Azaleas were available at garden centers and florists everywhere in Iowa in the early 90s. They were sold already in flower and were meant to be given as gifts or used as seasonal decorations. Pots of blooming Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and Gloxinias (now Sinningia speciosa) were also common. I received a potted azalea as a “door prize” at my local garden one year. They owners kept exotic pheasants in their stock houses. One escaped into the retail area and landed on my head! The owners made up a rule on the spot that you “won” a potted plant if the bird landed on you.
I love botany, plants and gorgeous history of flowers and Victorian houseplants especially their green houses and conservatories. Thank you for sharing this fascinating bit of plant history it's wonderful to see how nature has always been a big part of homes and lives of people.
This is a great video! I also have a small collection of Japanese plant catalogs from the Meiji period. The artwork is to die for. So interesting to see what was fashionable then
This is pretty exciting for me to watch🤗. I love old plants catalogs because of the illustrations and history in it. Thanks for sharing this video Summer👍
Great video! Unfortunately lots of plants completely disappeared during WW1 and WW2 since people had to focus on survival and growing food instead. For example, all the old double anemones were lost, except for "Chapeau de Cardinal", which was recently found to still be growing in Japanese gardens! The Phillip Island Glory Pea was also grown in botanical collections in the 1800s, but now it's extinct!
Hello i was doing a google search on philip island glory pea the folliage and flowers does look simillar to a plant growing here locally in my country the phillippines we have this pea tree locally called as "katuray" in colors white, pink and red SF; Sesbania grandiflora
Hi Summer!!! Wonderful video. I love the old books and the pictures. Very interesting journey to the past!!! Thanks for sharing with us. Kiss from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 😘👋👋
So so so very cool. All of my fave things in one video! Plants, Victorian era, old paper, and a smart sweet older lady 🥰 Oh and I LOVE your outfit Summer!
These books are STUNNING displays of print typography!! Every detail and letter on the pages was set by hand and some of the headlines were custom painted hand lettering. It's really fascinating to see the connection of art and design used in advertising during this time there was a lot of handmade/painted advertising because of the technology available at the time. Thanks for doing a little special on this! Delighted.
When I looked at photos of my mum and dad in the 90’s taken inside houses of friends and family members I noticed they really only had Ivy, pothos, ferns, Christmas/thanksgiving cactus, and dumb cane (and absolutely none were variegated) so even just in the last 20 odd years there’s been changes, it seems. It’ll be interesting to see where we are 20 years into the future
omg i'd pay real money if they sold prints of some of those victorian era ones, just the style they put in before they could include color, like WOW. also i was just at logees the other day! only an hour for me. that color-blocked begnonia from 1905?!?!?! omg astounded by those colorful over-a-century-old magazines. and always love how my home state of MA seems to regularly pop up in garden history
I love this video, it's my fourth or fifth time watching it! I just wish there was SO much more history for houseplants and plants in general, I'm no botanist, just a houseplant lover and I often find myself wanting more answers! For example I'm a syngonium maniac and can't find any history on how they became so cultivated and gorgeous, it sucks! Maybe Summer can do history lessons someday, she always seems to know more than google 💚
My grandmother, who was born in 1885, lived in what had been her parents' house before her, so I assume many of her houseplants were offspring of her mother's collection. This is what I remember from the early 1950's -- I was a little houseplant freak even then. She had lots of pelargoniums in her sunny kitchen windows, and pothos pinned up and traveling all over the tops of her kitchen cabinets and the wall near the cabinets. In east-facing bay windows I remember those white wicker planters, kind of like window boxes on legs, which were full of carefully-arranged trailing ferns, backed by oxalis, with tall angel-wing begonias planted in the center. In the dark front parlor (north-facing and under a porch) she had aspidistra, spathiphyllum and some splindly thing that was probably dracaena. In the east-facing bedrooms, there were lots of African voilets on the window sills.
Summer has spotted the climbing fern in the catalog at 21:10. I'd hazard a guess that it was Japanese climbing fern, Lygodium japonicum, which I've grown easily in the past. This was a rich nostalgic video with those full-color illustrations. Equally thrilling are some of the classical volumes on botanical illustrators like Pierre-Joseph Redoute and his roses, or Robert Thornton and his book, Temple of Flora.
