This was my second year to attend Rare Plant Research's spring open house. Although I'd purchased plants from RPR at Jungle Fever and Dig, I'd not gone to the open house until last year. Primarily a wholesale nursery, on one magical weekend each spring, Burl Mostul throws open his greenhouse doors to the public. See previous posts here.
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Dudleya brittonii gets nearly two feet across. Can you imagine a chalky white succulent rosette that large? This had to come home with me.
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There are always lots of great plants but what one wants to arrive early to see is Burl's new concrete creations. This year he did these pumpkin planters and also great concrete colored rectangular planters which he made using old towels. Cool stuff!
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Dasylirion wheeleri were so large and handsome. If I only had space...
Agave utahensis v. kaibabensis
Scadoxis puniceus just past blooming.
Love them or hate them, one must admit they're interesting!
Sinningia leucotricha. Beautiful color combination!
Euphorbia with tiny succulents. (Kalanchoe daigremontiana?)
Alluaudia montagnacii. Gorgeous!
Interesting stick looking plant whose tag I couldn't read.
Dig that cool orange hat!
Pachypodium fabulously weird!
Dudleya brittonii gets nearly two feet across. Can you imagine a chalky white succulent rosette that large? This had to come home with me.
A few bromeliads.
A mountain of tropical foliage.
Bromeliad tree.
Aeonium somethingorother
Field of Lewisia
Field of Opuntia
Field of dreams, I mean neoregelias.
There are always lots of great plants but what one wants to arrive early to see is Burl's new concrete creations. This year he did these pumpkin planters and also great concrete colored rectangular planters which he made using old towels. Cool stuff!
Echeveria
Aloe polyphylla (spiral aloe) I will not kill it this time!
Musa 'Ai Ai,' the rarest, most sought-after banana in the world is readily available at RPR!
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A couple more bromeliads. Mine sailed through the winter nicely in the greenhouse!
Furcrea is a beautiful agave cousin.
Caladium 'Poison Dart Frog'
Field grown Eucomis and hardy Amaryllis (Hippeastrum)
Some all potted up and ready to go home.
Aeonium 'Zwartkop' and 'Silk'
Canna Stutgart with leaves much like that very rare tropical banana!
It wouldn't be the Pacific Northwest without a bit of glass.
Lunch anyone?
Tomorrow we'll stroll the grounds! Happy new week!