Search This Blog

The Practical Plant Geek

Seeking cool plants that work.

Pages

Home
Plants I have
Plants I'm looking for

More…

Posts

July 25, 2018

The summer of my discontent (sequel)

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

10 comments

July 23, 2018

The summer of my discontent...

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

15 comments

Newer Posts Older Posts Home

Powered by Blogger

All photos in this blog are original works, property of Evan Bean, unless otherwise stated. Use of any photos without permission is prohibited.

Evan Bean

Visit profile

Labels

'Wayne's Silver'1
2017 Northwest Flower and Garden Show1
Acaena anserinifolia 'Blue Haze'1
Acer circinatum 'Sunny Sister'1
Acer griseum2
Acer metcalfii1
Acer palmatum v. dissectum1
Acer shirasawanum1
Adiantum venustum2
Aglaia odorata2

Alchemilla alpina1
Alchemilla ellenbeckii1
Alfred A. Loeb State Park1
Alma Paprika pepper1
Alyssum spinosum1
Araucaria araucana1
Arctostaphylos2
Arctostaphylos malloryi SBH 91451
Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Blue Tip'1
Ardisia japonica 'Hakuokan'1
Argyrocytisus battandieri1
Artemisia abrotanum 'Silver'1
Asarum caudatum1
Aspidistra elatior1
azalea1
Azara microphylla1
bamboo2
Bark and Garden Center1
before and after1
Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery'3
Begonia 'Old Blue'2
Begonia 'Starry Nights'2
Berberis darwinii1
Berberis temolaica1
Berberis x stenophylla 'Corallina Compacta'1
Billardiera longiflora2
blackberry lily1
Blechnum gibbum3
Blechnum penna-marina ssp. alpina1
Bletilla ochracea1
bonsai1
Borinda albocerea1
Borinda lushuiensis1
Borinda macclureana1
Borinda papyrifera1
Borinda yulongshanensis1
Breynia disticha 'Minima'1
Brookings5
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'2
cactus1
Calathea lancifolia1
Calluna vulgaris5
Camellia 'Crimson Candles'1
Camellia japonica 'Black Magic'1
Camellia japonica 'Hakuhan-kujaku'1
Camellia japonica 'Kujaku Tsubaki'1
candy lily1
Carex comans1
Carex grayi1
Carpenteria californica1
Carpenteria californica 'Elizabeth'1
Castle Rock Bloomin' Tour1
Castle Rock Nursery1
Catananche caerulea1
Cedrus deodara 'Deep Cove'1
Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue'2
Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'5
Chamaeranthemum venosum2
Cheilanthes argentea1
Christmas cactus2
Chrysolepis chrysophylla1
Chusquea culeou1
Chusquea gigantea2
Cistus Nursery1
Cistus x dansereaui 'Jenkyn's Place'1
Cistus x hybridus 'Mickie'2
Clethra1
Clethra barbinervis1
climbing hydrangea1
Clivia miniata2
Clivia miniata variegated1
Collomia grandiflora1
Columbia River Gorge1
Comptonia peregrina1
Convulvulus cneorum1
Cordyline australis1
Cornus alternifolia 'W.Stackman'1
Cornus canadensis1
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'1
Cornus wilsoniana1
Corylopsis1
Corylopsis 'Winterthur'1
Corylopsis glabrescens 'Longwood Chimes'1
Corylopsis pauciflora1
Corylopsis platypetala1
Corylopsis sinensis1
Corylopsis spicata1
Corylopsis willmottiae1
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'1
Crocus1
Cryptanthus1
Cryptanthus 'Black Mystic'1
Cryptanthus 'Opal'1
Cryptanthus fosterianus3
Cryptanthus lacerdae 'Menescal'2
Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca'2
cutting mister1
Cyathea cooperi1
Cyathea dealbata3
Cyathea dregei3
Cyclamen coum2
Cyclamen hederifolium1
Daphne odora 'Zuiko Nishiki'1
Daphne x transatlantica 'Blafra' Eternal Fragrance1
Davidia involucrata1
Davidia involucrata variegated1
Dendrobium nobile Swallow1
Diablo Lake1
Dicksonia antarctica1
