Nor Cal Roundup - September 24 - Plant trades

MMQc no worries, maybe later in October we have a more local round up for us slighly more southern N. CA people that is not a 2 hour drive away...

I would be happy to host at mine it large enough.

How many do you have, and i should ask where are you located in San Jose, i would be driving from Santa Cruz, but do not wish to go too far out of my way on an already long drive?

Let me know and lets see what we can do

Diane

mmqc, I meant to get back to you about dropping your fushia, such a hectic week for me, I will still D-mail you. I can take the plants and bring them to picturelady and lilystorm as they are both going and I am wanting to give hem some of my things to take along in hopes that they will be able to bring me back a few things I had wanted.

I can't wait to see all of you!!!!!! I can't believe it's just around the corner! I hope you have left over plants, especially Brugs and Daylilies!!!!!!!
Thanks to all of you!
Annie

I'll be bringing lots of daylilies!

I'm so excited!!!! Big smile! {:~)
Annie

Rapid Rooters? George, do tell! How well does it work? It was great meeting you in Stockton. I look forward to seeing you again on 9/24.

I am looking forward to seeing you too plant_fiend! I didn't realize that you were going! Great!

Margie

In case you need to reach me on the road:

Home: (510) 885-1585

Cell: (510) 3316501

See you next week!
Annie

hiya fellow Californians,

I know you're going to have a super time!

best to all,
don

Is anyone interested in hoya's. I don't want to drag them all down there is there is no interest. I have three in 12" hanging pots, publicalyx 'pink silver', obovata, and motoskii, I also have a variety of rooted hoya's cuttings from my collection.

Also Is there any interest in canna's. I have regalis which has orange blooms and
another tall one with Red blooms. The foliage on both of them are pretty.

Are we suppose to bring tables to sit out stuff out on.

Does anyone want me to save them a chalice vine? I think I have two of them rooted, and two Thunbergia battiscombii's

me me, I'll D-Mail you!

jerodsmom. I'd love to try a hoya--maybe the publicalyx or the motoskei or just a rooted cutting would be fine? Maybe when we're there you can fill me in on how to grow them.

Hoya's - something new to add to the fold. I woul love some cuttings or rooted cuttings. Any of them for a newbie.

O.K. I will bring some hoya's.

Hanna1 I will be bringing a few extra rooted brug. and also an assortment of
brug. cuttings that I put in water today. They will be ready for whomever to take them and pot them up.

Patricia

Last minute....I know....but I managed to dig up some offsprings of my Gloxinia sylvatica. And I have a small amount of other stuff.

HAVE:
6 - Gloxinia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset' (offsets from mother plant and about 4-6 inches)
4 - Kalanchoe uniflora 'Coral bells' (propagated by rooting in water - as we speak)
2 - Geranium macrorrhizum 'Cranesbill' (bought but never planted...they need a good home)

The kalanchoe are very easy....mine have been in a hanging basket in full heat of the sun and have not even shown any signs of stress. They're supposed to be winter bloomers...the mother plant was blooming when I purchased it this past spring. I can always gather more cuttings if need be. lmk

Thanks,
Lisa

Lisa...I would like some Kalanchoe uniflora 'Coral bells' ...I will have brug cuttings and daylilies mostly if you want some!

Thank you,

Margie

Lisamr, I would really love some gloxinia sylvatica. I'm picturing just where it will go!

Thanks Margie! Just in time too...I'm starting to grow brugmansia's...just got my first 2 the other day. Is there anything else you want? because I would love a brugs cutting IF you have extra.

Lilystorm - I have a really nice one for ya. They are very hardy...I had it growing in the morning sun...and it looked beautiful....no blooms yet. I have it marked down as one of my winter blooming plants.

Thanks,
Lisa

Lisa...what color would you prefer in a brug? I can have cuttings, even if they are not all rooted.

OK...Lisa, you talked me into it...I'll take a Gloxinia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset' too!

