Between the late bloomers, cloud forests, and autumn foliage the traditional as well as the unexpected colors of fall are gorgeous right now—along with our best weather and lighting—it’s a fantastic time to get out in the Garden! #sfbotanicalgarden #autumninthegarden #cloudforest #latebloomer #fallcolors
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📷: (1) Tropaeolum tuberosum, (2) Plectranthus flowering en masse in the South Africa collection, (3) Fascicularia bicolor, (4&5) stunning textures in the New Zealand collection, (6) Fuchsia juntasensis in the Andean Cloud Forest, (7&8) Liriodendron tulipifera showing early fall color and fragrant Luculia flowering profusely in the Temperate Asia collection, (9&10) Bomarea and Montanoa flowering in the Mesoamerican Cloud Forest collection. (at San Francisco Botanical Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXUI2uFYXV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h66pamury10q
What do you use to dry off your plants leaves to get the dust off? I usually use paper but I wanna start with some kind of cloth instead. Any tips?
? I generally dust them off with a gentle wipe of damp clean dishcloth and let them air dry (or I gently rub off the dust with my fingers if lazy- but that’s more inefficient), but that’s cause most of mine are waxy leaved species so they tend to be the easiest to do.
Plants with a natural foliar “bloom” covering or plants that are fuzzy/hairy I’m not as sure how to go about; the former shouldn’t have the bloom removed while the latter can get rot if you use too much moisture to clean them (for fuzzies like African Violets I’ve heard some people use a clean dry toothbrush to brush the dust off???).
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