It has been awhile since the last post. That's because I've been very frustrated with my yard and myself. The former is not conducive to growing. The light during the last autumn, winter, and early spring is negligible. It works satisfactorily for those Tacsonia that like filtered light and cool temperatures. In the summer, the light situation is rectified, but the heat from the patio itself is intense, and for the potted plants, it can be too much. Then, there are my mistakes. I, like many others, over water. And I contributed to killing a large part of my collection. All in all I lost some gems including my treasured P. cirrhiflora. *sigh* On the plus side, P. parritae is doing well. I don't think I've watered it since I potted it after the PSI meeting last year. A little rain came down, but nothing from me, and it's doing very well in the low light. I remember a couple of years ago when I was away for the entire month of August. I had a P. parritae then, and I set up a drip watering system to hopefully keep it alive. Much to my surprise, it was gigantic when I returned. Knowing that, I think it's time that I put away the hose and watering can, and just give minimal water through a drip line from now on. One more thing on that note; I drilled holes in all of my plastic pots along the sides to enable extra moisture to escape and air to circulate a little bit. That was my idea, so I hope it's not a horrible one.
So, here's what I have remaining after the winter of death.
Large Containers:
- P. holosericea
- P. × belotii (P. alata x P. caerulea)
- P. 'Manta' (P. xiikzodz × P. coriacea)
- P. racemosa 'buzios'
- P. caerulea
- P. malacophylla
- P. pittieri
- P. vitifolia
- P. misera
- P. 'Blue-Eyed Susan' (incarnata × edulis) × (incarnata × cincinnata)
- P. parritae
- P. sublanceolata
- P. actinia
In the Ground:
- P. edulis 'flavicarpa'
- P. caerulea 'Constance Eliot' x P. loefgrenii 'Iporanga'
- P. tarminiana 'Bailadores'
- P. macropoda
- P. tarapotina "C"
- P. manicata
- P. pinnatastipulata
Small Pots and Greenhouse Plants:
- P. discophora
- P. poryphretica var. angustata
- P. 'Blue-Eyed Susan' (incarnata × edulis) × (incarnata × cincinnata)
- P. ornithura
- P. malacophylla
- P. macrophylla
- P. venusta
- P. sublanceolata
- P. pinnatastipulata
- P. ovalis
- P. edulis 'Orange Fruit'
- P. edulis x ?
- P. mexicana
- P. laurifolia
Planted at a Friend's
- P. macrocarpa
- P. antioquiensis
- P. caerulea
On the Way
- P. lingularis
- P. mucronata
- P. 'Kew Gardens'
- P. 'Blue Bouquet'
- P. gritensis