Margie

lisamr - I would love the Kalanchoe uniflora 'Coral bells' and Gloxinia sylvatica 'Bolivian Sunset' The Kalanchoe looks similar to my Kalanchoe manginii, of which I have plenty if you would like it. Look at my list above, maybe I can entice you with a hibiscus.

George

LOL Margie....got it!

Thank you George....if I could get one of your Kalanchoe manginii...that would be great.
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Lilystorm - Gloxinia sylvatica
Picturelady - Kalanchoe and Gloxinia
PotEmUp - Kalanchoe and Gloxinia

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Thanks,
Lisa

Looks like we stand a chance at coming to this one, wouldn't that be grand? Getting my lists and plants together, wanted to make sure I had it all straight:

Kachina:
Bringing Angelwing begonia, pineapple mint, chocolate mint, loropetalum (the mints might not make it or might be cuttings)
Trading for:Empress tree, sedem, african violet, johnsons blue geranium

Jerod's mom:
Bringing Angelwing begonia, blackberry lily, dogwood vine, pink wisteria
Trading for any brugs, hoyas, old fashioned pink geranium

BncyTigger:
Bringing dk butterfly, clevelandii, malva, white ginger, star jasmine
(Star jasmine rooted - yessss)
Trading for: corkscrew, dragons claw, salix

PotEmUp:
Bringing Cuphea, Blackberry lily, Loropetalum
Trading for Piggyback, Kalanchoe, Impatiens

Lily Storm:
Bringing Carolina jasmine, echinacea, Lilac, dogwood
Trading for Zulu Wonder, Silver Spur sword fern Claridge Druce geranium

Picture Lady
Bringing Pink (lt purple?) butterfly, Lt and dark hollyhock
Trading for Daylilies and brugs

Hanna:
Bringing lilac, powys sage, salvia pink, loropetalum, agave, ginger, snail vine (praying thiss had rooted!!!)
trading for I have no idea whatsoever, lolololol.....what happened to my list?

Anyone coming to this roundup PLEASE take a look at my list up there somewhere, I am truly trying to get rid of my overstock and minimize the yard work. It takes hours to water 700 plants (the nursery alone is 400) and we simply aren't up to it anymore. Trading is not mandatory, if you see something you would like, holler and I will bring it along. All extra plants are going into a $1 yard sale the following weekend. Period.

Hi LadyAnne,

I've got your plants ready. I took another look at your list, and would love to get Dusty Miller, Rose Campion, and Mrs Wilmot's Ghost. Maybe the Malva Sylvestris too, if you have another one available.

Thanks.

OK, OK, I know I'm late!!! Mea culpa, mea culpa! Here's what I propose to bring to the RU:

Aeonium sp. (low growing shrub, green/blue leaves)
Astroloba sp.
Crassula multicaulis
Gasteria batesiana
Gasteria liliputana
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Haworthia retusa
Haworthia ryderiana
Haworthia obtusa
Haworthia attenuata
Haworthia fasciata
Haworthia sp.
Sedum acre
Sedum sp. (a low growing shrub w/red edges in good light)

What I'd like is succulents and odd bulbs, but if you have other things to trade I'm willing. LET ME KNOW!!

Marilyn

This message was edited Sep 20, 2005 4:58 PM

I will have the following succulents:

* Portulacaria afra
* Kalanchoe pumila

I started rooting them about 6-8 weeks ago, but the roots are still very small. I'll have approximately 5 of each kind.

lilystorm, I would love one of each, oh boy, I'm bringing succulents also, my favorites, besides Cactus!!!! I don't know the name of most of them, lol, just know I am!
Annie

lilystorm, I would love some of your Portulacaria afra and Kalanchoe pumila. They will go to the Berkely Botanic Garden cactus & succulent section to be further propagated. What would you like in return? Thank you so much!

lilystorm....can I get a Kalanchoe pumila from you?

