Once again the bursting excitement of Spring has kept me from posting! Lots of green-ness coming forth from bare branches and petals cascading themselves all about. The Layia platyglossa and the L. glandulosa will both soon be adding their blooms to the chorus of floral exuberance that is gradually spreading over my garden. But I thought I'd share three of my recent acquistions in this post - Acer palmatum "Sango-kaku", Boronia megastigma "Hot Chocolate", and Vanilla planifolia. These exotic indulgences are in the accompanying pictures. The maple is just starting to leaf out and the fragrance of this Boronia emanates from bell-shaped little flowers which are red-brown on the outside and yellow on the inside! The Vanilla looks great right now, but I'm bit concerned since I've seen two previous Vanillae perish slowly over the space of a year. It seems that they need warm temperatures, high humidity, and air circulation - which I'm going to endeavor to give this orchid. But if anyone reading has any information or advice on growing this tropical little twiner, let me know!
2 comments:
Nice pictures. I like that red plant!
That would be the Boronia - come outside and take a sniff!
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