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\nCalochortus uniflorus, the last of the calochortus to bloom, is also the tallest in my collection, at 14 inches. These bulbs were planted in pots in September.<\/p>\n

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\nThe extraordinary teal color of the South African native, Ixia viridiflora, is very difficult to capture on a camera. I tried a couple of different settings, and locations, but still, the faint teal color washes out. Still, these are amazing Ixia’s, and a bulb which had been on my wish list for at least ten years. I am so happy to have a pot in bloom, and to see them waving in the wind.<\/p>\n

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\nThe troughs continue to bloom with alpine plants, on the walk that leads to the greenhouse. Every year I try to add another trough to this walk.<\/p>\n

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\nI love Pleione orchids, and although very hard to find in North America, as least the named varieties, I still keep a few, like this one Pleione ‘Irazu Mallard’. They bloom before the foliage, and I grow them in a loose orchid mix augmented with fresh sphagnum and beech leaves.<\/p>\n

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\nRhododendron fragrans<\/p>\n

Even as the more common Rhododendrons peak out of doors, there are a few tropical or tender forms which I need to keep on the protection of the hot house, such as this rather weak specimen of Rhododendron fragrans, which I ‘rescued’ from a friend. I have a new form of this species from Borneo, which has denser growth, but I have to admit that this old form is much more fragrant, but less floriferous. Usually it blooms in January, when one can truly appreciate a nice, scented tropical, but even in May, it holds its own.
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\nPandorea jasminoides, a vine which is growing in the greenhouse ( from Logee’s<\/a>), I almost missed it in bloom, since the flowers are so high in the greenhouse, but joe pointed it out from the deck, and then I could see the flowers and the vine, where it has now wrapped itself around the supports that hold the furnace. This will need to be cut back, unfortunately, but I will wait until after flowering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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