Obsessive about obconica March 9, 2008 New Cultivars of Primula obconica such as Embrace™ , a hybrid {. obconica distributed by S & G Flowers and Sygenta Horticultural Services, a… Continue Reading
The lost Camellias of New England March 12, 2007 A peppermint colored rose form Camellias may be iconographic to the south, and grown in southern California, but they also have a rich heritage… Continue Reading
Peak Nerine sarniensis bloom November 5, 2006 A selection of Nerine sarniensis crosses, most from the United Kingdom’s National Collection, kept by Ken Hall at Springbank Nursery on the Isle of… Continue Reading
Clerodendron bungeii September 5, 2006 Clerodendron bungei Fast growing tropical plants with magnificent late summer displays like this Clerodendron bungei, were at one time, only found only in botanic… Continue Reading
Madagascar Summer August 16, 2006 Uncarina grandidieri has 3″ wide flowers Caudex or Caudiciform plants are perhaps the strangest plants which are collected by enthusiasts. What often look like… Continue Reading
Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae July 24, 2006 This Scadoxus was once known as Haemanthus Once classified by taxonomists as Haemanthus katernae, the re-classified Scadoxus multiflorus subspecies Katherinae is more commonly known… Continue Reading
Ornithogalum convallarioides July 17, 2006 This small bulbous Ornithogalum species is native to Madagascar Of all of the Ornithogalum species which I grow, this precious tiny specimen has been… Continue Reading
Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae March 31, 2006 Cape Hyacinth’s are rare enough, but the teal colored Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae is perhaps the most choice form, for collectors. Lachenalia aloides are… Continue Reading
Amorphophallus Bulb March 30, 2006 My largest Amorphophallus konjac bulb, is really getting big! Any gardener who has grown to become a plant enthusiast can remember, as a child… Continue Reading
