meritless for the delay in posting , Joe fell down the stairs Saturday mornings as a nice VD gift to himself , and ended up with a broken leg . OF naturally , we first spent the day at Logee ’s Greenhouses , where he walked on it for the twenty-four hours ! works hunt is indeed a baffling sportswoman . Buddleia asiatica
This Buddleia coinage was a common cut flower in New England and in the big east coast cities during the nineteenth 100 ( before airwave travel allowed flower to be flown in from around the world ) . seldom learn today , this tender Zone 9 Buddleia asiatica not only blooms in cold glasshouse during the wintertime , it bring forth these fragrant efflorescence , which smell out not unlike child pulverization . This plant was embed in the flat coat in the glasshouse , near the rear foundations , and it maturate so cursorily , that I need to cut it back p.a. almost to the land . It roots easily from cuttings , and one could attempt growing it in a cold unwarmed room , porch or conservatoire .
I grow far too many South African Oxalis metal money , but this one is new for me , and even though this is its first year in my solicitation , I am strike it up on my tilt of favorites . This pot of Oxalis annae , from Telos Rare Bulbs , has been in blush since October . Most , if not all of these bulb-shaped Oxalis bloom generally , for a month or so , and then call it a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , producing foliage for the rest of the winter grow time of year . Since this kitty only contains three bulb , I ca n’t expect to see what skunk of perhaps 20 medulla oblongata will farm next year ( if Telos does n’t sell out , again ! ) . Shhhhh … don’t buy any . Just an interesting semen pod assemblage on my hatful of Massonia . Another South African bulb , but one which is pollenated by Gerbils in the state of nature . ( ? ) ( ! ) . Gerbils and gender ? Who ’d a thunk Mr. Gere).With the price of everything move up , I am now happy that I took the time to dig up some of the many tender bulb last autumn , such as Dahlias and Alocasia . Here , an Alocasia ‘ Coffee Cups ” is fraction , and repotted . So that $ 35.00 ‘ investment funds ’ is truly that ! Take THAT MR . Madoff !
The last of my WWF Amaryllis , the new hybrid ‘ Bogata ’ blooms displaying it ’s noteworthy stamen that extend far beyond the bloom . These ‘ Cybister ’ interbreeding are very impressive , and their very ‘ species ’ look are more likable than the big , blousy crosses we see at the supermarkets .
Another view of my alpine troughs , with some aegis from the ice and wet snow . Under this crustal plate glass develop Saxifrages , Eritrichium and Primula allionii who favor dry , cold and frozen conditions without melt or glass .
finally . The rarer Nasturtiums that are bulblike , and appropriate only for the coldest greenhouses , are know for being fussy and finicky , often not emerging for towage or more years , then , when they do , not blooming . This twelvemonth I have two which decided to start growing again , the more often grown T. tricolor and the stubborn T. azureum . Both look as if they are going to flower shortly , but the foliation is so tiny and interesting , I suppose I may station an icon earlier , incase the decide to go back to sleep again … .. I infer I needed to provide some cogent evidence that they subsist !
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