I decided not to repot my tol Dracanea marginata, I did however decide to stake it (to deal with its contant leaning/tipping over on the one direction), and a good few weeks ago I had also chopped the top off (as it was extremely bent/turned around) and am trying to root it in water. I doubt it’ll root successfully in water (they work better with soil rooting with root hormone, or even just air layering) but its worth an old graduate try.
Schlumbergera, Haitora, rabbit foot fern, & Ledebouria socialis are finally repotted.
While I would’ve preferred shallower/smaller clay pots for these particular houseplants, beggars can’t be choosers. At least the weight of the clay pots will make them less top heavy.
Fingers crossed that all the Schlumbergera truncatas in this repotting batch don’t end up aborting their flowerbuds.
Toad Lily (Tricytis hirta) flowering in a corner of the woodland garden.
I once had 3 different plants in this garden but they have appeared to have perished to this garden’s elements; whether be plant/weed competition, summer drought, harder winter seasons, or some other reason, it’s not entirely clear (I say spring plant competition tbh).
This specimen and its two young stolon clones are all that remain; filling the autumn flora slot
Gotta be proud of your kaffir lily when the unimpressionable member of the family goes “wow” at the sight of it x3
I thought these Grandpa Otts morning glories died off from this garden years ago. I guess their seeds/seedlings were hiding in the weedier spots away from their original mesh post.
And to wrap up the woodland walk post spam; the loot.
3 Sugar maple leaves, 7 canadian yew berries, and spore filled Christmas fern fronds (which tragically I THINK I’M TOO LATE TO SOW NOW WITH THE CRUSTY STATUS OF THE FRONDS!!!!).
Did not find hopniss vine in this forest (I’m not the least bit surprised though disappointed) but it was still a fun albeit exhausting forest trek.
I’m not super adept at ID of dogwoods (at least ones that aren’t SUPER distinct) but someone informed me that this tol boi is likely Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) the floral form (which btw SHOULD nOT BE FLOWERING IN SEPTEMBER) would give even more implication that it is so.
If it weren’t for this blackspot problems I’d probably take note of these specimens for future seed harvesting, but ah well. Still learned something.
The view on the way out; a view of the most impenetrable part of the woods. It is the north side of the forest.
A thicket of saplings, raspberry brambles, and dogwoods block the way in, but, I DID get some see some colouring up of some Sugar Maple foliage at the woodland’s edge.
Broader leaves and taller form than starry false solomon’s seal; its just old joe known as False Slomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum) w/o the starry in the name.
Sometimes… common names… are redundant.
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) nestled around some rotted down fallen trees.
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