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Hyla versicolor (Grey Tree Frog) on the Ledebouria socialis (var. paucifolia) (Silver Squill) on 8-17-21, #826-29).
Hiya everybody! I hope you’re doing efficiently. That is the ultimate substitute for the crops on the doorway porch. Cooler temps acquired proper right here in with September and we had an opportunity of rain Tuesday night nonetheless we didn’t get a drop. We did get 1 1/2″ Saturday which helped. In the meanwhile, Wednesday is meant to face as a lot as 82° F, 81 on Thursday, 88 on Friday, then as soon as extra as quite a bit as 91 Saturday and Sunday. GEEZ!
One of the best {{photograph}} is of a small Grey Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) that was snoozing all through the Ledebouria socialis (var. pauciflora) after I was taking images. There are A LOT of tree frogs correct proper right here of all sizes and I’ve photographed them in quite a lot of of the strangest areas
Beforehand, I had posted images of the Grey Treefrog on iNaturalist and a member acknowledged, “Hyla versicolor can’t be distinguished from Hyla chrysoscelis utilizing photographic proof.” Someway I knew it wouldn’t be that simple… Apparently, Hyla versicolor has twice as many chromosomes as Hyla chrysoscelis and to hunt out that out you’d want to do a karyotype. Hyla versicolor is a tetraploid with 48 chromosomes, whereas Hyla chrysoscelis is a diploid with 24. One completely different methodology is to rely the cells on their toe pads with a magnifying glass as H. versicolor has barely bigger cells. Efficiently, presumably after quite a lot of of each species you presumably can resolve it out. Nonetheless, probably the greatest methodology is to take heed to their calls. The trill of H. chrysoscelis is far sooner with shorter intervals between the syllables. Ummm… We’re speaking about trill costs of 25-65 pulses per second… They used a spectrogram to inform the excellence. Apparently, H. chrysoscelis merely will not be presupposed to be current in Pettis County nonetheless are in Henry County (which is 100 ft away). A tree frog that climbed up the facet of the home subsequent to my mattress room window for 2 summers was a Hyla versicolor (in response to its trill cost). One night time a number of weeks thus far, I went all by way of the road to get a recording of the tree frogs on account of they have been louder there. Oddly ample, the recording reveals Hyla chrysoscelis all through the combination… Ummm… Henry County is all by way of the road. At any cost, the treefrogs I submitted are listed as “Superior Hyla versicolor (Grey Treefrog Superior)” as members of the genus Hyla (Holarctic Treefrogs). Efficiently, I listed them as Hyla versicolor and completely completely different members tweaked it a bit.
As earlier than, the plant names are clickable and the hyperlink will take you to their very private web internet web page. Their very private pages have extra images, plant data, and a few rambling about my expertise with them.
HERE WE GO…
Ledebouria socialis (var. violacea) on the left at 22″ massive, and L. socialis (var. paucifolia) at 17″ massive on the correct on 8-14-21, #826-34.
I don’ know what to say first concerning the Ledebouria socialis. For one, they’re good crops and really simple to develop. Merely give them barely water and so they additionally do good. Considerably “that one” on the left… They like filtered delicate, delicate shade, or presumably half shade and do good on my entrance porch. An excessive amount of shade and their leaves will seemingly be longer (etiolate). They’re natives of the Jap Cape Province in South Africa the place they develop in evergreen woodlands and scrub forests. There are hyperlinks on the underside of those crops web internet web page, nonetheless I notably cherished the PlantzAfrica.com write-up. The Pacific Bulb Society furthermore has numerous good data.
Various Scilla species have been moved to the Ledebouria genus in 1970 primarily based completely on their bulbs rising out of the underside, erect inflorescences, and small flowers with reflexed petals (tepals). There have been numerous species which have been decided to be the same as Ledebouria (Scilla) socialis although the coloration of their leaves have been considerably totally completely completely different. Don’t fear, I’m not going into numerous taxonomic particulars. I already deleted two paragraphs then began over the third time trying to not blab fairly a bit. ANYWAY, the pot on the left is what I establish Ledebouria socialis (var. violacea) although it isn’t taxonomically acceptable. The one on the correct is Ledebouria socialis (var. paucifolia). They’re the same species nonetheless totally completely completely different… The Pacific Bulb Society prefers calling them cultivars (Ledebouria socialis ‘Paucifolia’ and L. socialis ‘Violacea’) which is completely advantageous. Because of the definition of cultivar vs. selection, I favor saying they’re varieties fairly than cultivars. Since that is my internet web page, I can establish them what I would like. I merely put the differ decide in parenthesis and I’m good to go. ANYWAY, you possibly can go to their web internet web page (they’re each on the same one) do you have to wish to research extra and see extra images.
