Portland Nursery Houseplant Sale Wrap-up (you've still got a few days to shop!)

The Portland Nursery Houseplant Sale kicked off last Thursday, the 10th.

I hoped to be at the Stark St. location at opening, to grab a Bromeliad I had a crush on. I didn't make it until 9:30, but luckily it was waiting for me. It was fun to watch other shoppers dash in and head for the special treasures they were hoping would still be waiting for them, most were.

Funny the "it" plant of just months ago, Pilea Peperomioides, was setting on the shelf ignored. And they were only $16.99 and 30% off that!

Albuca spiralis 'Frizzle Sizzle'

I assume these are Sansevieria cylindrica.
Polypodium aureum (huge! $32.99)

There were many Cryptanthus, these labeled as C. b 'Ruby'...but they weren't looking very ruby.

No better name than just Cryptanthus on these cuties.

More in another part of the shop, along with a few Tillandsia (also part of the sale).

There weren't any really unusual Bromeliads, but a few that I stopped to admire.

Somebody found the big fiddle leaf fig of their dreams! (it was marked sold)

Containers are 30% off too.

Now we've hopped on over to the Division St. location. Sad cactus! I've heard this advice, about not potting them up in the winter. I'm sure I have though, and don't remember rot. Maybe because I didn't water them?
Selenicereus anthonyanus, I really would have loved to take this guy home, but at $64.99 he stayed.

Big Cryptanthus!

They had a few "Bromeliad trees" for sale, with plants wired to a branch ($149.99)

And pineapples! Ananas comosus...

This photo is deceiving, there were tons of people milling about. I waiting until just the right minute to snap.

Oh you beautiful plant! Ludisia discolor. I had one for years but it gradually declined and is gone. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $28 (sale price) on a plant I might kill again.

Ha! Haven't seen one of these in ages. I had several Dieffenbachia in my dorm-living days.

White rabbit foot fern, Humata tyermannii. Aren't the woolly, creeping rhizomes wonderful?

They had several good-sized staghorn ferns (Platycerium sp.) too, unmounted.

It's a tropical wonderland!

So here's my haul...

Another creeping fig, Ficus pumila. The one I bought last year, and planted outdoors, is still looking good (mild winter!). I think this one will live indoors.

I bought one of the unlabeled Cryptanthus, and this cute little cement pot for it. At only $3.50 the pot is a deal, I might need to go back and get another (or two) before the sale is over.

Here's the Bromeliad I was hoping to score. It's such a bright apple-green color and I love it's branching structure.

I'm not sure what horrific injury it's growing out of, but I'm planning to cut this part off asap.

Yes I bought a staghorn fern! I've never been a fan but this one just spoke to me. I'm going to put keep it in a container, not mount it. Wish me luck!

This Sansevieria trifasciata has a home waiting for it, a pot I have in a low-light area.

And finally I grabbed a pair of Pinguicula (butterwort), they're carnivorous plants that I know nothing about. I'm hoping that book I mentioned in Monday's post (here) will educate me, fast.

If you're in Portland the sale runs through the 23rd of January!

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