A quick tour of my Greenhouse

[Palustris]

I thought you might like a tour of my greenhouse.

This is the Cuttings frame. It is empty at present as I have not actually begun taking cuttings yet. I may not do many this year as I have very little room left for successful strikes. We shall see.

A Sedum palmatum emarginatum, waiting to be propagated. A selection of auriculas.

Raffenaldia primuloids luteus and Oxalis Anna Christie.

Auricula Sirius and Androsace studiosorum Chumbyi

Erodium rodei and Pleione Cheryl

Allium akaka and another Auricula, double form.

Sedum yosemitense and Pleione formosana.

Sedum furfuraceum and Allium nevskianum.

Salvia argentea and across to the other side to Santolina magonica.

Santolina Lemon Fizz and Rhodohypoxis Fred Broome.

Allium protensum, not quite open yet and Rhododendron trichostemon, a new plant.

A few small plants which will eventually either be planted out or propagated and babies planted out.

Primula allionii and Saxifrages and Helianthemum seryllifolium.

Myosotis albosericea and Erigeron scopulinus.

Delospernum congestum and Tristama nivale. A very difficult colour to get in focus!

Delopsernum species from the Sani Pass and Leptinella dendyi.

Finally Androsace himalaica and Allium goodingii, just opening.
All plunged in sand so that they do not dry out too quickly.

[ideasguy]

Phew!
What a collection

Thanks for posting all that Eric. It must have taken you ages to upload it all, and do that posting.
Very much appreciated!

That Oxalis Anne Christie is a real beauty!
The auriculas are all beauties! That Rhodo is a dinky little beauty! It must be a pleasure to walk into your greenhouse and see that magnificent display.

The Pleiones are lovely plants. Are they difficult to grow?

Rhodohypoxis are gorgeous little plants. I had some before but planted them out in a normal border instead of giving them rockery conditions. They didn't survive for long. One did reappear for a second year.
I visited this garden for a photoshoot:
http://www.ideasforgardens.com/gardenphotos/pics0034.html
Harold has a lovely outdoor display in his garden, as you can see in that web set. No doubt the planting medium is carefully mixed.
 

[roiphil]

lovely, your cuttings frame i see it has a length of clear perspex corrugated on top, a few questions on it as i am looking at doing something similar for starting seeds off quicker for some plants and cuttings
1, do you put your cuttings in trays/pots then put in cuttings frame
2, does it have soil warming cables
3, does it have sand on the bottom (which will need if you have soil warming cables)
4, if you have sand in it do you just root your cuttings in that

Phil

[newplantguy]

Great collection of plants and good photos.
I was interested to see the unusual Delospernum species.
Liked the Androsace himalaica
Paul.

[Palustris]

The cuttings frame used to have soil warming cables in it, but they stopped working and I removed them. There is sharp sand in it and I root cuttings directly in that. Most things root very quickly in there even without the bottom heat, but some things would be better if I had it still. (Thinking of Daphnes here). You do have to move things out of the sand into compost as soon as they have reasonable roots though as there is no food in the sand. I tend to put the potted on cuttings back in the frame for a week then out into a shade house.
There is another Delosperna in there with white flowers, called D. Graaff Reinet.