:38:55.606-07:00Ha! There's something I've never been told...Ha! There's something I've never been told before.<br /><br />I was expecting that if it did pull through the new growing point(s) would be near the top, obviously it had other desires.Glad to hear yours is doing well.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17896808188540930952014-08-06T08:37:34.780-07:002014-08-06T08:37:34.780-07:00Yes I suppose I will, although hopefully we won...Yes I suppose I will, although hopefully we won't see a repeat of last winter...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49393801304117591372014-08-06T05:56:34.083-07:002014-08-06T05:56:34.083-07:00Shoot, jinx Kris!!Shoot, jinx Kris!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46523537687615138192014-08-06T05:55:54.434-07:002014-08-06T05:55:54.434-07:00That trunk is attractive, looks like it has little...That trunk is attractive, looks like it has little boomerangs printed on it. Hooray, it pulled through!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40576692749645302522014-08-06T03:51:00.159-07:002014-08-06T03:51:00.159-07:00You could try having a bit of fleece at the ready ...You could try having a bit of fleece at the ready for the worst nights, and just drape it over the plant for the night and before heavy snow.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12039324185165235792014-08-05T20:22:24.664-07:002014-08-05T20:22:24.664-07:00So, one of my favorite features of this post is th...So, one of my favorite features of this post is the pre-removal view of the privet area, totally unrelated to the topic ..how splendid that all turned out ! On the subject of Fatsia, it really is mystifying that some of these cultivars are not available in zones like mine and Denise's where they are reliably hardy. Maybe in Denises case it is Fatsia fatigue..when I worked in the garden center in San Diego back in the old days, I didn't care if I never saw another Fatsia again, I was sick to death of them. And back then by the way, they were Arailia japonica. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76365867247978661132014-08-05T16:24:15.705-07:002014-08-05T16:24:15.705-07:00Sometimes you just have to take a risk and follow ...Sometimes you just have to take a risk and follow your instincts. The plant has already shown its resilience - I expect it'll beef up again in time. I love the trunk - it looks as though it's tattooed with boomerangs! Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79244537857790249932014-08-05T14:37:22.770-07:002014-08-05T14:37:22.770-07:00We've been here long enough that quite a few t...We've been here long enough that quite a few things are in need of some fairly drastic pruning. I'm too timid and R is too bold...what to do? Follow your shining example, of course. Now where are those "powder milk biscuits" to help me work up the courage "to do what must be done"?rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19877591635612157772014-08-05T13:24:40.990-07:002014-08-05T13:24:40.990-07:00Loree my friend, you have balls of steel!
I would...Loree my friend, you have balls of steel!<br /><br />I would not have done the same thing to my Needham's form. Saying that, I do think that you have done the right thing because everything was getting out of balance.<br /><br />Talking of my Needham's form, it also had its growing point frosted out a couple of years ago, but it decided to produce 3 new growing points from the very top and it has done very well this summer. Adam Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412097861813674660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48127066379715751252014-08-05T12:59:26.293-07:002014-08-05T12:59:26.293-07:00Heck that fatsia isn't even available here in ...Heck that fatsia isn't even available here in Portland. Cistus has it and that's pretty much the only place you can find it. (do I see a mail-order in your future?) About that pseuderanthemum, I bought one at Annie's last year (Fling) and LOVED it all summer, of course it died come winter. When I started trying to find it here in the spring I was not successful, then just last week I discovered a healthy bunch of them at my New Seasons (a local Whole Foods). Crazy!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88506743513818070532014-08-05T12:56:25.136-07:002014-08-05T12:56:25.136-07:00Yay for inspiration! Paths are best when the plant...Yay for inspiration! Paths are best when the plants that surround them are part of the experience, but you shouldn't have to fight your way through like your getting on the NYC subway.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9217624922336722572014-08-05T12:55:16.302-07:002014-08-05T12:55:16.302-07:00Less congested, yes! Instead of a green blob it ha...Less congested, yes! Instead of a green blob it has interest again. Would you believe I just cut off a few of the new leaves too? They were laying on the ground and that's not good.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35408567668543062062014-08-05T12:54:08.947-07:002014-08-05T12:54:08.947-07:00At which point I'll worry about it if the cold...At which point I'll worry about it if the cold hits, after last years experience.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com