Brugmansia 'Snowbank' has been pretty stingy with it's flowers this season but who cares with foliage like that?
When the sun shines through the foliage of Begonia 'Gene Daniels,' it's glorious. I've rooted a cutting from this big plant to hold over winter.
New to me and just blooming now is Hemiboea subcapitata. Common name is Glossy False Sinningia
It was the glossy foliage of this Chinese native that caught my eye but flowering at this time of year is pretty swell too. To learn more look here.
What does a plant addict do in the middle of a heat wave? Why, order plants to be put in a box and be further stressed by the heat of course.
But, Agave 'Snow Glow' needed to come to my house and so did Agave weberi 'Arizona Star.'
Great looking group of plants but those first two are gorgeous. Nothing like a backlit plant! I am growing A. godzilla but it's not acting like a monster yet. But I found that Brunnera 'Alexander's great' took at least a few years to attain the size they boasted in the catalogs. Plus the stupid rabbits have been eating the painted ferns. No others, just the painted ones.
ReplyDeleteBrug 'Snowbank' is beautiful. Maybe it will flower next year; I wonder if the blooms will be as fragrant as the less showy varieties.
ReplyDeleteAnd why aren't there pictures of the other items from the box? :-)
'Snowbank' has been with me for several years and has bloomed in other years and the blooms are just as fragrant. I photographed them but the pictures weren't very good and the plants are now spread all over the place.
DeleteI'm sure I had things to say, but that photo of Agave 'Snow Glow' stopped all other thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThe foliage on that Brug is fabulous. You're right, who cares if it flowers. Stupid heat wave! I have mail order plants sitting in my pot ghetto waiting for cooler weather and rain to get put in the ground. Meanwhile, I just keep watering them hoping they don't croak.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find an Agave 'Snow Glow'?! I've been looking for one for what seems like forever. Those little pop-up notices about ordering more for the same shipping charge always get me too, although Annie's now has me just about programmed to order in quantities of 8 or 12.
ReplyDeletePlant Delights Nursery. They've got a really nice variety of agaves that aren't available in my neck of the woods.
DeleteThe Agave 'Snow Glow' is beautiful. Of course you had to order more...why not be fiscally responsible?
ReplyDeleteHemiboea makes a beautiful ground cover, if you don't plant it in dry, compacted soil under Douglas firs, which I would never do...
ReplyDeleteOh, big spender with the PDN box! Everyone is going gaga for the Agave, but I'm wondering what you're going to do with that Equisetum!
I've wanted that Equisetum since they first offered it long ago but it was sold out for years and I figured it just wasn't meant to be. It's in a pot in the greenhouse now as the interwebs say that it really needs a heated greenhouse in the winter to put on the size shown in the picture. With the exception of bulbs, I seldom do any mail-ordering as we can find so much in nurseries in our region and shipping is so expensive.
DeleteCan't wait to see 'Godzilla'. Sounds like you are having too much fun.
ReplyDelete:-D Man, you do have it bad, don't you? ;)
ReplyDeleteI just chuckle at your addiction. I guess it's a healthy one.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to see all the pics in your blog:)
ReplyDeletePeter, so many favorite flowers! I loved Hemiboea subcapitata, its flowers are similar to Fox gloves, am I right?
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are very pretty, despite on early autumn your plants are in bloom, great!
The Brugmansia foliage is indeed magnificent.
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