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Vying for its spot as a "giant of Stonecrop" this Salvia in the Conservatory is nearly 10 feet tall and is covered with drooping spikes of fuzzy magenta flowers.
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Salvia involucrata
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Lapageria rosea
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Also in the Conservatory, the first waxy pink tubular bell shaped flowers of a climber native to Chile and Argentina and known as the Chilean Bellflower. A member of the Philesiaceae family, this is the only species of the genus although there is a white flowering variety.
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The mysterious green flowering Lachenalia viridiflora is just about in bloom and is the first species of the genus to flower at Stonecrop. A member of the Hyacinthaceae family native to South Africa.
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Lachenalia viridiflora
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Strobilanthes dyerianus
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In a Poly House, a Strobilanthes usually grown for its green leaves marked with silver and purple also has interesting flowers of light and dark purple. A member of the Acanthaceae family native to Burma and Malaysia and known as the Persian Shield.
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In the Pit House, a subspecies of Narcissus cantabricus is just starting to bloom.
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Narcissus cantabricus subsp. monophyllus
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Narcissus cantabricus
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Narcissus cantabricus continues to bloom.
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Amazing exfoliating bark on a small Maple in front of the potting shed. There is also a larger Acer griseum in the Flower Garden.
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Acer griseum
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Acer griseum
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And a close-up of the amazing exfoliating bark on the Maple shown on the left. Native to China.
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On the Himalayan Slope, this shrub, known as the Ghostly Stem, certainly is well named! With the leaves down for the winter, the whiter than white stems covered with a chalky material certainly stand out.
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Rubus lasiostylus var. hupehensis
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Salix daphnoides
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And nearly as glistening as the Rubus on the left, this Violet Willow by the pond has silvery stems and catkins.
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The fluffy beige seed heads of Ligularia dentata combine well with the branches of orange berries of Berberis aggregata.
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Ligularia and Berberis
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Cotoneaster dammeri
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Near the bottom of the Cliff, this low Cotoneaster crawling down the face of a large piece of ledge is still covered with the bright orange berries shown on September 13.
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Even the Calendulas have been frosted and stopped blooming in the Flower Garden, but this Daphne shown blooming at the bottom of the Cliff on July 18 and September 19 continues to flower.
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Daphne caucasica
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Nerine crispa
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Back in the Pit House another Nerine is blooming--and its photo is placed here to pick up the color of the Daphne on the left.
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