tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post7441569268577292315..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Foliage Follow-up: Variegated BeautiesKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68974675259292660502015-07-18T17:04:49.054-07:002015-07-18T17:04:49.054-07:00I probably haven't featured the bromeliad befo...I probably haven't featured the bromeliad before. Most of my succulent pots are in need of a refresh so I've been ignoring them as far as the blog is concerned. The grass (Carex testacea) in the pot with the bromeliad is dead and should be pulled out or replaced. So much to do, so little time!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57768303713989029682015-07-18T11:27:13.852-07:002015-07-18T11:27:13.852-07:00Your Furcraea foetida mediopicta looks so lovely! ...Your Furcraea foetida mediopicta looks so lovely! I've gone through 3 of them now, just not able to give them what they want to make it through the winter. I don't recall seeing that container with the Bromeliad (and succulents, and grasses?) before, it's lovely! <br /><br />I guess I am Evan's opposite in that I stay away from white variegation in favor of yellow and green.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-45304165991075233772015-07-17T16:15:54.308-07:002015-07-17T16:15:54.308-07:00I went crazy over Duranta 'Gold Mound' whe...I went crazy over Duranta 'Gold Mound' when I first discovered it but, although I invested in several of these plants, that one shrub is the only one that has lived up to expectations. I don't know if the others were improperly labeled or if the problem is simply the result of different placement but none of the others have the size or color of that one. Some of them actually turn purplish during our winter, which isn't all that cold.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18101011737712902002015-07-17T16:12:03.312-07:002015-07-17T16:12:03.312-07:00Our climates are so very different, Gina. We don&...Our climates are so very different, Gina. We don't have what you would recognize as a winter season - it seldom, if ever, freezes here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-22950391138726911642015-07-17T16:09:43.694-07:002015-07-17T16:09:43.694-07:00Good luck with your new Furcraea, Bec!Good luck with your new Furcraea, Bec!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25459890889390922282015-07-17T16:09:16.751-07:002015-07-17T16:09:16.751-07:00Seeds have turned out to be harder than cuttings h...Seeds have turned out to be harder than cuttings here as the blasted raccoons and skunks tend to roll right through the soil like tractors. Of course, even cuttings aren't safe from them but, if I grow them up in pots until they reach a good size, they've got a greater chance of making it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68550930475690187872015-07-17T16:06:04.634-07:002015-07-17T16:06:04.634-07:00I've propagated this Plectranthus (and others)...I've propagated this Plectranthus (and others) before, Deb, but it's been harder to get them to take here. In my old, shady (and well-irrigated) garden, I literally could stick a cutting directly in the ground with a reasonable expectation that it would thrive. Not so here...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-46566819381299383222015-07-17T16:03:27.052-07:002015-07-17T16:03:27.052-07:00I've only recently become interested in bromel...I've only recently become interested in bromeliads and still the prices on them keep me from buying the ones I like more often than not. Someday, I'll try planting them in the ground here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51474854766834205362015-07-17T06:40:40.864-07:002015-07-17T06:40:40.864-07:00Variegation is good in the right spot and you seem...Variegation is good in the right spot and you seemed to have got them just right Kris. I love the fresh green colour of the Duranta amongst the darker greens, as you say, striking.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-72586885012289836612015-07-16T23:42:37.664-07:002015-07-16T23:42:37.664-07:00Loving the foliage. Most of my garden is various s...Loving the foliage. Most of my garden is various shades of green as I count it as winter colourGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302065755663279757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-37839861901323116572015-07-16T16:54:53.700-07:002015-07-16T16:54:53.700-07:00I too am a variegated leaf lover, & that snipp...I too am a variegated leaf lover, & that snippet of information on your Furcraea is so helpful, I have been going to get one but unsure where to put it, so thanks for that!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447422023432443913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24689864774719687842015-07-16T15:46:58.581-07:002015-07-16T15:46:58.581-07:00I'm with you - I love variegated plants and pl...I'm with you - I love variegated plants and plants with coloured foliage and any colour will do! I'm so pleased that the plectanthrus has taken for you. Growing things from cuttings and seed is so tremendously rewardingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63728142029185577732015-07-16T15:05:00.319-07:002015-07-16T15:05:00.319-07:00I adore variegated plants. But as gorgeous as you...I adore variegated plants. But as gorgeous as your examples are, nothing made me smile like reading the statement "I'm featuring it this month because I grew this one from cuttings and it's finally beginning to flesh out, which pleases me greatly.".<br /><br />That's it, you know. There are those moments in the garden when a plan works out or a plant finally-FINALLY gets its roots going and begins to perform the way you KNEW it could. Pleasing. So. Very. Pleasing. <br /><br />You just enjoy that Plectranthus as long as it works, lady. You earned that one. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8854359937203698702015-07-16T13:58:49.748-07:002015-07-16T13:58:49.748-07:00I like variegated plants, but I tend to eschew yel...I like variegated plants, but I tend to eschew yellow variegation in favor of white or green variegation (there are always exceptions, of course). I absolutely love that Furcraea. I'm also a big fan of bromeliads and wish there was a wider selection available in the Northwest, but they aren't hardy here so most nurseries aren't going to give them much space. Congrats on your happy plectranthus. It's always fun to see plants you've propagated yourself thrive.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.com