KyushuCalanthe
Just call me Tom
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A pretty normal winter here to date, except for far fewer frosty mornings than average and essentially no snow. We had a brief but intense "heat wave" a couple weeks back - up to 19 C (66 F) one day!. Regardless, most things are on their normal cycle so far. Here are a few pics from the garden this week.
Pollia japonica seeds and Dioscorea japonica bulbs on an old clay pot - interestingly members of Pollia have some of the shiniest seeds in the world and the Dioscorea bulbs are edible when cooked:
Cyclamen seedlings, about one year old:
Agave potatorum 'Kichijokan' - a southern Mexico native and not fully hardy here, so most nights it comes indoors:
Camellia sasanqua - a reliable winter flowering native shrub/tree of southern Japan:
Davallia tyermanii, Selaginella involvens, and Lemmaphyllum microphyllum growing on an ume tree (Prunus mume). The Selaginella is green while in growth and gets this great red color in the fall:
Davallia tyermanii rhizomes and Lemmaphyllum microphyllum forming a mat on the same ume tree. The Selaginella is a native of Japan, while the Davallia is found in warmer parts of south Asia. It is commonly called the white rabbit's foot fern:
Pollia japonica seeds and Dioscorea japonica bulbs on an old clay pot - interestingly members of Pollia have some of the shiniest seeds in the world and the Dioscorea bulbs are edible when cooked:
Cyclamen seedlings, about one year old:
Agave potatorum 'Kichijokan' - a southern Mexico native and not fully hardy here, so most nights it comes indoors:
Camellia sasanqua - a reliable winter flowering native shrub/tree of southern Japan:
Davallia tyermanii, Selaginella involvens, and Lemmaphyllum microphyllum growing on an ume tree (Prunus mume). The Selaginella is green while in growth and gets this great red color in the fall:
Davallia tyermanii rhizomes and Lemmaphyllum microphyllum forming a mat on the same ume tree. The Selaginella is a native of Japan, while the Davallia is found in warmer parts of south Asia. It is commonly called the white rabbit's foot fern:
