Life is presently hectic here. Consequently, I did not prioritize six pictures for this week.

1. Acer macrophyllum, bigleaf maple leaf against a backdrop of sawdust looks malicious. Sadly, the tree needed to go, for a variety of reasons. Someone got some good firewood.

2. Chamaedorea plumosa, baby queen palm is reaching the saran ceiling. Now, it needs to relocate outside. The problem is that it has always been partially shaded by the saran.

3. Canna X generalis ‘Tropicanna’ canna was supposed to be ‘Alaska’. Fortunately, I got real ‘Alaska’ from another source. ‘Tropicanna’, although not planned, is a nice mistake.

4. Amaryllis belladonna, naked lady maintains some degree of modesty by being out of focus. Actually, I do not know why that happened. I am very fond of this white bloomer.

5. Heather has it made in the shade while she takes a break from rodent control. She can lounge about as much as she wants to, now that there are not many rodents left for her.

6. Rhody is difficult to get a good picture of. Nonetheless, any picture of Rhody is always the best of my ‘Six’. For this picture, he is on the porch of the home of one of his friends.

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11 thoughts on “Six on Saturday: Disheveled”

  1. oh lucky you…..Naked Ladies are a favourite of mine…..and a white one too. I was going to invest in a white one this year but found them quite overpriced. If only I knew someone local who would help me out.

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    1. The common pink sort are common here, and grow wild on the roadsides. I am not so keen on their bright pink color, but am very pleased with the few white ones I have found. I would not have bought them either, also because they are so expensive. The problem with the white ones is that so many colleagues want copies of them, and I have only a few left. Now that they are no longer dormant, I should not send any in the mail.

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  2. My current feline is terrified of the outdoors. She will cry pitifully is I drag her out, ostensibly to sit on a nice blanket in the shade. Nope. She wants none of it unless there is a plate glass window between her and the potential hazards. She is more of a bug hunter, which I guess is OK. The foliage on the Canna is quite nice!

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  3. The mistake regarding the Canna variety is interesting. I googled to look up the ‘Alaska’ variety, which has fairly similar leaves but a different type of bloom : creamy right? Is tropicana red-orange as Google says?

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    1. Yes and yes. ‘Alaska’ is classified as one of only a few white cannas, but is actually very pale yellow or creamy white. ‘Tropicanna’ is bright reddish orange. It is one of the most popular cultivars of Canna.

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  4. I love your six this week Tony. The Amaryllis is beautiful, and that canna foliage is so striking. I have never tried growing canna. Maybe I should! Also nice to see Rhody of course, and to hear that Heather is happy and keeping the mice at bay.

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    1. Canna are very easy. However, if you acquire them for the first time, I would recommend getting them from reputable sources or from other gardens that you know lack canna viruses. I made the mistake of getting cheap canna, and they were virused

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  5. White Amaryllis is on my shopping list for this year, I’ve found a white Amarygia, Amaryllis x Brunsvigia, might give it a whirl. Do you grow a lot under shade netting, it’s looking like I might need it here for some things.

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    1. The shade netting is only in the nursery, where we store what eventually gets planted into the landscapes. It is not really necessary though. We do not grow anything that needs partial shade, and if we do, I can just grow it in the shade of larger items. White amaryllis bulbs are too expensive for my taste. I can not justify paying so much for something that grows wild on the roadsides. I was fortunate to find a few white ones among the many pink.

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