Each of those pots of crops are the same age (October 2019). I’ve to put it to use in a plural sense on account of each the pots are FULL of bulbs and crops now. ‘Violacea’ has grown fairly a bit sooner it’s ridiculous which is widespread for the differ/cultivar.
Fruit on the Ledebouria socialis (var. violacea) on 8-17-21, #826-35.
Whereas taking images on August 17, I seen what seemed to be fruit… They fell off nevertheless it definitely was attention-grabbing on account of I had not at all seen that earlier than.
Violacea ledebouria (var. violacea), or ‘Violacea’ is the favored and make good houseplants. You presumably can develop them as an evergreen plant or cease watering them in the course of the winter so they may go dormant. The latter is the only so they may develop bigger leaves and flower the next summer season season season. Really, I’ve not at all allow them to go fully dormant on account of their bulbs shrivel fairly a bit it appears like they may die. Mine solely produce a number of flowers, nonetheless it’s the leaves and the plant typically that I actually like. For a lot of who haven’t tried Ledebouria, it’s excessive tie you almost certainly did. There are 64 species and quite a lot of different completely different “cultivars” of L. socialis. Get numerous of 1 issue totally completely completely different than mine so we’re able to commerce bulbs…
Let’s swap on…
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Mammillaria compressa (var. bernalensis) at 2″ tall on 8-17-21, #826-36.
The Mammillaria compressa (var. bernalensis) is one completely different controversial species I’m not naming appropriately. Perhaps sometime it will seemingly be acceptable with out the parenthesis. There are 42 synonyms and the species may very well be very variable. Really, Mammillaria compressa f. bernalensis was tried by the one who named it Mammillaria bernalensis nonetheless was someway invalidly revealed… I’m calling it Mammillaria compressa (var. bernalensis) on account of descriptions of M. compressa don’t match this plant. Mammillaria bernalensis, which is a synonym, matches totally. I’m not constructive why Mr. Reppenhagen often known as it a “sort” as an alternative of a “selection”. Efficiently, I suppose there’s little or no distinction.
I launched this pot of three crops residence from Wal-Mart in December 2020 with a label that merely acknowledged “CACTUS”. Who would have thought they have been a cactus? I’m unsure how extended it took me to seek out out the decide and it wasn’t so simple as along with images on Succulent Infatuation or the CactiGuide dialogue board for a member to counsel an ID. It didn’t work… I actually really feel it took numerous weeks on and off to seek out out it out. Efficiently, as quickly as further, I’m going to get carried away writing about what I already did on its web internet web page. You presumably can merely click on on on on the decide do you have to wish to know.
ANYWAY, after I launched this pot of three residence in December 2020, all of them practically measured 1 1/4″ tall x 1 1/2″ massive. Now, a really highly effective plant measures 2″ tall x 1 3/4″ massive (with out the spines). The pot is on the doorway porch on account of data on-line says they sunburn merely if uncovered to direct daylight for too extended. Finally, I’ve to put all three of their very private pots. One among my favourite web pages says this species is “not a fast grower” in a single paragraph and that it’s a “fast rising species” all through the following. This species is a clumper…
For a lot of who see a cactus on-line or in a retailer labeled Mammillaria tlayecac (in a manner or one completely different), it’s totally incorrect. I assumed I’d throw that in for good measure. It’s fairly attention-grabbing how that decide occurred…
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Mammillaria senilis on 8-17-21, #826-37.
I’ve some unusual and attention-grabbing cactus in my assortment nonetheless the Mammillaria senilis wins the prize. For one, though it has 9 synonyms, It has managed to maintain the same decide since 1850. Whereas we’re nearly names… All the scientific decide is Mammillaris senilis Lodd. ex Salm-Dyck… Which implies it was described by Joseph Franz Maria Anton Herbert Ignatz Fürst und zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck in Cactaceae in Horto Dyckensi Cultae in 1850. Mr. “what’s his decide” gave credit score rating score to Conrad Loddiges for first naming and describing the species. I wished you to see the creator’s full decide.
