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Meanie,That is a beautiful photo of Rolf Fiedler. I grew it here for a number of years along with Ipheon 'Wesley Blue' but now both have died out. I think our long hot dry summers were not to their liking. Ipheon is a most enjoyable plant. Leon
What species of Clematis is 'Winter Beauty'? Wonderfully thick looking flowers.
I get my kicks indoors during the winter seed sowing and from the houseplants. Kalanchoe x houghtonii....................
Never even heard of that species of Clematis, Maggi. But that isn't really that surprising. So what doesn't it like about the UK? The cold in combination with wet? Or just that the winter days don't warm up at all? That is of course the advantage we have here.... we can get to -8'C overnight and then hit 12'C during the day with bright sun. And we get the "maturation" factor of summer that seems to give stronger plants for winters. Of I think that is what we've tended to work out in the past when people ask me how the heck I can grow something in -8'C that they can't grow in the UK in -5'C.
(I loved the Ipheion pic too) Was just thinking how super a photo this was of the Kalanchoe and then went on to view the pic of the whole plant...... Wow! what a surprise! I know nothing of this species and was completely taken aback to see the size of the plant. A really stylish house plant!Todays' house plant lesson for me - though there will be members who could grow this in the garden, I'm sure.
Meanie,That Kalanchoe is absolutely amazing!! Never seen anything like it. Wow.
When you were writing about Bryophyllum daigremontianum the other day, I didn't put two and two together that the Kalanchoe was one of those viviparous plants - yes, I'm dim, I know! I'd be delighted to try a plantlet, please - will send you my address by pm !
How is that for a useless bit of information??
That Kalanchoe really is something else! (I only ever got it to grow to about 3 inches...)How is that for a useless bit of information??