tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8852024166602225490..comments2024-03-18T18:00:47.701-07:00Comments on danger garden: Some favorites for the end of October 2015danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-80526146555885211012015-10-31T10:37:30.419-07:002015-10-31T10:37:30.419-07:00That Aralia racemosa looks to be a winner too, in ...That Aralia racemosa looks to be a winner too, in all the images I found online it looks perfectly layered.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-626518790665352892015-10-31T10:36:16.622-07:002015-10-31T10:36:16.622-07:00Naturally I had no idea what a 'Shady Lady'...Naturally I had no idea what a 'Shady Lady' waratah was and had to look it up...WOW! Lucky you, that's gorgeous.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12988214843250184062015-10-31T10:35:04.839-07:002015-10-31T10:35:04.839-07:00I still remember seeing a Phlebodium Pseudoaureum ...I still remember seeing a Phlebodium Pseudoaureum in Shirley Watts garden, I'd never seen one that large and was instantly smitten. I think hers was in a container, maybe to keep it from taking over her small garden?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77935456429261504392015-10-31T10:32:09.379-07:002015-10-31T10:32:09.379-07:00Yes! I can see that, fun. I saw one at Bauman Farm...Yes! I can see that, fun. I saw one at Bauman Farms that had the most amazing rhizomes, mine are fairly tame. Aren't Virginia blue fern and this fern one and the same?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62292391270709593532015-10-31T10:29:47.221-07:002015-10-31T10:29:47.221-07:00I am surprised to learn it's really that thirs...I am surprised to learn it's really that thirsty, I wasn't particularly generous with the water over our long, hot, dry summer. I guess I got lucky.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-13276701869702377202015-10-31T10:28:57.838-07:002015-10-31T10:28:57.838-07:00It will get you someday Ricki....It will get you someday Ricki....danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-51821110101728921152015-10-31T10:28:38.069-07:002015-10-31T10:28:38.069-07:00I had to read your comment three times before I re...I had to read your comment three times before I read orchid as opposed to orchard. I was surprised to hear of an orchard, since I hadn't before, and even more surprised that they were doing well outside. Duh. Somebody needs to drink more coffee before she starts replying to blog comments.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12120441908099018432015-10-31T10:26:32.271-07:002015-10-31T10:26:32.271-07:00That makes sense!That makes sense!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12879765516137061872015-10-31T10:26:07.027-07:002015-10-31T10:26:07.027-07:00Go back!Go back!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-37042536638214054322015-10-31T10:25:50.907-07:002015-10-31T10:25:50.907-07:00Me too! Can you imagine swaths of it? I see that p...Me too! Can you imagine swaths of it? I see that planted with (the also not hardy) Asparagus/Foxtail fern...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-3405779533435827032015-10-31T10:24:40.871-07:002015-10-31T10:24:40.871-07:00Hope your Aralia is still there and at a bargain p...Hope your Aralia is still there and at a bargain price!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36232117132518167272015-10-31T10:23:22.685-07:002015-10-31T10:23:22.685-07:00Thank you Diana, and thanks for the link!Thank you Diana, and thanks for the link!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5019291198237298242015-10-31T10:22:05.830-07:002015-10-31T10:22:05.830-07:00Below David mentions that fern isn't thirsty i...Below David mentions that fern isn't thirsty in Berkeley, I was thinking that might be good news for you - then again I guess your garden is quite a bit hotter.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91923784450960807792015-10-31T10:20:40.194-07:002015-10-31T10:20:40.194-07:00"Furry feet"...I hadn't thought of i..."Furry feet"...I hadn't thought of it that way but from now on I will.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9467021979462757712015-10-31T08:52:39.475-07:002015-10-31T08:52:39.475-07:00Nice Aralia cordata! I have Aralia racemosa, which...Nice Aralia cordata! I have Aralia racemosa, which is similar but without the wonderful chartreuse color. A. racemosa has great berries.