No theme again this month, just some random shots of foliage in my garden.
Yucca 'Margaritaville' breathes a sigh of relief that the huge Grevillea victoriae that once was encroaching on it gave up the ghost this year. The new menace is Romneya coulteri which is filling in every empty piece of dirt (not really soil) in the parking strip. This year some will definitely get transplanted. Wish me luck.
One of the bamboos that got cut to the ground a month ago has done a beautiful job of sending up new growth.
This is filling in nicely and even battling the violets well!
Work goes slowly on arranging the Danger Gardenette because there are so many other garden jobs to be done right now.
Will we be staying inside this year or allowed to go out and play?
Variegated Ananas(pineapple) from Garden Sphere has put on some nice growth since getting rid of it's ugly scale foes.
My favorite variegated Ginkgo.
I made the mistake of cutting a branch off because it had only solid green leaves one year and I was worried that it was reverting. Time has taught me that with this particular tree, some years it's entirely variegated, other years mostly green. this leaf can't quite decide.
I didn't really like Hosta 'Praying Hands' but heard a speaker say that growing it in a pot changed his mind about it. This one has been in this pot for several years and has always grown straight up which was okay but there are so many other gorgeous hostas that this was about to be given away. Then, this year it did this gentle arching out thing and won my heart. On the other hand, maybe it's just pot bound, dry and wilting with thirst.
What foliage is catching your eye this month?
I'm not too sure about those narrow leaves on 'Praying Hands,' but there are some similar narrow-leaved Hostas with shorter stems, that actually remind me a bit of Mangaves. That Yucca at the top of your post looks very happy!
ReplyDeleteIts unfortunate you lost the Grevillea, but one plant's demise is another's opportunity. Does your variegated Yucca bloom? Ginkgo leafs have a fantastic shape; the variegation is a bonus. In the past I've dried them between pages of a books, but the variegation get lost in the process.
ReplyDeleteThe yucca reportedly blooms but it hasn't happened to this one in the 13 years I've had it. It's a very slow grower in my experience but then I have it in a difficult space. Because of it's coloration and habit, it's one of my favorite yuccas. Although I got this at a nursery many years ago, I haven't seen the variety in the trade in this area for quite a while. Luckily, Hoover Boo was kind enough to send me pups from hers so that I have more growing in pots.
DeleteGood to know about the Ginkgo as I too cut a green-leaf branch last year. And wow...that variegated pineapple...purdy!
ReplyDeleteThe pineapple is very much like the ones at RPR. I got one there as well but RPR's don't have the serrated edges of this one which makes it a bit more pleasant to touch.
DeleteNever quite fallen for Praying Hands but the pot may be the solution. Love it when leaves are half and half like that.
ReplyDeleteI heard a Roger Gossler www.gosslerfarms.com say of Praying Hands that he didn't like it until he grew it in a pot.
DeleteThat variegated Ginkgo is a lovely thing.
ReplyDeleteI love the ginkgo. Big leafed hostas are wonderful right now. Not so fond of the skinny leaf thing.
ReplyDeleteI have a canna with green and yellow leaves that is quite smashing - and will bloom orange! Vulgar, but eye catching!
ReplyDeleteVulgar or exuberant? Tacky or festive? Canna 'Pretoria' perhaps? It's a gorgeous thing!
DeleteTook me several years to completely eradicate Romneya from a hot, sandy bed. Loved the flowers but it kept coming up everywhere including the neighbors concrete driveway. They put in a new driveway of 6+ inches of asphalt but the Romneya kept breaking through. Thankfully, they are also Flora worshippers.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if I want to eradicate it as it is a beautiful thing when it blooms. I'll try to control it a bit though.
DeleteThe ginkgo is absolutely breathtaking. I LOVE those leaves. It's interesting to hear how the variegation varies from year to year.
ReplyDeleteI love random foliage posts! The little carpet of Blechnum has me drooling. I planted two four-inch pots last fall. They've got a long way to go before they look like your patch, though they're growing faster than I expected.
ReplyDeleteMy patch has filled in nicely but there were a couple of years when I was sure it was going to die as it looked pretty bad.
DeleteThose Ginkgos are incredible!
ReplyDeleteOh to have a gingko like that! Absolutely gorgeous. I'm a fan of 'Praying Hands' actually, I suppose since I have so many other huge leafed hostas running amok, the skinny one sticks out of the crowd. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have never seen the variegated ginkgo before it is gorgeous. Does it go buttery yellow in the autumn like the green one?
ReplyDeleteI love your Praying Hands. I think lots of hostas look better in pots than in the ground.
The variegated ginkgos do take on the same buttery yellow autumn color as the green one. You are right about hostas in pots! I've started growing more of them that way. They're easy to move around to fill in bare spots when they're potted.
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