Dicksonia squarrosa2
Dierama latifolium1
Dierama medium1
Dierama reynoldsii1
Digitalis obscura1
Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'1
dish garden1
DIY1
DIY hanging dish planter1
Doryopteris palmata1
Dracaena godseffiana1
Dracaena goldieana2
Dracunculus vulgaris1
Driveway Island Overhaul1
Dryas octopetala1
Eagle Creek1
Edible chrysanthemum1
edible gardening; daydreams1
Embothrium coccineum1
End of the Month Favorites5
Epilobium torreyi1
Epimedium1
Epimedium wushanense1
Epipactis gigantea 'Serpentine Night'1
Epiphyllum1
Erica arborea 'Estrella Gold'1
Erica oatesii2
Eucalyptus1
Fabiana imbricata f. violacea1
fall foliage1
Fargesia dracocephala1
Fargesia rufa1
Fatsia Camouflage1
Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web'1
favorite plant this week1
Favorites3
fern spores1
Finissimo Verde A Palla1
Flying Dragon1
Foliage Follow-Up20
Fremontodendron californica1
Furcraea1
Galanthus1
Galium oreganum1
Garden Bloggers Appreciate Day1
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day11
Garden Conservancy1
garden plans1
garden problems1
garden tour5
Garden Wanderings3
Gaultheria miquelliana2
Gaultheria pseudonotabilis1
Gaultheria shallon1
GBBD12
GBQ&A1
Geranium 'Dark Reiter'1
Geranium pulchrum2
Geranium robustum2
Gerdemann Botanic Preserve4
Gilia capitata2
greenhouse1
Growing ferns from spores1
Guzmania musaica2
Hakea microcarpa1
Hakonechloa 'All Gold'1
Hamamelis 'Jelena'1
Hardy Plant Society of Oregon1
Hebe ochracea1
Heliopsis 'Summer Pink'1
Hell Garden2
Helleborus2
Hemerocallis2
Heptacodium miconioides1
hike1
Hikes1
Himalayacalamus1
Hosta 'Golden Needle'1
houseplants2
Hoya carnosa2
Hoya multiflora1
Hoya pubicalyx 'Chimera'1
HPSO1
Hutchinsia alpina2
Impatiens niamniamensis1
indoor gardening1
Iris chinensis1
Iris ensata 'Variegata'1
Iris japonica1
Iris tenax5
Iris x norrisii1
Jimmy Nardello's pepper1
Joy Creek Nursery1
Kalmia 'Bullseye'1
Kniphofia1
Kruckeberg Botanic Garden1
Kuzma Garden1
Lapageria1
Larix laricina 'Blue Sparkler'2
Leucothoe 'Curly Red'1
Leucothoe davisiae1
Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'1
Lewisia1
lime thyme1
Linnaea borealis1
Little Prince of Oregon1
Lobelia laxiflora v. angustifolia3
Lonicera crassifolia1
Lonicera crassifolia 'Rualzam' (Run-a-Long)1
Loowit Falls1
Ludisia discolor2
Lupinus polyphyllus1
Macleaya microcarpa1
Magnolia globosa; Lupinus sericatus; Hakonechloa 'All Gold'; Ajuga; Carex comans; Asarum caudatum1
Magnolia nitida1
Mahonia2
Mahonia 'Indianola Silver' ex2
Malceaya microcarpa1
Melianthus villosus2
Merwilla natalensis1
Metrosideros kermadecensis 'Variegata'1
Milwaukee Orchid Show2
Mimulus cardinalis3
Mitchell Park Conservatory2
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'1
Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Variegata'1
Montia parvifolia1
MSK Rare Plant Nursery1
Muckdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'1
My favorite plant in the garden this week3
Myrtus communis1
Mytoi Gardens1
native plants1
Nerium oleander 'Hardy Red'1
North Cascades Highway1
Nothofagus pumilio1
nursery visit2
Ohme Gardens1
orchids1
Oregon2
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'1
ornamental grass1
Osmanthus armata 'Jim Porter'1
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'1
Pacific Coast Iris1
Pacific Northwest natives1
Paphiopedilum Lynleigh Koopowitz1
Paphiopedilum Stella Scope1
Penstemon cardwellii3
Penstemon pinifolius1
Penstemon rupicola4
Penstemon serrulatus2
Petasites japonicus var. giganteus1
Phalaenopsis1
Phalaenopsis philippinensis1
Phalaenopsis Sogo Yukidian 'V3'1
Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium1
Phragmipedium Olaf Gruss2
Phragmipedium pearcei2
Picea abies 'Pusch'1
Pilea 'Moon Valley'1
Pittosporum tobira 'Kansai Sunburst'1
Pittosporum tobira 'Tall 'N Tough'1
Plant Evaluations2
plant id1
plant names1
Pleurothallis leucopyramis1
Podocarpus alpina 'Blue Gem'3
Polly Hill Arboretum1
Polystichum munitum1
Polystichum setiferum1
Poncirus trifoliata 'Monstrosa'2
Porphyrocoma pohliana1
Primula bulleyana3
Primula veris 'Sunset Shades1
Propagation8
propagation' Cyathea dealbata1
Prunella vulgaris1
Pteris quadriaurita 'Tricolor'1
Pterocarya fraxinifolia1
Punch Bowl Falls1
Quesnelia marmorata1
Rainy Lake1
redwoods1
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri1
Rhododendron2
Rhododendron 'Bob's Blue'1
Rhododendron 'Carmen's Cross'2
Rhododendron 'Cinnamon Bear'1
Rhododendron 'Gartendirektor Glocker'2
Rhododendron 'Hino-crimson'1
Rhododendron 'Kimberly'1
Rhododendron 'Medusa'4
Rhododendron 'Mount Saint Helens'1
Rhododendron 'Ostbo's Red Elizabeth'1
Rhododendron 'Periwinkle'3
Rhododendron 'PJM'1
Rhododendron 'Smokey'2
Rhododendron acrophilum1
Rhododendron alborugosum1
Rhododendron arizelum1
Rhododendron basilicum1
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum1
Rhododendron dalhousiae var. rhabdotum1
Rhododendron dichroanthum ssp. siphocalyx1
Rhododendron edgeworthii1
Rhododendron erosum1
Rhododendron exasperatum1
Rhododendron faithiae3
Rhododendron gracilentum1
Rhododendron griersonianum1
Rhododendron himantodes3
Rhododendron hodgsonii1
Rhododendron insigne1
Rhododendron lepidostylum1
Rhododendron macabeanum (alpine form)1
Rhododendron mallotum1
Rhododendron maximum1
Rhododendron mendumiae1
Rhododendron oreotrephes1
Rhododendron pachysanthum1
Rhododendron proteoides1
Rhododendron pudorinum1
Rhododendron rex2
Rhododendron roxieanum var. cucullatum1
Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes2
Rhododendron rubineiflorum1
Rhododendron rugosum1
Rhododendron rushforthii3
Rhododendron sinofalconeri1
Rhododendron superbum1
Rhododendron venator1
Rhodoleia 'Takeshitasei'1
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Foxtail'1
Rutherford Conservatory1
Salix lanata1
Salvia argentea1
Salvia forskaohlei2
Sansevieria kirkii var. pulchra1
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Golden Hahnii'1
Satureja douglasii2
Saxifraga x andrewsii1
Schefflera taiwaniana 'Yuan Shan'1
Schlumbergera truncata1
Schlumbergera x buckleyi2
Sciadopitys verticillata1
Sedum spathulifolium1
seedlings3
seeds1
Sequoia sempervirens1
Siderasis fuscata2
Sinningia 'Lil Georgie'1
Siskiyous1
site preparation1
Smilax nana1
Spiranthes romanzoffiana1
spores1
spring1
Stachyurus praecox'1
Steve's Leaves1
Stewartia1
Stewartia malacodendron1
Stipa gigantea1
Stump St. Helens1
summer dry1
Thamnocalamus crassinodus1
Thanksgiving cactus1
The Domes4
The Park1
The Plant Station1
Tiarella trifoliata1
Tillandsia1
Tillandsia bulbosa1
Tillandsia butzii1
Tillandsia caput-medusae1
Tillandsia fuchsii f. gracilis1
Tillandsia ionantha1
Trachycarpus fortunei 'Wagnerianus'1
trademarks1
tree fern1
tree ferns2
Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia1
Trientalis latifolia1
tulip1
Tunnel Falls1
Twilight Crocus1
Twister Falls1
unknown Agapetes/Vaccinium1
Vaccinium ovatum1
Verticillium1
Viola sempervirens2
vireya1
Vriesea ospinae-gruberi1
Washington Pass Overlook1
Wednesday Vignette51
West Coast natives1
wide shots4
wildflowers1
wildlife1
winter-hazel1
Woodwardia orientalis1
x Pardancanda norrissii2
Xerophyllum tenax2
Yucca filamentosa1
Yushania confusa1
zombie plant1

