We left off in the building containing the purple shamrocks. As I was trying to choose between them, I happened to glance over and see this little jewel among the foliage.
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| In my experience, climbing plants turn into more of a problem than an ornament, but I could make an exception here. |
Here's a random herb corner. I couldn't find any on this trip, but Strawberry Hill stocks a cultivar of sage that's variegated green and creamy white. It was ornamental and edible!
This is the smallest wandering jew I've seen at this place. Most of them are massive. (Sneak preview of an upcoming post: I may or may not have obtained one or more wandering jews.)
Here's a wall of wandering jews and other hanging plants. Also featuring geraniums!
I'm not a huge fan of these flowers, but I wonder how they produce different colors of flowers. Are there multiple plants in one container, or does the plant just make different pigments on different blooms?
A diverse array of geraniums, from white to dark red to lavender and everywhere in between.
Here's a special Scott cameo, pictured with my new purple shamrock. He was very patient with me, but you can see the "Can we go now?" in his eyes.
As you can see, it's very jungle-y in some of these greenhouses. I don't know how I'd ever navigate in here. The farm uses its space efficiently, though.
And we end up for today in a neverending field of tomatoes. Who knows how many varieties are in just this shot, let alone the whole building.
What jewels of the plant world have you seen lately? Have you ever been dumbfounded by the sheer volume of plants in a location?
Next post: the last of Strawberry Hill.
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