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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

A Few New Additions to the Hoard

Here are some of the more interesting plants that have made their way into the collection recently. 
I had the pleasure of visiting the Danger Garden in mid May and saw Loree's gorgeous specimens of Agave 'Sharkskin' and Agave utahensis eborispina.  Of course these aren't plants that pop up a lot at local nurseries but through the magic of the interweb, look at what arrived in the mail recently.

With wrapping like this, you know something special is inside.


A baby Agave utahensis eborispina

Agave 'Sharkskin'   Yes, it needs gravel top dressing.

In other mail-order fun - [surely you can't be] Cereus forbesii spiralis.  

 A little rinsing off, some soil and voila. 

Haworthias have been pretty happy in my greenhouse conditions, they stay small, and there is quite a nice variety of shapes and colorations.  Here's H. 'Ice Jade'

This bit of coolness is Haworthia cooperi var. truncata.  

That Portland garden is dangerous and so is surfing the net for plants.  The buttons on the keyboard  are so easy to push.  

Surprisingly, Aeonium 'Party Platter' was found in a flat of assorted succulents at a big box store.  It's a hybrid.  Do you think that Aeonium tabuliforme might be one of it's parents? 


12 comments:

  1. Score! Glad to provide a little shopping inspiration.

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  2. It's so much fun to get new plants in the mail.

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  3. That second Haworthia is so cool! Is this the year that the greenhouse reaches the bursting point though? ;)

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    1. Not quite yet. This is the year where I take cuttings of a lot of the large plants like brugmansias, that usually come inside for the winter and leave the large plants outside.

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  4. I've been seeing that cereus at the sales, and not cheap! I finally gave up on my 'Sharkskin' since it was impossible to keep the mealybugs out of the tight folds -- the hybrids like 'Little Shark' and 'Royal Spine' are flawless, so that's some consolation. Looking forward to seeing how you display that aeonium -- they are so cool when they splay out on an angle.

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  5. Love those Haworthias. Great looking and the right size for hoarding. I fell prey to online shoopping last week and plants coming on Thursday. The best kind of deliveries.

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  6. Great plants! The internet has really allowed gardeners to get whatever they want. Isn't it lovely?

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  7. Those Haworthias are different than any I have seen. Such an unusual plant. I like the twisted plant too. I just love it when those boxes pop up on the porch.

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  8. Shopping on the internet is simply too easy! ;) Love the spiral Cereus - very attractive.

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  9. That Cereus is drool-worthy! I hope you haven't had to take on another job to pay for your new purchases.

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  10. Those Haworthias are very cool. I Googled Haworthias and discoverer we have several but none like those. What a great and varied family of plants.

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  11. Haworthia look like a tasty snack.

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