Thursday, May 10, 2012

You had me at brevipedunculata!

Once in a while, I stumble upon a plant so rare Dan Hinkley doesn't even mention it in his Explorer's Garden books.

Schefflera brevipedunculata
Now when that plant is on the 50% off table at Swanson's Nursery, there must be some sort of imbalance in the universe.  I quickly remedied the situation by buying this supposedly hardy Schefflera brevipedunculata for a mere $20.

4 comments:

  1. OMG...I couldn't be more jealous. Hoe lucky are you!

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  2. Hahahahhaha! Finally someone bought that thing! It's been laying around Swanson's for months now. I've been doubtful about its winter hardiness so I let it be. I hope you enjoy it and maybe you can let us know how it does if you decide to plant it in the ground! Pretty thing!

    So, I saw a mislabeled S. taiwaniana at Sky Nursery and I'm wondering if it's this species. Maybe if no one buys them they'll go on their clearance area and I can score like you did!

    R

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  3. You lucky dog! I paid considerably more for mine last spring, planted it in a very shady location and hoped for the best. Made it through the winter (Tacoma) and is throwing out new growth this spring. Yea!

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  4. They are actually being sold as the Dan Hinkley plant collection from Monrovia. I bought one today at Portland Nursery here in Portland, OR for $20.00. Hope it does well in my cold greenhouse.

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