Sunday, May 03, 2015

Reach Out and Touch

I especially love seeing Scheffleras flush out new leaves, like a bunch of hands and arms reaching out, trying to touch the sky...




Okay, okay, it's not a Schefflera but what the heck!


The Scheffleras in our garden are just starting to flush and the ones above are among the earliest ones. More to follow in the next few weeks!

Mark :-)

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  1. Gorgeous!!! Those new leaves are perfection.

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    1. They are lovely Lisa, always enjoy seeing the new flush of leaves :)

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  2. Oh, if they didn't need so much water...

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    1. When that drought ends Kris, aralias must make its way back to your garden :)

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  3. Great shots! I've been enjoying watching my S. taiwaniana leafing out. My S. delavayi is so small it doesn't have much impact. What species are the first two pictured? I love the golden fuzz!

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    1. Thanks Evan! First is rhododendrifolia and second is delavayi :)

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  4. We could start an new meme; Araliaceae flushing...could be fun!

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    1. That's a great idea Loree, I'm up for that! :))

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  5. Great shots, they do look like hands!

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    1. It's an interesting phase of the new flush Alison :)

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  6. Great photos, I love seeing the new foliage emerging on araliads! Looks like my Schefflera delavayi was killed to the ground, and still no sign of new growth...

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    1. Give it a bit more time John, fingers crossed they will come back from the ground :)

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  7. Lovely leaves emerging, reminds me of what Cycas revoluta does. Plants never cease to amaze.

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    1. Indeed Gail :) and hopefully our cycads will flush this year as they didn't last year for some reason

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  8. What an eye-catching unfurling that must be to watch. Hard to believe that those new leaves turn green with age :)

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    1. Very eye catching Anna! The colour is more intense too when wet, and as it was rainy yesterday the brown colouration looked more vivid :)

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  9. Oh, I absolutely love that first one! Those orange buds are fantastic! Fatsias is as close as I get, and those are cool too. But, now you have me lusting after one of those rhododendrifolias - wow!

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    1. Hopefully rhododendrifolias will be widely available there soon Anna :)

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  10. Or are they alien hands reaching out to pull in unsuspecting gardeners and consume them? Either way, they're beautiful!

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  11. If I didn't need one before, I do now!

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