Getting as soon as extra to this cactus… Being a Mammillaria it does have tubercles which is prone to be organized in a spiral sample. Areoles on extreme of the tubercles produce 30-40 very skinny radial spines which is prone to be, um, 20 mm in measurement… That’s spherical 3/4”. My cactus was only one” tall x 1 1/2” massive when it arrived from a vendor on Ebay. It appeared very very odd to have such extended, skinny, hair-like spines. It furthermore has 4-6 white central spines with yellowish choices. The higher and scale back central spines have tiny hooks that, in case you’re questioning, stick in your fingers. The axils between the tubercles even have wool and bristles, nonetheless who can inform? There are completely completely different species of Mammillaria with hooked spines.
Various instances I’ve seen it protruding of the potting soil, roots and all, merely sitting on extreme. With completely completely different cactus, although I’m going to should make use of gloves, all I’ve to do is choose it up, dig a spot and stick it as soon as extra all through the potting soil. This one isn’t very simple on account of its hooked spines stick with the entire thing. After I attempt to let go of it, it obtained’t let go. Neglect about trying to get all through the coronary coronary heart of the pot. I didn’t measure it on August 17, nonetheless I actually do want to do this and stick it as soon as extra all through the soil AGAIN… I’m constructive it’s nonetheless alive on account of it does look barely increased and it hasn’t shriveled up.
Mammillaria senilis grows “on” moss-covered boulders in pine forests at 7800-9000 ft (2400-2800 meters) above sea stage in Chihuahua, Jalisco, and Sinaloa, and southern Zacatecas in Mexico. It doesn’t seem to have a typical decide, nonetheless the species decide, senilis, means “of an earlier man”…
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Mammillaria spinosissima ‘Un Pico’ at 3″ tall x 1 7/8″ massive on 8-18-21, #827-22.
I launched this Mammillaria spinosissima ‘Un Pico’ residence from Wagler’s Greenhouse on April 3 when it was merely 1 1/2″ tall. It has grown to three″ already in merely 4 months! Mammillaria spinosissima is a HIGHLY variable species with 107 synonyms. ‘Un Pico’ is a gradual genetic mutation that solely produces one central backbone per areola nonetheless some spineless areoles are furthermore current… Efficiently, that’s what data on-line suggests. Footage on-line present crops with VERY extended spines, nonetheless that isn’t the case with mine. Whereas there are areoles with no spines, most have two recurved central spines. Hmmm… It might very effectively be as soon as extra to the drafting board with this one though the {{photograph}} on the label does look related… With longer spines… Time will inform.
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Opuntia monacantha var. variegata (Joseph’s Coat) at 8 1/2″ tall on 8-17-21, #826-38.
The Opuntia monacantha var. variegata (Joseph’s Coat) has carried out remarkably efficiently and is now 8 1/4″ tall. It has grown 3 1/2″ since I launched it residence in March 2020. One of the best pad fell off earlier this summer season season season nevertheless it definitely grew one completely different one to commerce it. I’m typically not an Opuntia fan until they’re rising exterior all through the flooring and I don’t ought to do one factor with them nonetheless keep away from their spines. I take note one my brother had after I was a toddler that had tiny glochids that I used to get in my fingers. You understand how children are? Now we have acquired to the contact the entire thing and analysis. Efficiently, I assume I’m nonetheless like that to a “stage’… Get it? Stage (cactus)? Hmmm… Efficiently, I used to be trying to make a joke…
I actually like this cactus on account of it’s neatly variegated and type of vibrant. It’s laborious to get good images of this one, notably close-ups. OH, it’s a monstrous sort which furthermore makes it a neat plant to have in a bunch. I actually like cacti which have mutated and develop bizarre.
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The inexperienced Oxalis triangularis on 8-18-21, #827-27.
