What NEW plants have you bought this Spring? pics please!
nanzjade z5 MA
5 years ago
I could not resist these...
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Comments (9)Hey Gabro, The plant i was talking about was the one that has the plastic cover around it. I forgot to mention that the plastic cover was open on both ends. Like i mentioned in the Cacti & Succulents Forum, the plant was top heavy, and would topple over easily. Well a few days ago, it got knocked and toppled onto the cement floor, which caused it to break into 20 or so pieces. There isn't much left of it, so the only thing i could do was scoop up the stems and leaves that broke off and put them in some soil in hopes that they might root. Now, the plant is looking very much like it is destined for the dumpster soon. It wasn't holding on much before it took it's spill, and i'm not sure that it will pull thru being destroyed. Oh well like i said before, i never really liked the plant in the first place. - Pete...See MoreWhat New Plants Have you Bought this Season?
Comments (12)I haven't bought too many this month but I went nuts in Feb and March. 14 new ones in Feb alone. But as far as April and May goes, I've been getting really into cacti and a few succulents. Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Easter Cactus) - From Wal-Mart in pretty bad condition, and it wasn't even marked down, but I felt so bad for it that I bought it anyways. It now looks great and won't stop growing! Not that I want it to stop. Dahlia (Stargazer) - Just a seed I planted...one of the few that actually has survived. Agave of some sort - Still haven't been able to get an ID on this one. Frustrating, but I'll forgive it 'cause it's a neat looking plant. Echinocereus enneacanthus - I call it my Killer Cactus. Hehe. Stetsonia coryne (Toothpick Cactus) - This one's a killer cactus too, but the name was taken by above cactus. Hildewinteria aureispina (Golden Rat Tail) - I saw a larger version of this plant that I really liked, but I love to buy small and watch them grow really big by my hand so I found just a little one. Aloe striata (Coral Aloe) - Everyone pray for me. I have no luck with aloes, but I thought it was so neat I had to have it, and like Crotons I thought that if I tried enough times I'd get the hang of them. Codiaeum variegatum (Mammy) - I was telling myself no more plants for a while, but this one was half price at Superstore. What can I say...the addiction kicked in. And citosa, I'm totally jealous of you. I want an Adenium obesum so bad. I looked on Ebay for some seeds and I found a ton, but I just don't trust anyone over the internet....See MoreHAVES: 2016 SPRING MAG SWAP (Saturday, May 7) - Plants You Have List
Comments (40)Likewise!! It was so wonderful actually meeting everyone and thank you SO very much for your generosity! Gardengramma, thank you especially for hosting, and providing such a gloriously beautiful place for us to meet. (You did am amazing job dialing up the weather as well). Since I got there without my leucojeum or redhot poker I'd be open to making one-off arrangements. I had to get the leucojeum right back into the ground but I can dig some more. Some people also mentioned a possible fall meeting? Which of course would be better for leucojeum, peonies, other fall-dormant plants... One other note - I thought I'd be able to tell people this as we traded but it was a little too chaotic -- in our area we have a serious problem with Japanese stilt grass, very invasive in the woods near us. I don't know if it's widespread but I don't want to be responsible for spreading it. I'm pretty sure I did not include any ride-alongs in my trades, BUT, stilt-grass makes a lot of seed. It's incredibly easy to pull up and easy to kill, but if it goes to seed, it makes an awful lot. Don't let anything grassy come up in your transplants......See More2019 SPRING MAG SWAP - Plants You Have List
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stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
5 years agoStephania perrieri
Bowiea and a Hoya
Anthurium superbum
Ask me again after I go to the Connecticut Cactus and Succulent show in a couple of weeks :-)nanzjade z5 MA thanked stupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
Eryn Falas zone8
5 years agotopsy turvy, mystery cactus, and a blue spruce that I dont have a picture of.
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Stefan
5 years agoEryn Falas zone8
5 years agorina_Ontario,Canada 5a
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoEryn Falas zone8
5 years agoEryn Falas zone8
5 years agostupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
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nanzjade z5 MA thanked Rob Blomquistnanzjade z5 MA
5 years agoStefan, wow you sure like cacti! Do you them for the flowers or the look of the cacti itself? I have a few, and am hoping for blooms sometime soon.
SLD, your new Hoya wayetii (?) is beautiful. I got one in the fall and am waiting for it to grow, probably the high variegation slows it down. I’ll have more to show after the C&S sale too!! Lol! It would be wonderful to meet you if we are going at the same time, I’ll message you.
Eryn, that’s very nice that you got a blue spruce, I love the look of them too, with their lovely color and shape. I hope it thrives for you.
Mike, it’s not that I’ve run totally out of room, it’s at the point of having to be creative to fit them in, lol! Plus as ya know so much easier to water them outside in one location rather than several rooms, making trips to fill watering can or bringing them to the sink.
I just got one more! A cute little aloe $2 at CVS. It was the only one of its kind. I wonder it’s name and what size it’ll grow.
Stefan
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMeyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoStefan
5 years agostupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
5 years agonanzjade z5 MA
5 years agoMike, haha :*) Have you bought any new plants this Spring? I would presume so!
SKD, ohh interesting to know your hoya’s name, I’ll have to look it up online later. I just sent you a message :)
I just repotted this little guy...
Eryn Falas zone8
5 years agorina_Ontario,Canada 5a
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoEryn
Holes can be drilled, quite easy if terracotta/clay pots. Also glazed ceramic, metal - all using appropriate drills. Even glass, with diamond tip drill bit. Done all of them but glass (but I do not use glass containers for plants). Here are couple I just did - big round 'dish' and glazed that I already potted into (2 holes in that one):
These are drill bits I used:
nanzjade z5 MA
5 years agoYcloh1 (Singapore)
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isde02(zone5b)
5 years agostupidlazydog CT zone 5b/6a
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYcloh1 (Singapore)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIsde I can post some images which will make you drool.. ;) was there last 2 weeks ago. These r huge caudex.
The 2 on the right are fockea edulis
Eryn Falas zone8
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