Thank you for this fantastic view into the past. How can we know where plants are going if we don’t know where they have been- now I’m going to rewatch with my note pad! 💚😎💚
I have Jewel of Opar, it’s a wonderful plant indoors. Mine has bright lime green leaves, and gets tiny pink flowers on a long stem. The seed pods are bright pink balls, so the name Jewels of Opar, an area in India. I have seen them in some catalogs. This was fascinating, wish some of that art work was reproduced and for sale.Many thanks to all 3 of you! 🌼🌿🌸🌱🌹
_Hoya carnosa_ was available in New York from 1825. If you look for Thorburn Catalogue on the Internet Archive you will find a list of 11 pages of greenhouse plants as well as seed for everything, including American natives. Everything for the greenhouse from cacti, stapelias and tree aloes to tea plants, sambac jasmine and _Erythrina._ They were importing their flowering bulbs from Holland every year. Tender azaleas were a common houseplant in England before central heating became common.
Very interesting. Combining 2 of my favourite things, plants and history. Those illustrations are just incredible
Same! 👀🌱
Azaleas were available at garden centers and florists everywhere in Iowa in the early 90s. They were sold already in flower and were meant to be given as gifts or used as seasonal decorations. Pots of blooming Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and Gloxinias (now Sinningia speciosa) were also common.
I received a potted azalea as a “door prize” at my local garden one year. They owners kept exotic pheasants in their stock houses. One escaped into the retail area and landed on my head! The owners made up a rule on the spot that you “won” a potted plant if the bird landed on you.
The illustrations are beautiful! It’s a video not only for plant lovers but also for artists.
I love botany, plants and gorgeous history of flowers and Victorian houseplants especially their green houses and conservatories. Thank you for sharing this fascinating bit of plant history it's wonderful to see how nature has always been a big part of homes and lives of people.
This is a great video! I also have a small collection of Japanese plant catalogs from the Meiji period. The artwork is to die for. So interesting to see what was fashionable then
This is pretty exciting for me to watch🤗. I love old plants catalogs because of the illustrations and history in it. Thanks for sharing this video Summer👍
This is so lovely, I highly appreciate your efforts in bringing us such a wonderful topic am hooked to it
Great video! Unfortunately lots of plants completely disappeared during WW1 and WW2 since people had to focus on survival and growing food instead. For example, all the old double anemones were lost, except for "Chapeau de Cardinal", which was recently found to still be growing in Japanese gardens!
The Phillip Island Glory Pea was also grown in botanical collections in the 1800s, but now it's extinct!
Hello i was doing a google search on philip island glory pea the folliage and flowers does look simillar to a plant growing here locally in my country the phillippines we have this pea tree locally called as "katuray" in colors white, pink and red SF; Sesbania grandiflora
As a graphic designer who loves plants, this kind of content has me 🤤
You seriously have the best content. Would love to see your channel have more views! Love your dedication Summer.
What a beautiful catalogs, I think I’ll frame them, thanks for sharing Summer!!!
This was so fascinating! This video was a combination of my inner history nerd and crazy plant person! Loved it
This is so cool! Thank you both very much!!!!
Hi Summer!!! Wonderful video. I love the old books and the pictures. Very interesting journey to the past!!! Thanks for sharing with us. Kiss from Buenos Aires, Argentina. 😘👋👋
So so so very cool. All of my fave things in one video! Plants, Victorian era, old paper, and a smart sweet older lady 🥰 Oh and I LOVE your outfit Summer!
Always an amazing video! Thank you for your caring of the videos
This was a wonderful episode to watch. Thank you.
These books are STUNNING displays of print typography!! Every detail and letter on the pages was set by hand and some of the headlines were custom painted hand lettering. It's really fascinating to see the connection of art and design used in advertising during this time there was a lot of handmade/painted advertising because of the technology available at the time. Thanks for doing a little special on this! Delighted.
When I looked at photos of my mum and dad in the 90’s taken inside houses of friends and family members I noticed they really only had Ivy, pothos, ferns, Christmas/thanksgiving cactus, and dumb cane (and absolutely none were variegated) so even just in the last 20 odd years there’s been changes, it seems. It’ll be interesting to see where we are 20 years into the future
I love seeing what plants people were keeping in the past.
