Last Sunday Mark Leichty, Director of Business Development at Little Prince of Oregon Nursery, invited the Portland-area garden bloggers out to their wholesale nursery for lunch and shopping, again. I've been lucky to visit here three times now, previously in 2015 and then in 2017.
This year I wasn't completely on game as far as my photo taking, which is a shame because this operation is slick. Clean and organized greenhouses, a gorgeous office, and beautiful plants...
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Inside their only heated greenhouse were many treasures, including a sea of Echeveria ('Blue Atoll' I believe)...
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Agave applanata 'Cream Spike'...
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Larger E. 'Blue Atoll' ...
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Oh that I could plant like this, in the ground, in my garden (Zone 9 dreams...)
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And tree ferns! I don't think these were for sale, and if they were I am sure I couldn't afford them. Plus where would I put them over the winter?
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Finally I tore myself away and made it out to the unheated houses.
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Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'... what a big name for a small plant.
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Little Fatsia japonica.
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Doll-sized.
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Aka Agave victoriae-reginae
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A Dianella prunina 'Rainbow Twist,' which I lost over our cold and nasty winter of 2016/17, is making a comeback. These little fighters are tougher than I thought.
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Dryopteris erythrosora/autumn fern
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Love the double-decker cart!
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Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost'...I thought the lovely browns looked more like a 'Desert Dream'.
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Sempervivum 'Shirley's Joy', I meant to grab a couple of these. I somehow managed to not do so.
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These bits and pieces were on the top of a table in one of the greenhouses. They look like what might get swept up, after a bunch of flats are moved. They also look like the next crop of plants, assuming they get stuck in a little soil.
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Tradescantia andersoniana 'Blushing Bride'
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Wow. That's a little too festive for my tastes.
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So neat and tidy!
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Did I mention there are over 70 greenhouses? Ya.
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This is a big operation. That cool two story building below is the office.
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Not my haul! This is either Megan's, Patricia's, or a mix of both of theirs. Not bad eh? (I think there may also have already been a few loaded in the car)
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Here's mine...
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Dyckia 'Pale Ryder', Agave montana, and a Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'
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So cute!
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Clockwise from upper left: Echeveria 'Blue Atoll', Eryngium bourgatii, a couple of small E. 'Blue Atoll, a pair of Graptosedum 'California Sunset', a Graptopetalum Superbum Paraguayense and an Echeveria subsessilis.
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Another Dyckia, Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' (kangaroo paw with beautiful orange-red blooms and a ridiculous name), Sedum spathulifolium 'Carnea', a Staghorn fern that's a gift for a friend (hope she doesn't see this), two Scleranthus uniflorus, and the conjoined twins are Agave montana.
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Wrapping it up a Dicksonia antarctica, Selaginella 'Braunii', two Athyrium otophorum, and an Abutilon Nuabtang, the orange version of their Nuabyell, which I've had great luck with. What a fun shopping adventure with my blogger friends, thank you Mark and all at Little Prince of Oregon!![]()
Weather Diary, March 21: Hi 54, Low 38/ Precip .16"
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
This year I wasn't completely on game as far as my photo taking, which is a shame because this operation is slick. Clean and organized greenhouses, a gorgeous office, and beautiful plants...
Inside their only heated greenhouse were many treasures, including a sea of Echeveria ('Blue Atoll' I believe)...
Agave applanata 'Cream Spike'...
Larger E. 'Blue Atoll' ...
Oh that I could plant like this, in the ground, in my garden (Zone 9 dreams...)
And tree ferns! I don't think these were for sale, and if they were I am sure I couldn't afford them. Plus where would I put them over the winter?
Finally I tore myself away and made it out to the unheated houses.
Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'... what a big name for a small plant.
Little Fatsia japonica.
Doll-sized.
Aka Agave victoriae-reginae
A Dianella prunina 'Rainbow Twist,' which I lost over our cold and nasty winter of 2016/17, is making a comeback. These little fighters are tougher than I thought.
Dryopteris erythrosora/autumn fern
Love the double-decker cart!
Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost'...I thought the lovely browns looked more like a 'Desert Dream'.
Sempervivum 'Shirley's Joy', I meant to grab a couple of these. I somehow managed to not do so.
These bits and pieces were on the top of a table in one of the greenhouses. They look like what might get swept up, after a bunch of flats are moved. They also look like the next crop of plants, assuming they get stuck in a little soil.
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Blushing Bride'
Wow. That's a little too festive for my tastes.
So neat and tidy!
Did I mention there are over 70 greenhouses? Ya.
This is a big operation. That cool two story building below is the office.
Not my haul! This is either Megan's, Patricia's, or a mix of both of theirs. Not bad eh? (I think there may also have already been a few loaded in the car)
Here's mine...
Dyckia 'Pale Ryder', Agave montana, and a Sedum sieboldii 'October Daphne'
So cute!
Clockwise from upper left: Echeveria 'Blue Atoll', Eryngium bourgatii, a couple of small E. 'Blue Atoll, a pair of Graptosedum 'California Sunset', a Graptopetalum Superbum Paraguayense and an Echeveria subsessilis.
Another Dyckia, Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' (kangaroo paw with beautiful orange-red blooms and a ridiculous name), Sedum spathulifolium 'Carnea', a Staghorn fern that's a gift for a friend (hope she doesn't see this), two Scleranthus uniflorus, and the conjoined twins are Agave montana.
Wrapping it up a Dicksonia antarctica, Selaginella 'Braunii', two Athyrium otophorum, and an Abutilon Nuabtang, the orange version of their Nuabyell, which I've had great luck with. What a fun shopping adventure with my blogger friends, thank you Mark and all at Little Prince of Oregon!
Weather Diary, March 21: Hi 54, Low 38/ Precip .16"
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.