2010-02-21 Winter Catchup

We're almost back into full swing here. Winter low was 12F in mid December, GH froze a little bit, but 99% of things did fine. January had no freezing temps and February low is 31F. So, winter's over, pretty much.

Viburnum has been blooming since Early January.


Acacia baileyana also been blooming for almost a month.


We spent the rainy-season indoors. Kitty read Twilight the only way you're supposed to: upside down.


We grew some fungus.


And I built the world's smallest transatlantic airplane... get in!


In the sunroom, Rhododendron phaeochitum X laetum.


At the other end of the sunroom, the Macleania has been growing and blooming all winter. It's such a strange flower. It's called a Neotropical Blueberry and forms little berries when pollinated, though I think they're white. The tag says M. insignis, but I think it looks closer to M. ericae or M. pentaptera. Any opinions?


Most excitingly, things have been germinating in the greenhouse for almost 2 months! Paintbrush, Irises, Penstemon, Lilies, other native plants, acorns, Some more South African stuff. Here's two flats of South African Bulbs that finally came up! Just wait 3 more years and they'll be amazing!


I hear if I'm getting tenure in just over a month. Wish me luck.