Iconic symbol of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team and other national sports teams and athletes. I photographed this frond fragment on a trail in Otari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, NZ in March 2022. Alsophina dealbata, can grow to 30 feet and the full fern frond can be 10 feet long. It is the underside that is white/silver.
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Portland International Rose Test GardenPortland International Rose Test Garden
If you will be in Portland Oregon this summer be sure to check out the rose garden. Admission is free. On 4.5 acres in Washington Park this garden displays over 10,000 plants from 550 varieties. Most varieties are new since the purpose of this garden is to test new hybrids to decide which are best for commercial release. Post provided by BB.
a mighty Staghorn ferna mighty Staghorn fern
This fine specimen (Platycerium sp.) belonging to a club member began as single frond in a small hanging basket. It has never been transplanted and thirty years later has a leaf span over 6 feet and a rhizome over 3 feet in diameter. The small basket is still in there – somewhere.
Color PaletteColor Palette
This is a wonderful presentation from R. Gale’s garden that is both deep and complex in color and texture. And the “messy-ness” only adds to the allure. Above is Brugmansia (trumpet flower, “Pink Angel”?) forming an umbrella over a bowl of mixed succulents. Look close and see what I else you can identify.