Show more Show less

Report Abuse

Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

Other Blogs I Stalk

Tangly Cottage Gardening Journal

4 September: author zoom and workday
17 hours ago
Dirt Therapy

Pruning 'Summer Crush' Hydrangea in Late Summer or Early Fall
1 day ago
danger garden

Back to the Hildreth's to see their tropical makeover
1 day ago
Late to the Garden Party

Bloom Day - September 2025 (Early Edition)
1 day ago
Digging

I’m talking native plant design on Growing Greener Podcast
3 days ago
Succulents and More

Repotting a tall silver torch cactus clump
5 days ago
A Growing Obsession

first week of September
1 week ago
Piece of Eden

Waiting Out The Heat Wave
1 week ago
Chickadee Gardens

Band Aids and Healing
1 week ago
clay and limestone

First Wednesday Wildlife Challenge: Fall Bird Migration is Happening and You Know What to Do!
1 week ago
ROCK ROSE

THE SHROUDED GARDEN
3 weeks ago
Amateur Bot-ann-ist

NHS Live Webinar: August 20th: Hardy Begonias: Secrets to Success with Ann Amato
1 month ago
GardenBook

Bloomday-The Merry Month of May 2025
3 months ago
THE DESERT NORTHWEST [blog]

General Update and a Look Ahead!
4 months ago
plant lust

Kazuyuki Ishihara’s Garden of Happiness: Timeless Japanese Garden Design Ideas from Chelsea 2024
5 months ago
Cold Climate Gardening

Will I see you at the Galanthus Gala?
6 months ago
| Rare, Heirloom & Unusual Plants

Annie’s Annuals Finds New Roots Under New Owners
10 months ago
Flora Wonder Blog

Sayonara
1 year ago
Flutter & Hum

Wednesday Vignette – horsemen and horseshoes
1 year ago
Hootmanodendron

5 outings to see spring flowers around Seattle this May
1 year ago
sprig to twig

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Obtain an LEI Code
1 year ago
Whatsitgarden

June in the garden
2 years ago
Far Out Flora

Far Out Flowers 2023
2 years ago
Alternative Eden

Arab Baths in Palma de Mallorca
2 years ago
THE INDEPENDENT GARDENER

The Cartwheel Tree and the Yew and “Washington Evergreen”
2 years ago
rusty duck

AWOL
4 years ago
May Dreams Gardens

Over here. I'm over here now!
4 years ago
form and foliage

How I fell in love with conifers
5 years ago
The Patient Gardener

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – May 2020
5 years ago
Gardening With Grace

Plant of the Week: Crocus
5 years ago
MulchMaid

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - February 2020
5 years ago
The Lents Farmer

The One Peony to Rule Them All.
5 years ago
Bonney Lassie

Wednesday Vignette -- The Lurie Garden in June
5 years ago
Rock-Oak-Deer

Happy New Year!
5 years ago
It's Not Work, It's Gardening!

Catching Up: End of Summer
5 years ago
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides

Wordless Wednesday sunny November day
5 years ago
Rhone Street Gardens

A different angle
6 years ago
Gardening Gone Wild

12 Tips on How To Use Color Effectively In The Garden
6 years ago
My Back 40 (Feet)

Everyday sights in Bernal Heights
6 years ago
The Outlaw Gardener

What Next?
6 years ago
Married To Plants

Palm Tree Spotlight: Dictyocaryum lamarckianum
6 years ago
Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Fire and Chaparral - Some Questions
6 years ago
Weeding on the Wild Side

New Directions September 2, 2018
7 years ago
Just a girl with a hammer

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day May 2018
7 years ago
The Rainy Day Gardener

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - February 2018
7 years ago
Plinth et al.

“We are a landscape of all we have seen.”
7 years ago
John Grimshaw's Garden Diary

Garden People 2017
7 years ago
Journeys and Jonquils

7 years ago
Teza's Hortus Magnificum

My Most Bounteous Garden August 2017
8 years ago
Growing Steady

The 6th Annual Normandy Park Garden Festival
8 years ago
Plantmad Nursery

Esk Sunset waking up!
8 years ago
Linda Cochran's Garden

Louseworts, aka Pedicularis
9 years ago
Stupid Garden Plants

Some of my favorite plants this summer.
9 years ago
Greensparrow Gardens

Blogging for The Garden Professors: Fall seed sowing
9 years ago
Railway Parade House and Garden

Blue Rhododendrons and a White Waratah
9 years ago
Xera Plants Blog

Winters final gasp?
10 years ago
Fortnam Gardens

Bloom Day - October 2014
10 years ago
Botanically Inclined

Hello to a New Adventure!
11 years ago
My dirty little secret
The Rowans Garden Blog | About gardening with wildlife in mind
Growing with plants gardening blog
Rainy Day Gardener

Resources

American Rhododendron Society
plant lust
Rhododendron Species Botanic Garden
Vireya Net