A peak inside some of the plant bins this evening. All of these plants will be available in a few days. I keep finding additional species hiding, so the new species will be trickling in until Thursday. This season brings many new species from Papua New Guinea, including some exceptional metallic and serrated species with vermillion blooms. There will be around 200 species available this Spring.
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There has been some notable permanent markdowns on favorites, including many miniature aroids, Marcgravia, and Selaginella. A couple new lobe Sonerila species have also been added, including a green spotted species and one that resembles Galaxy but with a more prostrate growth habit.
Many of the Begonia species are seed grown this season, and they have shown a huge amount of variation. Most notably, many have produced two variations of the same species, one green, the other maroon.
My favorite species this season is this pink-haired species from Papua, which is either a deep green or metallic maroon.
A handful of species from oddball genera, including Centropogon, Sarcopyramis, Chamaenthemum, were added, with more to come in the following days. A fine leaf form of Elaphoglossum peltatum will be available, as well as generously started Teratophyllum rotundifolium, an Elaphoglossum cousin that more closely resembles a filmy fern.
