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Went to a garden center today

These sans were marked sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii and even had the picture of the right plant on the tag.

They also had two of these gigantic kalanchoe

Some flowering echeveria

I did buy some sempervivum

Comments (32)

  • 10 years ago

    S. Trifasciata Laurentii have yellow margins I believe, What is the plant next to the Sans. , a Pepermonia? Very nice looking plants they are selling.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes, it does. I couldn't believe they were all marked wrong.

    The plant to the right of the sans is a rubber plant.

  • 10 years ago

    Wish I live near a place like this. All I have are Walmart, Lowe's, and Menard's. Not much chance for finding plants like the ones you show. Thanks for posting the photos!

  • 10 years ago

    Great pic, I'd take some great price,love it..

  • 10 years ago

    Actually that plant to the right is a type of Peperomia although it has the big rubbery leaves. This species also comes in a few nice variegates. I see that generic "laurentii" tag on a lot of Sans.........you would think the wholesaler and/or retailer would make some minor effort to have the correct names.

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    Woodnative, that plant was marked "baby rubber plant". I guess it was marked wrong also?

    I almost said something to the owner about the name being wrong on the sans but people don't usually like it when I do.

  • 10 years ago

    Baby rubber plant is a common common name for P. obtusifolia.

  • 10 years ago

    Really, thanks for educating me Tiffany!

  • 10 years ago

    Happy to share but "educating" seems a bit strong, common names aren't right or wrong, just more or less commonly used. An image search for "baby rubber plant" will show about an equal amount of young Ficus elastica and Peperomia plants. A good example of how the botanical name is needed sometimes.

  • 10 years ago

    Whatever the names...I'm jealous! I think I'm gonna move somewhere close to a place like this. Again, thanks for the pics. It's almost like being there!

  • 10 years ago

    Floor walker, I stopped again today.

    Agave

    Devil's backbone

    Kalanchoe Donkey's ear

  • 10 years ago

    I'm jealous! I love the first picture! Especially the plants on the right. Very beautiful! What is the specific name?

  • 10 years ago

    A friend of mine Had Devil's Backbone in full Florida sun and it had the most lovely Variegation tinged in a reddish pink. So the moral of the story: full sun if you can provide it. Very nice looking plants!

  • 10 years ago

    I'm trying to stay away also.... It's hard to just look.... Running out of room.

    akrrm (Nancy in NJ 7a) thanked floorwalker IN zone 5b/6
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    Floorwalker, if I stop back there I will see what the Agave are called. I love the bluish one but don't have room for it. I try to stay away but all those plants in 4" pots are only $3.79. She has a lot of jade varieties but the picture I took was blurry.

    Stush I did buy one of those sans for my mom. I hope to mail it to her tomorrow with a pot of hahnii I have and some aloe.

    Just looked up devil's backbone, it's a euphorbia so I don't want any of those even if it is cool looking.

    I did buy 2 Schlumbergera that are blooming now.

  • 10 years ago

    I like the Schlumbergera so nice this time of year. I have a red and a yellow noid in my office blooming right now. akrm you said a lot of jade varieties??! PLEASE get a pic of them! I would love to see what they have in jades!

  • 10 years ago

    Woodnative I will but I'm sure you already have what she has.

  • 10 years ago

    Stopped there today.

  • 10 years ago

    I bought these

  • 10 years ago
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    Floorwalker, I didn't see the agave, they must have been in another greenhouse.

    Woodnative, she didn't have as many jades as she did the last time I was there.

    The top picture of the jade I bought says argentea. The bottom one says "large red". Is the real name crassula radicans?

  • 10 years ago

    They had poinsettia too. I loved this one.

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you for all these photos! I wish there were something like this near me!

  • 10 years ago

    I had a chance to visit a nice nursery in Virginia outside Washington, D.C. I resisted buying I house plants but it was hard.

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    Woodnative, did they have anything there you didn't have?

  • 10 years ago

    Akrrm they had a LOT there I don't have........and could not have due to space and time and wallet LOL! Beautiful plants! Most pricey but also a better than average selection. The nursery is called Merrifield Garden Center in Fairfax, Virginia. My wife has relatives nearby and I love to stop when we visit. The general area is very wealthy (actually I am surprised the Garden Center survives amid the pricey (and beautiful!) new condos and townhomes surrounding it. In any case there are clientale with deep pockets and high expectations so they always carry beautiful and many unusual plants!

  • 10 years ago

    woodnative Do you remember what the nursery was called? I live in Northern Va and I'm looking for some good nurseries.

  • 10 years ago

    Oh nice! I see theyre labelled as Annuals! Nice all green Peperomia next to it, and I like that Kalanchoe thyrsifolia!

  • 10 years ago

    Merrifield garden center on Lee highway I think it is in Falls Church just outside of Washington DC. Always have nice plants inside and outside.

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    woodnative

    Thank you! :) I see now that you stated the name in a previous comment. Not sure why that didn't show on my phone.

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