Adenium Garden - Martin in Denmark - Part II
Yesterday, I contacted the seller who accidently sent me net containers. Now 200 round plastic containers are on its way! ;-) I am in desperate need of small containers. 40-50 of my youngest seedlings are all stuck in the same (too small) tray and are beginning to compete against each other for the limited amount of light.
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My three largest Adenium somalense seedlings (the narrow-leafed ones):
They are growing a lot vertically, even branching out, but caudex development is slow. In a couple of weeks, the one to the left will touch the lid of the "light box". So I have two options: 1) Prune them, or 2) buy a second light box with tubes for larger seedlings. ;-)
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Comments (6)You know, John and all, I grew that variety all by itself for probably 15 years before adding several more. Usually aimed for 25-30 bulbs to last the year. Then I started adding all of those other "better" varieties until there was little room left for my old favorite. If you were here at the beginning of this forum, you'd know how close it was to being lost as I almost didn't have any here for one year. We were lucky that my son was still growing it and was able to get some back to grow again. It's taken some thinking tonight as to where in H--- I'm going with this garlic game. Well, I happen to like my old one and it was one of the best in this dry year. There's going to be a "fire sale" shortly but it won't be for Martin's Topsetter, it will be for anything else that didn't measure up this year. Other than my old one, everything else is available somewhere. Therefore, the decision was made tonight to plant the main garlic bed at least 75% Martin's. Did I just hear a big moan from the rest of you? Don't worry. I think that I had 27 bulbs at harvest time. I figure that it's going to use up about 10 bulbs to handle that project. Whatever is left will be strictly for distribution here on GW. I'd prefer that it go to serious growers who will be able to devote a permanent spot for it rather than just growing it for the kitchen. As near as we can tell, the original source may even be extinct or nearly so. There's no commercial variety exactly like it and only a few SSE varieties may be close. I probably should not have to worry as Matti and Bill have got it and both are serious about growing it. Now we can let a lot more into the game. So, that's where we are as of tonight. Martin...See MoreAdeniums - Martin in Denmark - Part IV
Comments (74)Pachypodium Update Pachypodium saundersii 2016-02-20: 2016-03-12: 2016-03-22: The saundersii has decided to put more energy into branch growth rather than caudex growth. But the stems are still compact with short internodes. Pachypodium horombense 2016-02-07: 2016-03-22: Perhaps a bit difficult to see, but the pachy has grown a lot the past month. Arabicum "Scarface" Update After repotting the tree a few weeks ago, growth slowed down considerbly. It looks like that it has finally accepted the new home. 2015-11-08: 2016-03-22: The training so far has not been a total success. Some of the branches did not respond to pinching or pruning the way I expected them to. But the training continues......See MoreAdenium Garden - Martin in Denmark - Part V
Comments (70)Pagan, yes, some obesum hybrids are evergreen under such conditions. The one in the first photo has never shed a single leaf (I removed a few near the caudex myself). The one in the second photo has shed maybe 5 leaves in total. Probably a drought response (I forgot to water the plant). I do not plan to repot them anytime soon but something is clearly "going on" inside the Smart Pots. ;-) One of the Smart Pots now has a curved, oval underside, not flat. It almost needs support. Otherwise it would tilt. I suspect that some big roots are causing this distortion. ;-) I will document the good stuff below when I repot the two obesums....See MoreLate Summer Rose Collages - Part II
