As I mentioned yesterday my friends Peter and Alison made the trip down from Tacoma for the big HPSO plant sale. Since they were in town they had to make the trip out Highway 30 and invited me to come along. First stop Cistus, of course. There was so much to see...
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This Epimedium wushanense (I believe) was theatrically lit for our visit.
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As was the Schefflera delavayi.
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I was so enchanted by these yucca I forgot to record their name. Bad blogger!
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Yucca faxoniana, perhaps?
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Yellow flowering Hesperaloe parviflora, you don't see that everyday...
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And more beautiful abutilon flowers.
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Pittosporum patulum
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Leptospermum lanigerum - purple leaf form
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New foliage on a Dendropanax...
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Another Elegia capensis tempting me (I saw one weekend before last and wanted it too)...
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And a freaky variant of Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira', I think Peter ended up with one of these.
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This photo reminds me of something very sad. My Sonchus canariensis has passed on to the compost pile in the sky. Late last summer I didn't notice the container it was in wasn't draining properly until the foliage started to wither. Root rot. It was too far gone to save. So very sad...
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Ugh! Another death. My Musella lasiocarpa hasn't recovered from our winter cold. It should have been brought into the house or s.p. greenhouse, not left in the unheated garage. But there were so many things to care for during that time, something was bound to slip through the cracks.
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Happier thoughts! (lots of spiky things)...
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Here's most of my group getting ready to check out. That's Nathan behind the counter (yes, he works there), Heather in front of the counter, Scott with the hat, and Alison in the orange t-shirt. Peter can't be seen because he's off...
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Falling in love with a yucca...
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Cistus is the center of the PNW universe if you're looking for fabulous Yucca rostrata...
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Dyckia 'Naked Lady', for those afraid of extra spikes.
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Didn't get the name of this one but I'm pretty sure I should have bought it.
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Leucadendrons!
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So what did I buy? Well this fabulous Nolina microcarpa...
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And a couple of Othonna cheirifolia (below) as well as an (unpictured) Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'...
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We spent so much time at Cistus that our stop at Joy Creek Nursery (just up the road a bit) was cut short since they close at 5pm. I did buy a fabulous Persicaria Brushstrokes, which I neglected to take a photo of. Instead I was transfixed by this Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue'...looking very purple.
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And several choice Euphorbia glowing in the late afternoon sun...a day spent plant shopping with friends, does it get any better than that?
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All material © 2009-2014 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
This Epimedium wushanense (I believe) was theatrically lit for our visit.
As was the Schefflera delavayi.
I was so enchanted by these yucca I forgot to record their name. Bad blogger!
Yucca faxoniana, perhaps?
Yellow flowering Hesperaloe parviflora, you don't see that everyday...
And more beautiful abutilon flowers.
Pittosporum patulum
Leptospermum lanigerum - purple leaf form
New foliage on a Dendropanax...
Another Elegia capensis tempting me (I saw one weekend before last and wanted it too)...
And a freaky variant of Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira', I think Peter ended up with one of these.
This photo reminds me of something very sad. My Sonchus canariensis has passed on to the compost pile in the sky. Late last summer I didn't notice the container it was in wasn't draining properly until the foliage started to wither. Root rot. It was too far gone to save. So very sad...
Ugh! Another death. My Musella lasiocarpa hasn't recovered from our winter cold. It should have been brought into the house or s.p. greenhouse, not left in the unheated garage. But there were so many things to care for during that time, something was bound to slip through the cracks.
Happier thoughts! (lots of spiky things)...
Here's most of my group getting ready to check out. That's Nathan behind the counter (yes, he works there), Heather in front of the counter, Scott with the hat, and Alison in the orange t-shirt. Peter can't be seen because he's off...
Falling in love with a yucca...
Cistus is the center of the PNW universe if you're looking for fabulous Yucca rostrata...
Dyckia 'Naked Lady', for those afraid of extra spikes.
Didn't get the name of this one but I'm pretty sure I should have bought it.
Leucadendrons!
So what did I buy? Well this fabulous Nolina microcarpa...
And a couple of Othonna cheirifolia (below) as well as an (unpictured) Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'...
We spent so much time at Cistus that our stop at Joy Creek Nursery (just up the road a bit) was cut short since they close at 5pm. I did buy a fabulous Persicaria Brushstrokes, which I neglected to take a photo of. Instead I was transfixed by this Melianthus major 'Antonow's Blue'...looking very purple.
And several choice Euphorbia glowing in the late afternoon sun...a day spent plant shopping with friends, does it get any better than that?
All material © 2009-2014 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.