tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post5809715477149764650..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: New Plants!Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-40207249778031641102016-11-28T12:12:38.782-08:002016-11-28T12:12:38.782-08:00I expect I'd have a lot fewer agaves and other...I expect I'd have a lot fewer agaves and other succulents if I had to haul them under cover each winter, Tim. I have 2 "young adult" Agave ovatifolia but having 2 of Moby's babies is an honor.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39391800423571717432016-11-28T06:44:38.502-08:002016-11-28T06:44:38.502-08:00I'm way behind on blog-reading, fortunately a ...I'm way behind on blog-reading, fortunately a factor of a holiday, time off work and a friend in town. I love all of your new plants. So much texture and fun color. Although I am not jealous of your low rainfall, I continue to be jealous of Agave in the ground, especially A. ovatifolia! And a descendent of a famous Agave to boot!!tvojthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481184445956506127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22881497953947051412016-11-27T10:18:08.049-08:002016-11-27T10:18:08.049-08:00I thought you might recognize that unlabeled agave...I thought you might recognize that unlabeled agave. If prolific pupping is a key attribute, that probably seals the identity of this plant. The nursery had an unusually large number of pups, like mine, in pots and even my fairly small specimen produced 2 viable pups.<br /><br />I think you idea for a celebration of the Moby offspring is a great one. I'm sure Pam would be pleased to see it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-53519697747401372192016-11-27T10:14:10.615-08:002016-11-27T10:14:10.615-08:00Thanks for the nice holiday wish, Peter! The Jaca...Thanks for the nice holiday wish, Peter! The Jacaranda was a major splurge but I've wanted one for the longest time and at least a dwarf won't tick off any neighbors.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-7189567397231273922016-11-27T10:09:23.505-08:002016-11-27T10:09:23.505-08:00Yeah, posts about new plant purchases are among my...Yeah, posts about new plant purchases are among my favorites!<br /><br />Can't wait to see how your cotinus will do. I've tried three and by the end of the summer they all turned sickly green in our hot climate when closer to the coast they retain their beautiful purple.<br /><br />Your mystery agave looks an awful lot like A. angustifolia 'Marginata' (or, more correctly, A. vivipara according to the latest taxonomical findings). It's a beautiful plant but a prolific suckerer.<br /><br />I bought a Jacaranda 'Blue Bonsai' a few years ago and it's thrived in a large concrete pot. If I had to do it over again, I would put it in the ground. It's just a tad too large for a container, even a large one.<br /><br />Glad to see you got some of Pam's Moby offspring, too. In a year or two we should do a synchronized post on how Moby's babies are faring in their new homes all over the country.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-26235136870243248172016-11-27T07:59:35.549-08:002016-11-27T07:59:35.549-08:00Oh to be able to grow Jacaranda here. Hope your T...Oh to be able to grow Jacaranda here. Hope your Thanksgiving was as wonderful as you are! Love all of your new plants.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-37350824393663506412016-11-25T17:30:23.108-08:002016-11-25T17:30:23.108-08:00The price on the Jacaranda is still ridiculously h...The price on the Jacaranda is still ridiculously high and, if it comes in a container smaller than 5 gallons, I haven't seen it. I'd planned to wait until the price fell but heck, fall is prime planting season. If my past experience with expensive new introductions is any indication, the price will come down now ;(Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68776276620386053442016-11-25T14:36:59.729-08:002016-11-25T14:36:59.729-08:00Lucky you with the dwarf jacaranda! I saw it for t...Lucky you with the dwarf jacaranda! I saw it for the first time a few months ago, had sticker shock as it was a large specimen, and put a different plant in the slated spot instead... I'll look forward to seeing yours grow ;-) So glad to see you were able to put the Cotinus in too!Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-21326683598120498102016-11-24T16:49:04.533-08:002016-11-24T16:49:04.533-08:00We had our Thanksgiving meal early so, luckily for...We had our Thanksgiving meal early so, luckily for me, I've had a little time to walk/work off the heavy meal. Sorry to hear about the sleet but then the cold weather seems more appropriate to the holiday than our 76F temperature, albeit not as comfortable ;) - SoCal does have its pluses!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27741429887070939352016-11-24T16:43:38.993-08:002016-11-24T16:43:38.993-08:00According to the grower, the Mahonia blooms in win...According to the grower, the Mahonia blooms in winter but as these plants came to the nursery straight from the grower, I expect they may have been prompted into early bloom to be more appealing to retail customers. No one here seems willing to buy plants out of bloom.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56236713741969669322016-11-24T16:39:35.821-08:002016-11-24T16:39:35.821-08:00According to the grower, 'Charity' is drou...According to the grower, 'Charity' is drought tolerant once established but we'll see. I've no prior experience with Mahonias of any species.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38424199965809082532016-11-24T16:35:09.158-08:002016-11-24T16:35:09.158-08:00The tiny Tetrapanax was drooping a little this mor...The tiny Tetrapanax was drooping a little this morning, which I hope is just a response to the dry air connected with the Santa Ana winds that arrived today. I gave it some of my rainwater and my fingers are crossed that it adjusts. Cooler temperatures are expected tomorrow and rain on Saturday so maybe it'll feel at home again then.