Ahh summer, and the days of it that it's just nice not to do much out in the garden but laze around, drink lots of cold drinks, and have a barbecue...
Time for a little update on some of the ones who didn't make it out for display
And doing random garden chores that aren't too tiring but just as fulfilling. Like tidying up some of the plants that are still in the greenhouse. Not all of our plants make it outside for display during the summer, some are left under glass or in the pot ghetto for one reason or another. Time for an update on those plants still in our working area and in the greenhouse next to the koi shed, and a little break from our 'pot crazy/whimsy' posts as of late.
The Yucca rostrata below has decided to flower again this year after having just recovered from flowering the other year. It was put here then to re-root and recover from flowering then and it's repeat of floral prowess has somehow set it back again but at least not as much as before. Being well rooted now means it is better at recovering from flowering.
The flower spike this year
And the one two or three years ago
The Yucca thompsoniana also flowered several years ago and you can see its remnants on the right side of the photo below.
Now let's look at the other plants in the greenhouse...
I collect Yuccas and those that are still on the small side are mollycoddled in the greenhouse all summer
The lovely twist is getting more evident - Yucca rupicola
This one is starting to live up to its name - Yucca 'Yellow Ribbons'
A trio of Yucca 'Margaritaville'
Surrounded by our Aspidistra collection. Strange combination in the greenhouse but the aspidistras relish the shadiness under the wooden shelf
More xerophytes, this lot are for TLC
Including the variegated Beschorneria septentrionalis which flowered this year which will result in the demise of the mother plant. Fortunately though it has sent several pups!
An unidentified Opuntia that has stood the test of time for us is also busy sending out new pads, yay!
Our bargain Yucca rostrata duo received some haircut too
So did this Dasylirion serratifolium
Quite slow but have responded to being repotted - Sinopanax formosana
Dainty but just as prickly, the lovely Mahonia druckeri
One last glimpse before we go out to the pot ghetto...
And then on to the working area, also called 'pot ghetto'. Not much left even here
But still some notable ones like...
Gunnera perpensa which absolutely loves being sat on a tray of water permanently
It will live another year unplanted. Still, nice color on it's new flush of leaves - Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida'
We're waiting for it to bulk up a bit more before we plant it out. The tropical looking conifer - Podocarpus matudiae
Very variegated and very sensitive to the sun. The exact name of this Aucuba from Cistus escapes me at the moment
This Aloe polyphylla is supposed to be our 'display' one but it ended up looking more abandoned than pampered.
For that palm seedling look - Curculigo crassifolia
Rhododendron edgeworthii and Aucuba omeiana
And a flowering Veratrum
As you can see no big changes here but it's nice and relaxing in its own way to spend some time tidying up and giving some of the plants a once over, even the ones that that didn't make it out.Mark :-)
