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Random shots of foliage that caught my eye while wandering:
Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses,' a new hybrid that I got from the Rhododendron Species Garden.
Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' had some rust issues last summer so I treated the soil with copper. Hopefully that will take car of the problem. Looks like it'll b time to divide this next year if the rust goes away!
This part of the garden is fairly green all year long.
Rhododendron 'Super Flimmer'
Impatiens omeiana 'Silver Pink'
Helleborous 'Silver Dollar'
Rex Begonias in the greenhouse.
Rex Begonia 'Fireflush' was doing very well until someone left the pot soaking in water. Who would do such a cruel thing to a plant? Perhaps it will recover.
Erythrina crista-galli that Danger gave me last year grew very well through the summer until someone forgot to water it. (So hard to get conscientious and knowledgeable garden help!) I thought that it might recover in the greenhouse over the winter but it mostly sat there. Now look at it! For it's great effort, it will get a bigger pot in which to stretch it's roots.
Banksia grandis putting out new growth. So, how does one fertilize a phosphorous sensitive plant? Blood meal? Would well rotted manure bother it? I found an answer here.
This guy looks a bit like Sideshow Bob with his new Acacia cognata 'Cousin Itt' hairdo.
Sideshow Bob image copyright 20th Century Fox.