It's raining again...but sunny days were productive!
Just posting some eye candy in case anyone is craving it:-) We had about a week of sunshine to dry out a little. Here's a couple of combo pots I planted up. Let's hope they don't get crazy wet and ugly. Most of thees plants overwintered in the dry house/shelter, either in small pots or bare-root clumps.
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Comments (6)Sob! Hardly anything left at Menards. I had to hunt all over the store, too. ItâÂÂs like they were all in Christmas product mode already. I had to ask 3 timesâ¦IâÂÂm sure I was sent to where they WERE, at one time. One young thing, when I asked for âÂÂBulbs...like tulips and daffodilsâÂÂ, STILL sent me to light bulbs. IâÂÂm guessing she did not know what my kind of bulb WAS. To think, last year I made out like a bandit there. Only a few packs of uninteresting bright yellow lilies, and some solid dark pink tulips. Blah. When I expressed disappointment, though, one more eager clerk outside showed me to a decorative display someone had set up to advertise fall planting season. She said they sold out very quickly this year. There in a basket were a few more interesting things. I DID get one package of Little Princess, and Allium oreophilum. I was hoping for Little Beautyâ¦I bought some a few years back when Scheepers had them: they are really charming. It would have been the perfect color for a new bed I have with a lot of purple/silver/pink heucheras. With the orange tones of Little Princess: IâÂÂm not sure where I will put those. It doesnâÂÂt go with ay color scheme I have running. But I couldnâÂÂt leave them behind, now, could I? I'd too late to start planting today, though: have to hope for a warm day later in the week....See Moresunny day spruces
Comments (24)Bluespruce is right, it's not 'Blue Sapphire', also not 'Blue Saphir' but 'Blue Safir', it's found as a witches'broom at the Malik Nursery, Czech Republic. Almost everyone has misspeld this name in their collection. Also Picea orientalis Professor Lagner' must be written as 'Professor Langner' Indeed nice selection from Dennis. I'm wondering how his health is now....See Morefinally!! no rain, it's planting day!!!
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Comments (14)Maryl - Red Venom has the most amazing color in person. It just glows. Cary Grant has excellent color and form, plus it is sunfast and rainfast. This season I'm finding I prefer them to most of my reds with fancy edges. Except for Fighting Fire and Spacecoast Francis Busby, my edged reds have had trouble with opening and splotchiness. If Hem. Barbara Mandrell weren't such a good pod setter, she would be on the move out list. I rprefer my pinks with white or cream edges, and I have added a lot of those in the past two years. Lori - Lots of rain here yesterday and today. All this rain we're getting should prompt the reblooms! Sherry - You're really starting to like the patterned eyes! Hoosier Nan - Simply Charming was my favorite yesterday too. I can't resist a good bicolor. Debra...See More
Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8
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greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
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7 years agooops, wasn't finished...these will grow and get crowded/fill out over the summer, I'll remove some as they get over crowded, or if they get pests etc.
Barb, with succies that are not overly sensitive, so common ones, plentiful propagators etc. I can just move them around like a florist would use cut flowers...replanting in an arrangement at will. I'd only do this a few times a year, otherwise it could weaken the plants. I'd use a trowel to pull them out in a good rootball and put the bigger ones in first, then tuck in smaller ones to fill. (For more rare or special plants I'd never put them in a grouping).
In photo#2 the large dark purple echeveria at top is violacina. The pink E. at 3 oclock is Afterglow. The big pink trailing jellybeans is pachyphytum oviferum. It's great for containers as an edge trailer. Here's another shot if in in a single pot, This pot is about 14 inches tall, wth a rbick under, soon to need another brick:-) since I am afrais I will break the long stems if I try to repot.
repot.Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8
7 years agolisasfbay9b thanked Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8
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