Thanks for this! Well done. I’ve been interested in seeing some historical catalogs like this for a long time. Loved it ! 💜⭐️🙏🪴
Really awesome video! Anna is so chill and passionate💚
Oh this is so lovely and the art works are beautiful
wonderful content… many thanks!
Amazing!!! Such history!
I also love old books😍
omg i'd pay real money if they sold prints of some of those victorian era ones, just the style they put in before they could include color, like WOW. also i was just at logees the other day! only an hour for me. that color-blocked begnonia from 1905?!?!?! omg
astounded by those colorful over-a-century-old magazines. and always love how my home state of MA seems to regularly pop up in garden history
An excellent topic for a Vid!! Thank you 💐💐💐
I love this video, it's my fourth or fifth time watching it! I just wish there was SO much more history for houseplants and plants in general, I'm no botanist, just a houseplant lover and I often find myself wanting more answers! For example I'm a syngonium maniac and can't find any history on how they became so cultivated and gorgeous, it sucks! Maybe Summer can do history lessons someday, she always seems to know more than google 💚
I live on Long Island and familiar with both Planting Fields Arboretum & Floral Park (love this fun fact about the name). 💫🌱
I want to know how they kept ferns alive because even with a humidifier mine always die lol
My grandmother, who was born in 1885, lived in what had been her parents' house before her, so I assume many of her houseplants were offspring of her mother's collection. This is what I remember from the early 1950's -- I was a little houseplant freak even then. She had lots of pelargoniums in her sunny kitchen windows, and pothos pinned up and traveling all over the tops of her kitchen cabinets and the wall near the cabinets. In east-facing bay windows I remember those white wicker planters, kind of like window boxes on legs, which were full of carefully-arranged trailing ferns, backed by oxalis, with tall angel-wing begonias planted in the center. In the dark front parlor (north-facing and under a porch) she had aspidistra, spathiphyllum and some splindly thing that was probably dracaena. In the east-facing bedrooms, there were lots of African voilets on the window sills.
Summer has spotted the climbing fern in the catalog at 21:10. I'd hazard a guess that it was Japanese climbing fern, Lygodium japonicum, which I've grown easily in the past. This was a rich nostalgic video with those full-color illustrations. Equally thrilling are some of the classical volumes on botanical illustrators like Pierre-Joseph Redoute and his roses, or Robert Thornton and his book, Temple of Flora.
really interesting too watch..and your outfit is a match , vintage look
What a wonderful video ❤️
Thank you for this fantastic view into the past. How can we know where plants are going if we don’t know where they have been- now I’m going to rewatch with my note pad! 💚😎💚
beautiful and fascinating!!!!!
I was at Logees greenhouse yesterday. You can spend so much money. I usually only take cash when I go.
Tha k you so much for this.. im a history junkie! Oh and also a plant addict!
Ferns, palms, and begonias? Count me in.
I wonder if the illustration of the vining plants in the beginning of the video are Epipremnum aureum since they were becoming popular in the 1880s
I went to Cornell. Have you heard of it???!??🤣
I would watch a video about royal horticultural merit and plants
I have Jewel of Opar, it’s a wonderful plant indoors. Mine has bright lime green leaves, and gets tiny pink flowers on a long stem. The seed pods are bright pink balls, so the name Jewels of Opar, an area in India. I have seen them in some catalogs. This was fascinating, wish some of that art work was reproduced and for sale.Many thanks to all 3 of you! 🌼🌿🌸🌱🌹
Interesting. I’ve only grown it outdoors as an annual, but the rootstock has survived in pots and resprouted in spring. Something new to try 🙃
At 7.22 there's a blue plant in the background of the book on the table
Can anyone I'd please
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_Hoya carnosa_ was available in New York from 1825. If you look for Thorburn Catalogue on the Internet Archive you will find a list of 11 pages of greenhouse plants as well as seed for everything, including American natives. Everything for the greenhouse from cacti, stapelias and tree aloes to tea plants, sambac jasmine and _Erythrina._ They were importing their flowering bulbs from Holland every year.
Tender azaleas were a common houseplant in England before central heating became common.
Imagine staying away from something ur whole life just to turn out ur being so fauctionus u can;t even wear sun glasses on a sunny day dow
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