tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post57748648318020086..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Rare Plant Research 2009danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-91014692190477637782009-05-20T09:05:25.872-07:002009-05-20T09:05:25.872-07:00Thanks Germi! Mine is actually a Voodoo Lily Sauro...Thanks Germi! Mine is actually a Voodoo Lily Sauromatum venosum, or so the tag said. It is so beautiful right now...way bigger than last year. I swear today is the day it bursts open, I almost wanted to bring it to work with me.<br /><br />Oh I hope you are able to photograph the Flax! How many different colors do you have? Do the hummingbirds just love them? Mine one that bloomed was a hummingbird magnet.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66812741024562753702009-05-19T23:15:28.926-07:002009-05-19T23:15:28.926-07:00GORGEOUS!!!
And I can't wait to see your Dranuncul...GORGEOUS!!!<br />And I can't wait to see your Dranunculus vulgaris! A neighbor of mine has one and it is SOOOO beautiful -<br />wait - IS yours a Dranunculus, or some other awesome Voodoo lily? <br /><br />Great purchases! Looooove everything -<br /><br />Oh! I thought of you today - ALL of my phormiums are blooming, all at once! This has NEVER happened before. Trying to photograph them; it's kinda hard.<br />XOXOGermihttp://thegerminatrix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41935024740672590622009-05-19T10:22:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:22:00.000-07:00Karen - exactly! Neither you or my husband will se...Karen - exactly! Neither you or my husband will see the price tags! But then he did say to be 'good to yourself' as we left, that is kind of like a free pass right? I would love a greenhouse, I just don't have any place to put it. Maybe we can buy a piece of the neighbors backyard...<br /><br />You are so right Stephanie! The Aeonium does look like a giant flower! I put it in a glossy brown pot, the color really sets it off.<br /><br />Jane - you are too kind, my camera is a point and shoot antique! Seriously. We bought it years ago when Sony had just released the 3.2 mega pixel! Now I don't think you can buy one less than 10. The diffused light in the green houses really helped the photo quality. A new camera is on my birthday list!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89812328922646669892009-05-19T09:03:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:03:00.000-07:00Your photos are beautiful d.g. - I love the closeu...Your photos are beautiful d.g. - I love the closeup of the purple (maybe bromiliad?) with the crosswise wavy striping. Imagine that blown up to about 2x2 ft.<br />I have picture envy almost more than plant envy after reading this post. Do you use a digital SLR camera?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62997649378520850582009-05-19T00:53:00.000-07:002009-05-19T00:53:00.000-07:00I am glad you bought the Aeonium ‘salad bowl’. It ...I am glad you bought the Aeonium ‘salad bowl’. It look so much like roses. I love the colour too. That's a beautiful nursery and castle too. Btw, about the crape myrtle flower, I did not smell anything when I always there. So, no, probably the flowers do not have strong smell.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66064814339699204352009-05-18T21:13:10.531-07:002009-05-18T21:13:10.531-07:00Hey, not too shabby, I think both you and Megan sh...Hey, not too shabby, I think both you and Megan showed remarkable restraint. Then again, I can't see the price tags. :) You guys are up for waaaaay more plant babying than I am, but I'll enjoy your spiky treasures from afar. Dunno on the mystery plant but don't the leaves remind you a bit of banana plants? I think you will need a greenhouse someday and hope you get to put a pineapple in there. Aren't they hilariously cute? I was so surprised when I saw them growing on the ground in Hawaii, I always imagined them in trees somehow!Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-4276551616494353762009-05-18T20:26:00.000-07:002009-05-18T20:26:00.000-07:00Helen - I am sorry, I think I've mislead you. Most...Helen - I am sorry, I think I've mislead you. Most of the plants at RPR need special planting circumstances here in Portland, or to be in a pot. Something to take in or under cover in the winter months. We get so much rain in the winter that it is death to many borderline hardy plants. As for the large greenhouse, oh ya! I want one too!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64907462827146806662009-05-18T16:54:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:54:00.000-07:00Amazing to see what grows in your area. Most of th...Amazing to see what grows in your area. Most of these would be veeeeeery tender in our climate. Perhaps overwintering -- in a large greenhouse. Wish I had one of those!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46879867117164788962009-05-18T16:24:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:24:00.000-07:00Pam - The link you gave is all I could find too an...Pam - The link you gave is all I could find too and it certainly isn't that plant! You know I remembered as I was reading your comment that there were a couple other signs I actually moved because I knew they were with the wrong plant. Who's to say that wasn't the case here, too! I guess there is room for a little mystery in the danger garden.<br /><br />Megan - I'm so glad to read you bought more than just the agave attenuata, I would have been amazed at your control, and a little disappointed. I really hope they will let us in the atrium once it's done, god I would love to have that at my house! I had to run to Garden Fever on Sunday to get a pot for the Salad Bowl, I wasn't real good at remembering how many empty ones I had at home.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74055651566967595932009-05-18T16:01:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:01:00.000-07:00It's funny, I forgot for a minute I was looking at...It's funny, I forgot for a minute I was looking at someone else's pictures. I was curious to see how many photos we would have taken that were the same. Turns out just a couple. Yours are better framed, I got a little wild and didn't manage to work around the signs in a lot of mine. I didn't make it up to the castle, but I guess it makes sense they're saving those big jungle looking plants for their own place. There was some incredible stuff in there.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563840922463701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49913818326638423752009-05-18T14:36:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:36:00.000-07:00What a fun plant sale that must have been. As for ...What a fun plant sale that must have been. As for your mystery plant, the only <A HREF="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64799/" REL="nofollow">variegated tropical tapioca</A> I've seen looks like this (click on the link). Dee at Red Dirt Ramblings grows it in a container. But it doesn't have an orange bloom.<br /><br />What your plant really looks like is donkey ears, but it lacks the dark coloring of that plant. I'll be interested to see if your other readers can ID it.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.com