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63312749092917068532016-11-24T16:29:20.697-08:002016-11-24T16:29:20.697-08:00This is my first Mahonia! I hope it'll be hap...This is my first Mahonia! I hope it'll be happy here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73871877423729728742016-11-24T14:15:53.634-08:002016-11-24T14:15:53.634-08:00As it spits rain/sleet outside, it is nice to see ...As it spits rain/sleet outside, it is nice to see you gearing up for your growing season. I can feel your excitement! While the new additions are all beautiful, the jacaranda and the leucadendron are my favorites. <br />Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I for one ate way too much, nothing new there! ;)Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79941319994077036252016-11-24T00:31:09.339-08:002016-11-24T00:31:09.339-08:00Oh what fun you have had. I loved reading about al...Oh what fun you have had. I loved reading about all your lovely purchases. The Duranta is new to me, what beautiful leaves. The only plants which are hardy here are the Cotinus and the Mahonia. I have several huge Charity which are just coming into bloom. They cheer up gloomy November here.Yours look as if it has finished. When does it bloom there?chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-85851354342360560622016-11-24T00:07:38.177-08:002016-11-24T00:07:38.177-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Kris; it gives me great pleasur...Happy Thanksgiving Kris; it gives me great pleasure to read about your new purchases. I'll be interested to hear how the Mahonia grows in your conditions. I have one that is smaller now than when I bought it 3 years ago! But it hasn't died and is flowering so I suppose I should just be hopeful that it will grow in future and perhaps I'll have to help it along with some extra water in summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10909270000775636092016-11-23T23:37:45.810-08:002016-11-23T23:37:45.810-08:00I love all your new acquisitions, you've been ...I love all your new acquisitions, you've been busy. I pray that tiny little Tetrapanax grows well for you. They do well with remarkably little summer water once larger, but you should probably spoil it while it's small.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-77985992127208406062016-11-23T21:34:30.898-08:002016-11-23T21:34:30.898-08:00I just bought a Mahonia 'Charity' too! Lov...I just bought a Mahonia 'Charity' too! Love that plant! Good luck with all your babies - how nice of Pam and Loree! Gardeners are the nicest people!Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10071024189312424712016-11-23T19:37:02.780-08:002016-11-23T19:37:02.780-08:00Holiday decorations do tend to take up a lot of sp...Holiday decorations do tend to take up a lot of space in garden centers during this time of year. Re the agave that might be angustifolia or tequiliana, I probably should have attended to the fact that the nursery had so many pups in pots...If the plant goes crazy, maybe it'll find a spot on the back slope where more severe water restrictions could keep it under better control.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59203812092691430592016-11-23T17:12:02.299-08:002016-11-23T17:12:02.299-08:00You got some wonderful new plants--good shopping! ...You got some wonderful new plants--good shopping! It will be interesting to see how the dwarf Jacaranda does for you. I had S. cacaliifolia, it spread widely in the ground--keeping it in a pot might be a good idea. <br /><br />Went to Armstrong's today, but just to look. They had lots of Christmas stuff, but also fresh stock of most shrubs. Quite a few temptations. <br /><br />Be careful if the Agave turns out to be augustifolia. It makes a massive clump. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61612645161317382252016-11-23T17:07:10.343-08:002016-11-23T17:07:10.343-08:00I'd tell you that it's suddenly gotten col...I'd tell you that it's suddenly gotten cold here too, Lee, but I realize that your definition of "cold" and mine are probably miles apart. If it gets down below 60F here, the heater comes on, blankets and sweaters come out, and we start to whine.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12518678257339358362016-11-23T17:04:24.151-08:002016-11-23T17:04:24.151-08:00I remember that you reported on the drought tolera...I remember that you reported on the drought tolerance of the Cotinus, Alison. You comment on that and Evan's comment on its acceptance of a degree of shade helped to push me toward a "buy" decision.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55455491678123189422016-11-23T17:01:44.544-08:002016-11-23T17:01:44.544-08:00I've always adored Jacarandas and tried growin...I've always adored Jacarandas and tried growing a full-sized one in our old garden but the space was too small and too shady for it. It's much sunnier here and the dwarf size should be easier to manage so I have high hopes for success this time round.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79726904147980286332016-11-23T16:16:24.855-08:002016-11-23T16:16:24.855-08:00I love all your new plants, especially for the won...I love all your new plants, especially for the wonderful foliage. We just got really cold here, almost overnight, and winter is on its way. I will live vicariously through your post!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50567255173862141962016-11-23T12:38:04.750-08:002016-11-23T12:38:04.750-08:00Hope your new plants thrive! I'm going to be l...Hope your new plants thrive! I'm going to be looking for a new Cotinus in the spring. The one I have is wonderfully drought-tolerant, which was a surprise to me. So I want more.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com