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-67228297895055290052015-10-31T05:58:56.114-07:002015-10-31T05:58:56.114-07:00The blue rabbit's foot fern is striking! I'...The blue rabbit's foot fern is striking! I'll have to keep some of these in mind for keeping my tree fern company. There's a 'Shady Lady' waratah flowering nearby at the moment :)Stephhttp://saltbushavenue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23300467300292440852015-10-30T21:38:03.203-07:002015-10-30T21:38:03.203-07:00Wouldn't be without that fern, and it absolute...Wouldn't be without that fern, and it absolutely loves it hear in Berkeley. My patch is about 8 feet across now after about 10 years in the same spot, and is overdue for dividing. It really isn't that water thirsty here, I water mine maybe 3x a month in summer, but we rarely get much over 75°F in summer. There are different look-alike forms, and some are much less winter hardy. I would avoid any sold as indoor plants, these typically can't even handle zone 10a winters. The forms sold by California wholesale growers San Marcos Growers and Suncrest are hardy to 25°F at least and are typically much taller growing, as is Yucca Do's form. They do best here with either bright shade or morning sun, and make excellent container plants. Kind of a toss-up between Blechnum gibbum and this fern as most favorite!<br />David in BerkeleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-24556837858678102682015-10-30T20:58:58.983-07:002015-10-30T20:58:58.983-07:00I bought a rabbits foot fern for the fuzzy rhizome...I bought a rabbits foot fern for the fuzzy rhizomes. It looked just like a Tarantula climbing out of the pot - irresistibly Halloween! Your blue fern reminds me a little of my Virginia blue fern. It lived indoors last winter, but I thought I might try it outside this year. Fingers crossed - I think it's borderline too. Here is my fave for the month: https://flutterandhum.wordpress.com/2015/10/30/octobers-favorite/Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-87397416517996330052015-10-30T19:26:12.935-07:002015-10-30T19:26:12.935-07:00I love ferns, the bigger the better. I really lik...I love ferns, the bigger the better. I really like the look of that Phlebodium. You're growing so many plants that I want to grow, or have tried and failed with. Aralia cordata wanted more water than I could give it, and Schefflera delavayi just wasn't quite hardy enough.DC Tropicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325534376342345900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30114520255927459462015-10-30T16:10:49.786-07:002015-10-30T16:10:49.786-07:00Every year, when I move plants indoors they seem t...Every year, when I move plants indoors they seem to have magically multiplied. Otherwise, I would be rushing out to find that fern.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-78709034828030861422015-10-30T15:27:23.115-07:002015-10-30T15:27:23.115-07:00That fern has gotten big! I love it. I have two th...That fern has gotten big! I love it. I have two that popped up as sporelings in an orchid that have grown 3-4 inch fronds. They're already starting to produce sporangia at that size.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52882963252155852602015-10-30T11:16:28.688-07:002015-10-30T11:16:28.688-07:00I have that Fern and it generally lives in my gree...I have that Fern and it generally lives in my greenhouse, I discovered last year that it is happier outside in a shady location in the summer. I think the greenhouse gets too warm for it. Helen/patientgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164036792673009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-20197260449087559792015-10-30T10:03:01.082-07:002015-10-30T10:03:01.082-07:00Love that blue rabbit's foot fern. If only I h...Love that blue rabbit's foot fern. If only I had a moist spot...<br /><br />I recently passed up a large specimen of Senecio articulatus. I almost bought it, and now I realize I should have. The story of my life!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-48125554250716286352015-10-30T09:51:34.931-07:002015-10-30T09:51:34.931-07:00Gorgeous all around. The fern, I have that too as ...Gorgeous all around. The fern, I have that too as an indoor plant. LOVE it, wish it were totally hardy here in the ground.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-32487194839138048462015-10-30T09:36:05.437-07:002015-10-30T09:36:05.437-07:00I have to go see if that Aralia 'Sun King'...I have to go see if that Aralia 'Sun King' is on special yet at my local nursery... I've been keeping my eye on it this summer. And that ficus... ooh. Gives me hope that my clearance ficus could be impressive next year. :)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.com