Comments (31)Diane - Thank you for nice comments - especially from such a great gardener! Just wanted to say a bit more about Leander's size. I often refer to the book below by Clair G. Martin who was the curator of the Huntington Gardens in San Marino, CA as a helpful guide to many of the older Austins. Martin has been very accurate in his descriptions of the size and character of roses like Brother Cadfael, Happy Child, The Prince, and Prospero to name a few. His guide distinguishes between warm and cool climates, and offered a more realistic idea of what a warm climate grower of Austin roses could expect given how different the climate of most of England is compared to most of California. Here's what he says about Leander's size: Stature and Habit: 6 feet x 8 feet (warm climate); 6 feet x 5 feet (cool climate) "Like 'Cymbeline', 'Leander' shares a problem with others of the same habit: It grows much wider than tall, and unless self-pegged, it flowers only at the ends of the long, sinuous canes. Self-pegging will help to control the size and encourage more flower production. Otherwise, this is definitely a rose for a low wall or fence where the arching canes can be trained to display the charming flowers to their utmost." He says a lot of nice things about this rose and he clearly likes it, but wishes the growth habit was different. Here's a collage I made of photos I took of Leander today using my weed bucket as a reference point for size. After six months, he's about 18" high and about 2.5 ft wide. The lower right corner shows how the blooms are sitting on top of the canes, which corresponds to Clair Martin's description. Leander and Brother Cadfael (which I've had for 5 years), share Charles Austin as a parent. My expectation is that Leander will be wider, about 5ft compared to Brother Cadfael's 3ft or so, but about the same height, 6ft as the tag from DA says. I'm sure there's someone out there who grew a 14' Leander but I'm going with Clair Martin's experience, and my experience with BC in my climate. Here's a lovely arrangement from the Celebration of Old Roses earlier this spring which was aspirational! I had already planted my Leander but was happy to see and smell this beautiful bouquet. I wish I could have talked to the grower; many people kept coming back to Leander to check it out and smell it. My Madame Ernst Calvat is a sport of Madame Issac Periere which is a darker pink version of MEC. Both are beautiful and fragrant, but typically I prefer a medium pink over dark pink. MEC is a bourbon rose and not a once bloomer; she has bloomed sporadically since the spring flush but she's still so young, and not too developed yet. I've heard that if she's "well grown", she'll do very well in terms of re-bloom, but we'll see. Recently a bird dumped a huge amount of poop all over her and I had to clean all the leaves after it had dried for awhile. So if well grown means poop cleaning, I guess I've done my part. :)) I have considered Chianti, but I'm afraid I don't have room for once bloomers. It's a lovely rose though! Ann...See Moreaddicted2plants Southern IL USA
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8 years agoTracy, you don't have to scroll all the way down. ;-)
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoA smal black spot on the stem of one my nicest Pachypodium horombense seedlings turned out to be major stem rot (the roots were healthy)! :-( I had to remove a lot of tissue and finally I dusted the wound with cinnamon. The odds are really not good but hopefully it will struggle and survive the treatment.
One of my largest Adenium arabicum "RCN" seedlings had the same black spots but it was fine (after doing a "skin removal").
And now to something completely different: ;-)
Adenium arabicum "PNW" (about 12 weeks old):
The same seedling 5 weeks ago:
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoTracy, nah, they are not that fat. ;-) But this one is fat, my fattest, another Adenium arabicum "RCN" (12 weeks old). The container is bulging even though I recently transplanted the pig! It has numerous buds and I think it has begun branching out:
At first I thought it hat stem rot but after a minor "stem surgery" I was relieved. The arabicum was just fine. I think that it is growing so fast, that the epidermis /skin simply cannot keep pace and bursts. I might push it too much by watering daily.
Yes, I need one or two clip-on fans. I am trying to find some on the internet...
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoPhil, never pull leaves off - cut them off (not too close to the stem). By pulling you might end up scarring the plant.
EDIT: The particular pig Adenium had already begun branching out. The pruning was merely a cosmetic thing, to shorten the main stem. ;-)
I just mixed 10L (2.6 US gallons) of UFWGA Ultrafast Fatness and Weight Gainer for Adeniums! ;-) Cocopeat/ground, Perlite and the mineral stuff Eco Grip Grow.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoSomalense Photo Update
Another Adenium somalense seedling (about 13 weeks/3 months old):
And the "Twin Tower" branching is natural, no pruning. ;-)
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