Friday, June 22, 2012

Fathers Day Pride

 The Thursday before Father's Day I sent my son a plant request pickup as he was traveling to Dallas to enjoy a weekend with his friends. I did my nursery research by contacting Pam Penick from Digging fame, she told me to contact Michael with Plano Prairie Garden. Michael had a wealth of information available and I thank you so much for that. I was lusting wanting  a Agave parryi 'turncata' as it was hardy in Kansas. I emailed all the information to my son and he agreed to pick some up. He had all the info and locations of nursery nearest to him. So every thing was going according to Hoyle. Or something like that. I called, emailed, and text-ed on Saturday, no answer.
Sunday morning while in church I received a call which I couldn't answer. After the services I read my messages and my son had called and left a message that he had technology problems and had no list or locations of nurseries.
Egads. I called him after services and he told me the story. As he was leaving Rockwall to go home to Oklahoma City he pulled off the road at a gas station, as he had something his friend left in the car and they were going to meet them there. Across the street from the gas station was Covington Nursery, one of the nurseries on the list and he remembered I wanted an Agave. Cool huh? Needless to say, he got the last two Agaves that where half price. And a happy Fathers Day it was and a great ending to the story!
Unfortunately the plants had no labels.
I think this one is A.parryi-
I don't know this one. Any clues?
 Even though this is a little late I am linking this post with Diggings Foliage Followup meme. Enjoy.
L to R:  Foeniculum vulgare, Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', Salvia guaranitica, Brassica oleracea, and Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland'






14 comments:

  1. Your foliage is gorgeous mixed with those perennials. That was a great father's day gift.

    That's a 'Macho Mocha' Manfreda in the second picture. It's done pretty well in the cold here in San Antonio but not sure about Kansas.

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  2. Awesome. Dave's garden info says its a zone 8. San Marcos growers says it's 0-10 degress. Needless to say it's probably going inside. Thanks Shirley.

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  3. Yes, I second Shirley's ID. The second plant is a 'Macho Mocha' mangave. It's a cross between an agave and a manfreda. Give it lots of sun to keep the purple freckling it currently has. It's cold hardy in Austin, but Kansas is pushing it. I think it will need winter protection.

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  4. .....Mailorder Greggo.....Mailorder. It's not just sons, it's everyone who sees gardens as "nice things" rather than as a life imperative.

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  5. Wow, you had a great Father's Day, afterall. The foliage in that last shot is fantastic!

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  6. Love your foliage combo at the end...the Brassica is just stunning!

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  7. I can almost hear the grass rustling in the first photo.

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  8. That's a great father's day! I love that first photo.

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  9. What a great father's day story! I've always admired the freckles on the mangave...it will be a nice addition to your garden.

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  10. I hope the new plants work out for you. It is great how everything worked out.

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  11. I'm so glad it worked out for you, Greg. I'm sure your son got a huge high-five upon his return. I hope your newbies will prove hardy for you. I love the Brassica. I tried growing it but it wasn't happy. Seeing your photo makes me think I might have to try again and use lots of nitrogen fertilizer maybe. Yours look amazing. In fact both the first and last photos look amazing.

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  12. Wonderfully beautiful!
    Happy gardening!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  13. I love the last picture. Your garden design is beautiful while also being very manly. It would laugh at all my pink flowers. Enjoy your spikey agave. :o)

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