lavandula x ginginsii
So it’s been about a week since the last issue of plant hoarding and here we go again. Honestly, I thought I was showing some discretion this week, I told myself I wouldn’t go to any garden stores, and generally take a low profile on the whole plant scene. I failed… Miserably.
Dwarf Rhododendrom ssp. , lavandula x ginginsii (goodwin creek lavender) , echeveria setosa compacta (fuzzy echeveria), primula obconica (german primula), Lillium ssp. (Tiger lily), Chrysalidocarpus lutescens (areca palm), Adiantum tenerum spp. (maiden hair fern), gardenia jasminoides veitchii, hybrid crinkled cyclamen, armeria juniperifolia (sea thrift), aquilegia black barlow, armeria rubrifolia (sea thrift), and some bare root plants, lysimachia atropurpurea and a dahlia hybrid. Ahem.. Wow… I guess when you spell it all out like that it seems even more ridiculous.
I’m pleased with these purchases. Of course I’m a little frightened by my unwavering lust for every damn plant that grows two leaves and flowers but thats another story.
Echeveria setosa compacta (fuzzy echeveria) & lavandula x ginginsii (goodwin creek lavender)
I had one of these echeveria’s last season but it was a lot smaller, sadly in November’s early snow storm I lost it in the greenhouse. (NOTE to self, any tender plants you love should be indoors by mid September) This replacement is bigger and better then ever. I’m a total sucker to echeverias and this one is fuzzy, pretty neat! The lavender on the right is an interesting specimen, a broad crinkle leafed lavender, very strange. I’m used to the classic lavenders, stochas, munstead, and the like. All of the varieties of familiar with of have needle like leaves, this is much different. I potted both up and I look forward to their continued growth.
Quite a hansom specimen.
The weirdest lavender leaves I’ve ever seen, and it’s fuzzy too!
The armerias at work just started to bud and after last weeks post I couldn’t resist having a couple extra in the garden, plus these have the head start of being greenhouse grown.
I’m a sucker for interesting primulas and yesterday my girlfriend came home with this one. Primula obconica is also known as the german primula and *gasp* poison primula. The reason they call it the poison primula is that some people develop a rash after handling it. It contains a chemical called primin that causes a skin reaction similar to poison ivy. Not everyone is sensitive but here’s hoping, so far I’m unaffected. This primula is tender and can’t stand a freeze, it also enjoys a cool place to grow, place it on a cool window sill for best results.
I couldn’t find the particular breed of this one (I didn’t try all that hard either) I suspect it’s a hybrid primula culitvar, perhaps a persicum variety. I love cyclamen and this one has some really interesting flowers. The foilage leaves something to be desired but hey you can’t win them all! Lacy, crinkled, twisted, and lovely!
Everyone loves maiden hair ferns right? I’ve read that they can be difficult to grow, but I don’t know firsthand, this is my first time owning one. I’ve read they enjoy a humid environment, but don’t take well to misting. Recommendations would be to sit it above a plate of water (not in the water). Keep it out of direct sunlight as they have been known to get scorched leaves. Find a good place for it to live and leave it alone, they don’t take well to being moved around often. Also keep them constantly moist. but not waterlogged… I thought plants were supposed to be fun, this guy just sounds like a lot of work… We shall see.
The plants that I didn’t end up taking photographs of…
- Aquilegia black barlow – Black flowers are a new to me, and I’m excited to see it bloom.
- Dwarf Rhododendrom – I think the reason I generally stay away from rhodos is that they require a lot of space. I don’t own the land I garden on and I try to keep everything I purchase, travel size. The combination of it flowering at the time I saw it and it’s dwarf habit was enough of a selling point. Sold. Mine!
- Gardenia jasminoides veitchii – ok, so I cheated a bit, I got this one a couple weeks ago… Potted it up and I’m still waiting for it to flower, looking forward to the show as it’s supposed to have fragrant flowers. The buds take a while to do their thing.. I’m still waiting.
Excellent.. Now it’s time to find space in my already extremely overfilled living room window.
