tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post7470793315821816210..comments2024-02-23T19:00:02.184-08:00Comments on The Practical Plant Geek: Foliage Follow-up - October, 2016Evan Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-83474027445951632642016-10-19T16:01:33.162-07:002016-10-19T16:01:33.162-07:00Yay for discounts! I've acquired some of my fa...Yay for discounts! I've acquired some of my favorite plants that way. 'Grace' will reward you in spades if you pick one up and find it a home in the ground.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-17052168071539035952016-10-19T16:00:06.220-07:002016-10-19T16:00:06.220-07:00Thank you! Oh, yes, definitely replace that oak le...Thank you! Oh, yes, definitely replace that oak leaf hydrangea. They're such wonderful plants.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-86283519117269695332016-10-19T07:07:43.418-07:002016-10-19T07:07:43.418-07:00Nothing beats the bright glowing colors of autumn ...Nothing beats the bright glowing colors of autumn and you've got some beautiful examples! This year, I got a Cotinus 'Grace' at a huge discount at a box store and am thrilled with its fall color. Maybe it should get out of the pot and into the ground. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-69829998156688112242016-10-18T09:12:37.616-07:002016-10-18T09:12:37.616-07:00I'm sitting here envious of the beautiful foli...I'm sitting here envious of the beautiful foliage you have in your garden. The oak leaf Hydrangea I grew in a pot for several years finally died last year. It was super cold and too little soil.<br />I will definitely replace it. The grasses are especially important this time of year. Yes, they are more colorful that I imagined!<br />Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650756108841439996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-66839105609783720692016-10-17T18:19:33.866-07:002016-10-17T18:19:33.866-07:00Thanks, Pam! I'm looking forward to more color...Thanks, Pam! I'm looking forward to more color changes as we move towards winter.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-3657056880397573172016-10-17T16:37:21.078-07:002016-10-17T16:37:21.078-07:00Looking good, Evan! I especially love that silver ...Looking good, Evan! I especially love that silver carex and the red and orange persimmons. There's no fall color here in Texas yet aside from flowering plants that wait out the summer for cooler weather, but maybe by December! ;) Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-46661866006556137112016-10-17T15:51:07.849-07:002016-10-17T15:51:07.849-07:00I hope you have better luck with Carex comans in y...I hope you have better luck with Carex comans in your next attempt!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-32916944423552931462016-10-17T15:51:04.575-07:002016-10-17T15:51:04.575-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-62438634754411879262016-10-17T15:48:03.313-07:002016-10-17T15:48:03.313-07:00I'm not sure why persimmons wouldn't grow ...I'm not sure why persimmons wouldn't grow here. That would be him!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-30354106437999836592016-10-17T15:46:19.627-07:002016-10-17T15:46:19.627-07:00Some things are bare now, but others still have mo...Some things are bare now, but others still have most of their leaves. And there are others that haven't even started turning yet, so there will be more color. You said one of your neighbors has a Cotinus, didn't you? Does it get fall color? Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-90232060615302789132016-10-17T15:44:42.477-07:002016-10-17T15:44:42.477-07:00I hope you have better luck with Carex comans in y...I hope you have better luck with Carex comans in your next attempt!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-34542510651285185302016-10-17T12:12:27.339-07:002016-10-17T12:12:27.339-07:00I'm always amazed persimmons can grow in the P...I'm always amazed persimmons can grow in the PNW. One Halloween I saw a bare persimmon tree heavy with fruit. I fully believed it was plastic orange decorations, until I examined it closely... <br />Nothing beats the effervescent fall shades of Cotinus 'Grace': its out-worldly! <br />Is your friend Riz the famed Riz Reyes I read about in the paper in the past? chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-43002734809144804992016-10-17T11:29:34.256-07:002016-10-17T11:29:34.256-07:00Your fall color is (was) glorious! I hope the wick...Your fall color is (was) glorious! I hope the wicked winds didn't blow all of it away. We don't get much of anything in the way of fall color, although my persimmon trees have turned color occasionally - usually, the leaves are burned to a crispy brown before it gets cold enough to bring out the orange tones in the leaves and I suspect that will happen again this year. In fact, the Hachiya persimmon has already dropped a lot of brown leaves. I wonder if Cotinus 'Grace' would suffer the same fate (assuming I'm lucky enough to find one locally)?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-56230663235542635102016-10-16T11:45:15.746-07:002016-10-16T11:45:15.746-07:00From the top, all the colors are gorgeous especial...From the top, all the colors are gorgeous especially to a gardener who doesn't get to see much fall color. The Cotinus, wow. And the silvery carex which I love though it didn't grow well in my garden. I shall try again after seeing your photo with the red dogwood. Your typical PNW garden with a twist will look spectacular I'm sure.Shirley/Rock-Oak-Deerhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-6778530828238254642016-10-16T11:44:05.731-07:002016-10-16T11:44:05.731-07:00Yep, it snuck into yesterdays post, too. Good luck...Yep, it snuck into yesterdays post, too. Good luck finding much on the Dendroseris. Even Sean doesn't know much about it. Right now he's saying zone 8b, but potentially hardier. I'm playing test dummy with a couple freebies.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-26699712269674176512016-10-16T11:16:56.560-07:002016-10-16T11:16:56.560-07:00I think I spotted the Dendroseris macrophylla in o...I think I spotted the Dendroseris macrophylla in one of your Bloomday photos and thought it was a Euphorbia stygiana or maybe E. mellifera, both of which I would be surprised to see in your garden since they are borderline hardy even in my, slightly warmer, one. Trying to find info on the Dendroseris was unsuccessful. Is it hardy?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-80722376444658391922016-10-16T10:48:15.575-07:002016-10-16T10:48:15.575-07:00Hmm, it could be the cultivar of oakleaf hydrangea...Hmm, it could be the cultivar of oakleaf hydrangea you're growing, or the conditions. Maybe you're keeping it too happy? A bit of late summer drought may help. Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-40363392878167365892016-10-16T10:22:57.663-07:002016-10-16T10:22:57.663-07:00The color in the center of those Cornus leaves is ...The color in the center of those Cornus leaves is wonderful. My oakleaf Hydrangea has never colored up much in fall. I've seen others color up much better, not sure why the big difference.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com