|
| These are from the old garden in Olympia. I did not get around to posting them earlier. None of the Callistemons were in bloom yet or there would have been a lot more to see. Sorry about the lighting; it was approaching sunset when we were there.
|
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| Great photos. I'm glad to see Jubaea chilensis doing well. I just got mine in the ground so hopefully it will do well too. It surprises me why not many people in the PNW grow this wonderful palm, besides that it grows slowly. I think it's more beautiful than pindo palm. |
|
- Posted by bamboomary 7b Snohomish Wa (My Page) on Wed, Jul 22, 09 at 22:34
| Your Thamnocalamus aristatus/spathiflorus looks really good! I lost all of mine to the ground. I left the dead culms standing to see if leaves might appear but nothing! I rather like the way the dead culms look! Talk about a vertical accent! There are lots of new shoots around the perimeter however. I can't wait for my Podocarpus Salignus to look like that! Thanks for sharing Ian! |
|
| Various other plants shown here would not have come through the temperatures experienced last winter in areas to the north and east of the Seattle metropolitan area (5 degrees F. reported from Stanwood, 7 degrees F. from Marysville). Apparently the Olympia site has similar conditions to parts of Seattle etc. Various plants not hardy to single digits burned/froze back/died on Camano Island site I have been planting. Here, near the county line (north of Seattle) same extent of damage not seen at all. Some dwarf escallonia in neighboring garden nearly died, that's about all that comes to mind now. Laurustinus hedges in Stanwood were effectively destroyed. These remain mostly/entirely brown even now. There was also partial damage to these in the Camano plantings. I took one out, even though only the outer and upper top was burnt, figuring if it happened once... |
|
| Mary, don't look too closely; it's covered in mites. Glad you liked the pics. I think Jubaea isn't planted much here because people don't want to take a risk with something that might not be hardy, especially when that plant is very expensive and slow growing. However, Jubaea chilensis hardiness is understated by many references. The coldest temperature I ever recorded there was 9F in December 1990. Last winter the coldest temperature was 19F. That's the first time it dropped below 20F there since 1998 when it bottomed out at 12F.... although we had a few close calls (Jan 2004, Nov 2006 and Jan 2007). |
|
| You have some great plants! I do not want to hijack your thread, but I noticed you have an Eucalyptus Regnans. I have been looking all over for some seedlings. I tried planting some seeds from Australia but with no luck. Do you have any suggestions for obtaining Regnans? Thanks! |
|
- Posted by merrygardener z8olywa (My Page) on Sat, Oct 16, 10 at 20:40
| All beautiful! I'd love to get my hands on some variegated Algerian Ivy... Where are you Mike Turner?! Really now, is this a difficult plant to procure? |
|
- Posted by hallerlake Seattle (My Page) on Sun, Oct 17, 10 at 16:32
| I planted a Cornus controversa 'Variegata' this summer. I hope it starts looking like yours as soon as possible. I need to remember the Podocarpus when I put in my husband's "tropical" garden. He wants several of the Magnolia macrophylla, too. |
|
| I sometimes propagate a few E. regnans and may have some next spring or summer. The tree pictured froze dead in December 2009 after reaching almost 70' tall so I can't really recommend it for most normal Northwest gardeners who don't like giant dead trees. I might have a couple pots of variegated Algerian ivy kicking around; I'll have to check. This plant and Podocarpus salignus did not sustain any damage last winter, so that is nice. Here's a preliminary report of how the eucalyptus fared last winter - I'll be producing a more complete report soon. Eucalyptus acaciiformis [Chiltern Seeds] dead to the ground |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Northwestern Gardening Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.