Oldbies - Part 1

Looks like we need a hit man from Las "Vegas. I have their phone numbers....Just for practice, nothin g important. IE, Animals only.,

LOL, Skwinter I'd love to see some Vegas hit guy out there shooting those varmits!!!

Oh you wouldn't see him and probably wouldn't even hear him. You know, silencer ....

Polly, Here's another one of those cold hardy Camellias. This one is called "April's Tryst". It is full of buds now.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/267639/

How beautiful! I am definitely going to try one.

Here's a whole shrub photo. This is the one with the first bloom I posted. I planted it 4 years ago. They grow about a foot a year. They will eventually get over 6 to 7' tall. They stay nice and dark green all year.

That looks so much like the Rododenren bush I have . The leaves look pretty much the same. LOL I know they are different because of the flowers.

And it stays green all year for you? What a plus!

Yes, They are evergreen. These are the spring blooming ones. The foliage on the fall blooming ones is more sparse and the leaves are smaller.

I took this photo this morning. I didn't think this would bloom this year as I transplanted it in July

And they are fragrant?

Not that I've noticed.

Thought I'd show you all this photo I took yesterday at a local greenhouse. This plant blew me away.

Oh my goodness. That is spectacular. Thanks for sharing..

It was over 5' tall and more than 2' of that was the exposed roots. Life does find a way!

I hurt thinking of moving it

It would have to be moved on wheels and be kept at home on wheels. You could decorate a whole room around that thing.

What a work of art, wonder how old it is.

Sue, I was wondering too. I'm going back next week and will ask the owner. I went there to pick out a yellow Clivia, a Christmas present from my DSO. He had a few that he'd grown from seedlings of one he acquired in 1964. There are lots of giant old tropicals growing there.

It's near a feed store that special orders things for me. I stopped in last week and saw a giant Begonia that I wanted a baby of. He had none potted, so he broke off two babies and gave them to me. It was 3' tall and 4 to 5' wide. Here's the Begonia:

That begonia is fantastic, makes ours look like a whimp

Sigh, oh tp have a greenhouse, or room for a greenhouse.

LOL, Ge, your "wimp" is a lot bigger than any of mine!

Sue, If I had a greenhouse, every other area of my life would be neglected, more than it is now.

I love the fringed leaves on that begonia

Thanks Ge. It's called the 720 degree begonia.

nice

Speaking of gold leaved plants, has anyone seen that new gold Brunnera called "Diane's Gold"?

http://www.terranovanurseries.com/w/pages/plants/brunnera-dianes-gold.php

I like Jack Frost the best.

From the appearance of those plants, they are feeding the plants human blood. You may want to take another person with] you when you go next week. LOL I think I saw that on Law & Order....

LOL

Yeahhhh

I came across this golden leafed Agastache. It grows 20" tall and is fragrant. Might have to try some of these. Says it blooms first year from seed.

http://www.parkseed.com/gardening/PD/0107/

While I did not grow that particular agastache, the one we did grow self-seeded far too wildly. I was removing offspring for years. We did get the seed from Park's.

That's pretty Mary. I have some agastache Apricot Sprite that has done well here.

I saw this veronica while looking for lime or yellow colored leaves. I don't do well with veronicas normally, but I might try this one.

http://www.waltersgardens.com/plants/view/?plant=856

Pirl, I think that must have been the variety you had. I have Blue Fortune, Black Adder, Apricot Sprite and Tutti Frutti and some others. None of them reseed for me.

Polly, That Aztec Gold is the one that I said I have to move. Where I have it is either too shady or too damp. It is vigorous, it doesn't die, just lays down and doesn't flower. I think moving it over to a drier section with more sun will rejuevenate it. It is a very low grower, under 8", with nice bright leaves.

Oh, I forgot, I have Tutti Frutti also. No seeding here either. But if you get seed sown strain, Mary, it might, or maybe just because we are that much colder, they don't. But I would try that one. Love the foliage.

We cross posted, sorry. I guess since it's prostata, it will lie down. Do you like the foliage enough to recommend it? I'm not so concerned about the flowers, anyway.

Yes, Polly, It has a nice bright color. It says, in your link, that it needs a dry soil. Where I purchased it from, didn't include that recommendation, nor did PF.

The link is from Walters Gardens. They are THE wholesale perennial suppliers in the US, so I would imagine they are giving correct info on it. I always thought veronicas needed more moisture though. Maybe that's why I keep killing them.

This Cerastostigma "My Love" grows less than 18" and is a fall to frost bloomer. I put one in this summer, but it may not have made it.

http://www.heronswood.com/perennials_perennials-b-to-c_ceratostigma/ceratostigma-my-love/

Polly your success with Apricot Sprite is great news to me. I grew 4 plants from seed and Onewish said hers was an annual in her area because she grows it out of zone.
I am hoping mine return next spring.
I also have Agastache Apache Sunset and Blur Fortune a broad leafed variety.
This is apache sunset