The inexperienced Oxalis triangularis (False Shamrock/Picket Sorrel) I launched residence in March has carried out very efficiently over the summer season season season. That’s if I don’t let its soil dry out an excessive amount of. When the Oxalis begin drooping I do know it’s time to water the crops on the doorway porch. The Oxalis triangularis (subsp. papilionacea) is doing good aside from one subject… Nathan began utilizing the mosquito repellant and I instructed him to spray it inside the home. I instructed him it could make the leaves on the crops flip brown and might even kill them. Efficiently…The following subject I knew the Oxalis triangularis purple leaves began turning brown. Now how do I take {{a photograph}} like that? The Oxalis tetraphylla (Iron Cross) has carried out honest on account of it had an, um, watering concern. I furthermore assume it needs extra photograph voltaic. I put a pot of a type of in a single amongst a superb good good friend’s planters and it has carried out GREAT! He waters his planters each single day…
I actually equivalent to the Oxalis in my assortment nonetheless some individuals have elements with them turning into invasive. After I re-potted the Oxalis and put the Amorphophallus of their very private pots, I dumped the sooner potting soil all through the nook subsequent to the as soon as extra porch. I had combed by means of the sooner potting soil and thought I had discovered the complete rhizomes. Inside every week or so there have been Oxalis triangularis all through the flower mattress. Not solely that, someway a stray Amorphophallus acquired proper right here up all through the big pot of Oxalis. Hmmm… Sneaky…
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Polaskia chichipe (Chichipe). The biggest plant all through the pot measured 3″ tall on 8-17-21, #826-39.
The pot of three Polaskia chichipe (Chichipe, ETC.) have carried out very efficiently over the summer season season season on the doorway porch (although they could have been advantageous on the as soon as extra porch). The tallest plant now measures 3″, so it has grown 1/2″ since final October after I launched them residence from Lowe’s. Data on Llifle (Encyclopedia of Dwelling Types) says they’re a slow-growing columnar species with many curved branches. It says they’ve quick trunks and division out freely on the extreme… They’ve a greenish, powdery-gray look, virtually displaying variegated with a sample equivalent to the Stenocereus pruinosus (Grey Ghost) on the as soon as extra porch. The Polaskia chichipe is meant to have solely a fast winter relaxation interval which is prone to be troublesome… I’ll resolve it out and I’m constructive we will get alongside advantageous.
There are solely two species on this genus from Central Mexico.
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Rebutia fabrisii nonetheless at 1 1/2″ tall on 8-17-21, #826-40.
I actually like this little cluster of crops with its delicate spines! The Rebutia fabrisii is one completely different species with out a widespread decide. This one has A LOT of pointers nonetheless I actually really feel it will seemingly be advantageous. I launched this plant residence from Wagler’s Greenhouse on March 29 (with a label) when the cluster was merely 1 1/2″ tall x 3″ massive. Ummm… It’s nonetheless 1 1/2″ tall x 3″ massive. Data on LLIFLE (Encyclopedia of Dwelling Types) says this species lives at a excessive altitude in Argentina the place it does most fascinating in cool, dry circumstances. It’d most probably go dormant in scorching summers nonetheless resume development when cool temps return in August. Hmmm… We had a reasonably scorching August nonetheless September has been good. I seen a number of days thus far it appears like this cluster is having a development spurt. Its delicate spines come from very small tubercles that appear like little bumps.
This species supposedly has deep faucet roots which defend it from fires which is prone to be set in its native habitat to advertise grass development. That is often carried out earlier than the moist season when the crops are dormant and buried all through the flooring. Even so, the species has a extraordinarily restricted vary of roughly 60 sq. miles (100 km2)… Hmmm… 60 sq. miles equals 38,400 acres.
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Sedum adolphi on 8-17-21, #826-42.
The Sedum adolphi (Golden Sedum) has grown extra over the summer season season season. I actually really feel “anybody” has been knocking off its leaves as they stroll by… I used to be planning on re-growing it this summer season season season nonetheless I acquired busy with the yard and avoiding the warmth and time merely flew by. Now it’s September and subsequent month the crops will seemingly be moved inside. Will most probably be advantageous over the winter as customary so I’m going to attend till subsequent spring.
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Sedum adolphi ‘Firestorm’ on 8-17-21, #826-41.
And, in any case, the Sedum adolphi ‘Firestorm’ has been doing its subject over the summer season season season as efficiently. GROWING! It’s a sprawler like the opposite Sedum adolphi and I furthermore alleged to re-grow it over the summer season season season… They are going to each be clipped subsequent spring. This one flowers over the winter the place the opposite one not at all has.
Each of the Sedum adolphi are good crops and even a newbie can develop them. That is the one Sedum I’ve been capable of develop inside and haven’t tried them all through the flooring. I do take into consideration their leaves might very effectively be too tempting for grasshoppers and crickets… After I re-grow them all through the spring I’ll protect a pot of every in full photograph voltaic on the as soon as extra porch. Hmmm… I acknowledged that final yr.
