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Growing Steady: Awesome Plants from Northern Vietnam
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Friday, November 28, 2014. Awesome Plants from Northern Vietnam. During their visit to Seattle last month, they shared with us some of their seed collections. Each plant listed below is either linked to a post about it on their website or a Google search if no post exists. Many of their collections are new to science which means they aren't going to have much of an Internet presence, but that is all the more reason to find them and grow them! Dendropanax cf. trifidus. Chirita speciosa 'Crûg Cornetto'.
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North: Charleville House, Enniskerry
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North. Thursday, 25 June 2015. Charleville House, Enniskerry. Charleville House near Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow is a large private garden that occasionally opens its doors to allow the great unwashed in. It's close to the more famous house and gardens of Powerscourt, which overlook it from a distance. Nowadays the property is owned by Kenneth Rohan, a property developer with an interest in fine art, so security is tight. Catananche, or Cupid's dart. I've never managed to establish Sol...
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North: August 2013
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North. Thursday, 15 August 2013. You could say that, but it's one that I'll admit to, even in polite company. I grow numerous types and I'll cover each of them in turn over time. The Asiatics that I've been turned on to are those with outward and downward facing flowers. They're just better looking plants, with the blooms spaced out at the top of the adequately tall stalk and hanging their heads coyly. Today I'll start of with a stunner called Lilium 'Pink Flavour'. The only downsi...
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North: The time is nigh
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Exotic gardening @ 55° North. Saturday, 23 May 2015. The time is nigh. Sadly I can hold out no longer. It's past the middle of May and the lawn must be hacked back to something a little more presentable. The garden needs tidying in preparation for planting out the tenders for the summer. However, before any of that happens the lawn (I use that word loosely as I am no slave to turf care) needs the attention of the mower. Off with their heads! Hopefully it plays ball this time, wish me luck.
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pampas2palms: A Muggle's trip to Jurrasic Park
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Plants and gardens, plus a little more from a plantaholic who splits his time between the sun of Palm Springs (zone 9b - desert) in the USA and the clouds of Nottingham (zone 8) in the UK. Now back in the USA for some Californian sunshine! Friday, October 17, 2014. A Muggle's trip to Jurrasic Park. Just back from a trip to Florida - a well earned vacation for my hard-working partner Philip, not sure if I earned it but I certainly enjoyed it! Chorisia in its dormant state with fruits seen last winter up n...
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Epiphytes and Economics: The Number One Plant Rule
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016. The Number One Plant Rule. My comment on Tom's blog entry: The staghorn fern, Platycerium bifurcatum, a cold hardy subtropical fern. My comment has a bit of spoiler so I recommend reading his entry first! Great info and pics! This exceptionally cold event confirmed my number plant rule. don't keep all my eggs in one basket. Hedge my bets! So it's a good idea to cultivate a network of strategically situated plant friends! Of course for plenty of plant enthusiasts a primary go...
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Epiphytes and Economics: Natural Orchid Hosts (Phorophytes)
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Monday, November 24, 2014. Natural Orchid Hosts (Phorophytes). Every once in a while I'll run across a reference to an orchid species growing on a certain species of tree or shrub in nature. I've recently started to enter these associations into a database. Wish I had started earlier but.better late than never! There are three types of natural associations that I'm especially interested in. Associations of the most commonly grown trees here in Southern California.Jacaranda, Camphor, Floss silk, etc.
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Epiphytes and Economics: Encyclia cordigera Blooming On A SoCal Tree
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Encyclia cordigera Blooming On A SoCal Tree. Ok, maybe there shouldn't be an Encyclia cordigera on EVERY tree in SoCal. but it should certainly be on MOST trees! It does like heat though so the closer to the coast you live the more full sun you'd have to give it. The large Tillandsia is Tillandsia ehlersiana. Thanks Andy! I'm uploading this video for my friend Carlos in Brazil. Https:/ www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Rp8oplPdW8P7o8ZUiZdYA. He doesn't have any videos yet! Description&#...
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Epiphytes and Economics: Hercuthermal Experiment
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Monday, April 4, 2016. Backstory: Hercules, Hercutherm, Hybridize This and Hercules. Last October I purchased a Bpl Golden Peacock (GP) from peaceriverwood. GP = Richard Mueller ( Brassavola nodosa. This cross was a great find for three reasons. 1 I suspected that it might be hercuthermal (wider temperature grow range). 2 Two of the species (milleri and vitellina) are pollinated by hummingbirds. 3 The nodosa theoretically adds some drought tolerance. Here's why I suspected that GP might be a hercutherm.
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