Some days I have to ask myself if I don’t just have entirely too much going on when it comes to the garden, greenhouse and all the potted plants.  Mind you, I love all the plants–each and every one!  But if there is such a thing as a plant hoarder, I likely crossed into that category many years ago!

I took some time off work to concentrate on some studying for a class I’m taking and to catch up on some greenhouse chores.  I got through one shelf this weekend and another one today, so I am about halfway finished.  This is just the repotting/grooming step in the project.  Next, I need to get everything completely organized, then clean up anything not needed and debris.  All this just so I can import all the plants that need to spend winter in there from around the yard!

The biggest job today was to pot on Clivia seedlings that had been neglected for about one year too long!  The good news is that these were all named seedlings and the flowers promise to be colors that I don’t have, since most of my current clones are close to the orange/yellow of the miniata species.

Here are some possibilities of what the Milk White x Milk White might look like.

Another hybrid has Charm blood lines crossed with a pastel Peach.  I’m hoping for something like this.

The third batch of seeds includes Nakamura breeding (famous, amazing Clivia breeder).  See some of those amazing plants here.

A few things are blooming now, but not much.  The Plectranthus are blooming with their charming spikes of white:

This Oxalis regnellii was given to me as a free gift with an eBay purchase.  I already have had this species for years and always keep a gallon plant of it around just for color.  I find this baby very charming and the flowers are lovely:

      

There are a few begonia flowers in there, too, and this one Dahlia that I cheated and brought in from outside:

Some other plants of interest include the Sinningia leucotricha, which has a bigger and bigger caudex and HUGE leaves:

The leaves are velvety and beautiful.  I think the size might be related to overwatering, but the plant keeps growing and appears happy, so I haven’t looked at ways to keep it drier.  It is in a clay pot, and that probably has saved it!

Here is the Veltheimia starting into growth and very strong.  I will divide it after it blooms to get a separate plant to share.

Below are some of the baby Babiana hybrids that are now two years old and I just potted on this weekend.  They should grow faster now and hopefully will bloom next year.

Agapanthus praecox seedlings below.  I never dreamed I’d be able to grow Agapanthus from seed, but some were included as a free gift in a seed order and I tried them.  I got two strong plants, now inseparable, as I didn’t pot them separ!

Here is a nice vignette  from the back patio.  It is about to be put disassembled for the winter, so I thought I would capture this now.  I love this gargoyle sculpture by the talented Tom Francis, and the Pelargonium behind is a lovely shrub with pristine leaves (which won’t last, as the cool weather sets in).

More clean up tomorrow, and likely another post.