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Sempervivum arachnoideum (left) and ‘Oddity’ on 8-17-21, #826-43.
OK, so I’ve grown numerous Sempervivum over the sooner 8 years… Not tons, merely 5 or 6 totally completely completely different species/cultivars. I’ve launched residence a Sempervivum arachnoideum likely 4 instances (2 cultivars and by no means decrease than 2 unlabeled). I’ve to work on that web internet web page to incorporate all of them. I’ve had a Sempervivum ‘Oddity’ extra instances than that. Really, I had a type of, and its children, for numerous years earlier than it went kaput. I had an unimaginable pot of S. tectorum for over a yr after which I wished to let it go… The Sempervivum ‘Killer’ did AWESOME exterior in a planter for 3 years till it flowered. Since then its offspring have barely held on. SO, this spring, I launched residence the 2 all through the above {{photograph}}. They’re nonetheless all through the pots I launched them residence in and so they even have carried out good. They often have elements after I transplant them, so throughout the event that they do bigger cramped up then so be it. One time I had a ravishing Sempervivum ‘Oddity’ till I put it in an excellent larger pot. It had A LOT of offsets that grew even longer stems all through the brand new pot. The mom was so frantic her children have been leaving that she died… Then the kids died as efficiently! OH, YES! There was furthermore the Sempervivum heuffelii Hybrid… It was NICE nonetheless a bit unusual. It had been a Jovibarba heuffelii till botanists determined it was a Sempervivum AGAIN. It was determined it WASN’T a Sempervivum on account of it reproduced by dividing. There have been solely three species of Jovibarba nonetheless they “had” totally completely completely different traits than Sempervivum. The opposite two Jovibarba species produced offsets often known as “rollers”. I purchased that plant in 2014 and it was presupposed to be hardy correct all the way in which right down to USDA Zone 3 so I put it in a planter… It didn’t return in 2015 and I haven’t seen it obtainable since…
There are 52 species of Sempervivum and I don’t know what number of are chilly hardy correct proper right here. Virtually definitely Sempervivum tectorum and its cultivars/hybrids are most probably basically essentially the most reliably chilly hardy. Heck, my brother had them rising exterior in St. Paul, Minnesota. I’m going to resolve them out. They DO NOT do efficiently inside the home over the winter, though they’ve survived efficiently all through the basement. There is not a such issue as a “good subject” that must be given up on. In fact, I’d merely develop them as annuals and on no account fear about it…
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Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Backbone Cactus) on 8-17-21, #826-44.
Remaining nonetheless not least by any means is the Tephrocactus articulatus var. papyracanthus (Paper Backbone Cactus). I’ve had it as a companion since February 2016 and it is among the many many most attention-grabbing cactus in my small assortment. It has not at all had any points with any sort. Often one amongst many segments will fall off nonetheless I merely stick it all through the pot and it grows. One fell off some time as soon as extra and I put it all through the pot with the Kalanchoe marmorata briefly. This cactus does want a bigger diameter pot nonetheless not a deeper pot. Pots like which is prone to be laborious to hunt out until I am going purchase one. I’ve such an infinite assortment of pots nonetheless none match its needs… A couple of of the “stems” have managed to get taller with out the segments falling off. The one draw again with transplanting this cactus is that it has these darn tiny glochids…
Ponder it or not, I’m achieved with this submit and the crops on the doorway porch. In fact, there are completely completely different crops on the doorway porch… Like not decrease than 10 or so nonetheless who’s counting? I assume I’ve to take images of the Geraniums, Tradescantia, Callisia fragrans (Grapdpa’s Pipe), Begonias, Bilbergera nutans (Queen’s Tears)… I actually really feel that’s all. Some are doing OK nonetheless some not fairly a bit. Working all through the yard and trying to keep away from the warmth takes numerous time and a few crops want extra consideration (and water) over the summer season season season. Cactus and succulents merely defend doing their subject irrespective of barely neglect. Even tropical crops can associate with out water to a degree so long as it’s humid… The Alocasia on the as soon as extra porch in full photograph voltaic are a implausible event.
The following submit will likely be concerning the crops on the as soon as extra porch.
Till subsequent time, be protected, maintain constructive, and frequently be grateful. Thanks for locating out and due to your strategies!
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