2010-04-23 Bovee's

My tiny little pygmy Drosera bloomed this spring, and the flowers were almost as exciting as you might imagine from a plant the size of a penny. Almost. The one below, Drosera callistos has a flower that is wider than the plant itself. The downside to this flower is that it is only open for 5hrs before fading. Ugh. Luckily I remembered the camera today!



Visited Bovee's Nursery, as I am wont to do. It's only about 10 minutes from where I work, and so is a relaxing stopping place after a long day of grading. Bunch of stuff is in bloom.

Lewisia cotyledon


My favorite Lewisia: tweedyi. Gonna get one from "Rare Plant Research", a nursery down by Clackamas on their May 15-16 open garden.




Menziesia ciliicalyx, one of my favorite names to say, along with Metasequoia glyptostroboides and Strongylodon macrobotrys.


Bovee's Specializes in Rhodododendron and it's Rhodie season!

25ft tall.








R lueteum?




R bakeri?


Vireya's: Tropical Rhododendron from SE Asia, and hybrids.








Lemon Lovely


R javanicum


R himantodes


V744 John West