Pretty sure from the pic it is this variety. Had some on my RR for many years but honestly never did well in it’s location.
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There are numerous varieties that look similar with slightly different color and leaf shape. One summer Marilyn brought home a pot with 4 varieties. I think two survived.
It seems to like well drained soil. In CT it did best planted directly in the crusher fines ballast in a spot that got full sun for about 3-4 hours. It loves to hang too!
This shot taken in late winter. It will green up quickly in the spring…
The same area mid summer that year…
BTW Bill - Your railroad beds are really looking great!
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I really love this shot.
When I built my layout, it took years to grade the yard, build the deck, build the retaining wall, add and tamp soil, lay conduit / drain lines / cables, and form up and pour roadbed, all before a bit of track was laid. The advice I often got (from another forum and also books) was “just lay track down and run a train.” But the infrastructure deserved a decent effort, and it took what it took.
So, thanks for going to all this trouble, and being even crazier than me. 
I mean, steel retaining walls, wow… so beautiful. And all those layers of color and texture, excellent.
Gotta beat Sean to the punch though and ask: how’s that trestle coming?
Shhh! Cliff!
I’m trying to stay under the McGillicuddy Radar.
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He’s a taskmaster, to be sure, to be sure.
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I’ve heard rumours that even the squirrels in his back yard have been organised to remove acorns from the tracks.
But I also suspect if Sean got involved, I’d be on part 5 of this trilogy. (Of course, there would be mumbling about working on under DÜRR-ess).
