pandanus – HungryforHostas

Dare I say, more and more plants have joined my growing collection today.

When I was heading out I found my expected parcel, earlier than expected which was a nice surprise.

I’ve been looking for this plant for quite some time – Pandanus amaryllifolius. This is a plant that James Wong writes about in one of his books. They are used in Asian cooking to add a vanilla flavour.

I went to collect a Facebook find in a nearby area, to buy a white everlasting pea – Lathyrus latifolius ‘White Pearl’.

The lady was lovely and we chatted about plants and gardening for some time.

We were accompanied by her lovely dog, who seemed to enjoy the attention. I do miss having a dog.

She showed me round her lovely garden and also gave me some seeds for the everlasting peas to see if I could grow them myself.

Or only that she gave me some of these stunning little alpines. These are Rhodohypoxis. I’ve grown these before back when I lived at my parents. Sadly they don’t like being wet in the winter. This tends to kill them. They do form lovely clumps.

After leaving, I collected my friend Stella and we headed to Parker’s to look for some pots. Sadly they were a little expensive and not what we were looking for. I did manage to get a shelf that sits on top of my potting tray.

We headed to one of our favourites – Aqualife. The staff are really friendly.

I came away with an extra Cyperus longus aka Native Sweet Galangale (James Wong book) and a Zantedeschia aethiopica ‘Kiwi Blush’