Thanks,
Lisa

edited to add: Googled it to see if I can use it in a hanging basket...and there was a pic of one spilling over a pot. Thanks! :-)

This message was edited Sep 20, 2005 8:30 AM

I'll reserve the succulents for you, hanna1, pekasky, and lisamr. I love suculents too, so I'll be anxious to see what shows up on Saturday. My children love growing them, since they are so colorful and don't require so much upkeep.

Lily, wonderful! I will bring those along, too! The Sea Holly surprised me, no one else wants any.....snifff....lololol......

OK, I edited the list of plants I'm bringing. It's up at 9/19, 6:32pm. Please let me know what you'd like!

lilystorm - What would you like in trade for the Kalanchoe and Portulacaria?

I'll take a look at your list, pekasky. Bear in mind that the portulacaria and kalanchoe are very small. I'm just happy to share it.

LadyAnne, I think the Seal Holly is lovely. I can't wait.

Pekasky, I'd love one each of the Gasteria batesiana and Gasteria liliputana. My children will think they are fascinating.

Done!! The Gasteria liliputana is also small - but that's why it's called "liliputana"!!!

Anyone else?

Marilyn

PotEmUp, if you're still bringing some echevaria and the crocosmia, I'd love some.

Okay, talk about last minute, does anyone have a California Bay tree? I am dying to put one of those in a container...don't really have a place for the full tree planted in the ground (not to mention the new El Cerrito tree ordinance that would probably prevent my planting it). Anyone? I love to cook with bay leaves, and they are soooo yummy fresh. I have bags of soil in the back of my van to trade, and/or...

I know it's lame, but I'm thinking I'll roam around my property in the morning snipping cuttings from this and that to bring along...does this sound utterly ridiculous? Among the possibilities:
Trachelium caeruleum, Plectranthus zuluensis, Hypericum androsaemum, Salvia clevelandii, Butterfly Bush (davidii: White Bouquet and Pink Delight), Osteospermum (a purple African Daisy...very pretty ground cover), azaleas (white or pink), Yellow Brug (aurea x suaveolens), Bougainvilla (don't know species but I call it my miracle plant because it was transplanted hastily with very little care and THRIVED), Fuschia (don't know species), Princess Tree, Camellia (unknown species - I have a red and a pink one), Magnolia tree (the one with huge white blossoms) Cotoneaster (the 12' variety...again don't know species), creeping Rosemary (or regular rosemary for that matter). I think that's it that might work with a last minute cutting...in fact, I don't know if this will work at all? I was thinking I could put everything in a big tub, keep it moist, bringing along cups and florist tubes to prepare at the site...will that work?

Too bad I've been clipping all the buds off my castors, I'd have seeds for everyone. They are really pretty! Hmm, maybe my new sparrmannia (African Linden) works with cuttings -- it sure looks like that kind of plant. In fact, I bet my new cloud forest daisy (not yet in the ground) will also propagate from cuttings -- latin name is montanoa grandiflora -- flowers in late fall in winter with giant daisies and is a perfect match for coastal bay area (but not inland). Native to Montane Mexico. You guessed it, I made a recent visit to UC Botanical Garden.

sorry so late to get involved... my life has been a revolving mess all summer.

see ya'll tomorrow, probably around noon, hopefully not much later than that
; )
melanie

Just glad to hear that you're coming! Whatever you want to bring I'm sure everyone will love. Just bring lots of it! LOL :>)

Marilyn

I may have another in tow -- I just got off the phone with my sister-in-law. She got so excited when I told her about the round-up that she may drive down in the morning, her own cuttings in hand, and accompany me!

See ya'll -- like I said, sometime after noon,
mel

p.s. never mind about the bay tree...my sis-in-law has got that covered! Yippee!!

The earlier you can get there, the better. As you know, it starts at 10am. That means the early people will be trading for 2 hours before you get there!! LOL

From the last RU in Stockton, there were plenty of plants for everyone.