{"id":5016,"date":"2019-03-23T02:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T02:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=5016"},"modified":"2019-03-23T02:03:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T02:03:35","slug":"spring-under-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/23\/spring-under-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Under Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The greenhouse plants slowed down during the cold spell, too, and I lost some of the seedlings I had just moved out there before the one 16 degree night\u2013all of the Hardenbergias disappeared. But the Hakea seedlings in the same tray are growing strong, so they must be hardier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I transplanted the two kinds of Acacia two weeks ago. They appear to be doing really well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acacia dealbata \u201cpurpurea\u201d seedlings in front, with Chasmanthium latifolium grass seedlings behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Acacia redolens prostrata seedlings\u2013tiny, but a cheerful sign of spring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Last year at this time the Clivia miniata hybrids were mostly in full bloom. They are lagging a bit behind this year, but the very first flower opened this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Peach-colored Clivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
One of my weaknesses as a greenhouse gardener has been jungle cacti. I can barely keep them alive and they never (until now) bloom well for me. The surprise bloomer was left behind by some neighbors who moved away and just placed it in our yard. Here is a series of photos\u2013I love the shape of the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But wait\u2013there\u2019s more. The orchids are putting on quite a show, as well. The Masdevallias are not blooming as much as they usually do, but they have a few flowers so far and will probably have more as things warm up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I have yet to meet a camera that could capture the brilliant colors of this cultivar of Masdevallia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
It is the Cymbidium that has impressed me the most. This plant came as a division from Leon\u2019s friend Karl Huffbauer and it always blooms, but usually the flowers get aphids and dark spots and there might be one or two good ones. This year, the spikes are huge\/long and there are four of them\u2013and most every flower is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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My last greenhouse plant is a mystery. It came up in a pot of other seedlings and appears to be a Geranium, but not one that I\u2019ve grown before. It isn\u2019t super showy, but I like the foliage and the flowers are delicate and pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The greenhouse plants slowed down during the cold spell, too, and I lost some of the seedlings I had just moved out there before the one 16 degree night\u2013all of the Hardenbergias disappeared. But the Hakea seedlings in the same tray are growing strong, so they must be hardier. I transplanted the two kinds of … Continue reading Spring Under Glass<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5032,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016\/revisions\/5032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

Acacia dealbata \u201cpurpurea\u201d seedlings in front, with Chasmanthium latifolium grass seedlings behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
Acacia redolens prostrata seedlings\u2013tiny, but a cheerful sign of spring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Last year at this time the Clivia miniata hybrids were mostly in full bloom. They are lagging a bit behind this year, but the very first flower opened this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
Peach-colored Clivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
One of my weaknesses as a greenhouse gardener has been jungle cacti. I can barely keep them alive and they never (until now) bloom well for me. The surprise bloomer was left behind by some neighbors who moved away and just placed it in our yard. Here is a series of photos\u2013I love the shape of the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But wait\u2013there\u2019s more. The orchids are putting on quite a show, as well. The Masdevallias are not blooming as much as they usually do, but they have a few flowers so far and will probably have more as things warm up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$
I have yet to meet a camera that could capture the brilliant colors of this cultivar of Masdevallia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
It is the Cymbidium that has impressed me the most. This plant came as a division from Leon\u2019s friend Karl Huffbauer and it always blooms, but usually the flowers get aphids and dark spots and there might be one or two good ones. This year, the spikes are huge\/long and there are four of them\u2013and most every flower is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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My last greenhouse plant is a mystery. It came up in a pot of other seedlings and appears to be a Geranium, but not one that I\u2019ve grown before. It isn\u2019t super showy, but I like the foliage and the flowers are delicate and pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The greenhouse plants slowed down during the cold spell, too, and I lost some of the seedlings I had just moved out there before the one 16 degree night\u2013all of the Hardenbergias disappeared. But the Hakea seedlings in the same tray are growing strong, so they must be hardier. I transplanted the two kinds of … Continue reading Spring Under Glass<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5032,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5016\/revisions\/5032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}