tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45641876244925337712024-03-17T20:04:06.449-07:00Aprille's SoCal Gardening ✿❀✾Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-52987332746842261652022-01-19T12:36:00.000-08:002022-01-19T12:36:12.292-08:00Calendulas<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Ahoy all. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">After telling many of my clients about which annuals do best for cool weather in SoCal, I thought maybe I'd tell you too. Let me start with why this is an issue. There are many annuals that DON'T do well. Everybody loves Pansies. But they get crown rot and 3/4 of them die even if you plant them high like you're supposed to. I get around that problem by only planting some in pots in my own garden. Lately even Violas are having the same issue. Snapdragons are pretty. But often they sit for a few months before flowering. I don't have time for that! And I have seen small caterpillars eat the flowers inside the bud before it even opens. Iceland Poppies are beautiful when I see them. But squirrels will eat the plant down to a nub. So, what is left? Calendulas! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Calendula is a cool season annual native to Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean. It was used as a medicinal herb to combat headaches, fever and toothaches and is said to have anti-inflammatory properties. It is also edible though I've never tried it. The foliage is kinda stinky. Colors available are yellow, orange and some mixtures. They are great in borders or companions for roses and Irises because they only get about 8" tall and wide. I plant them in Autumn and they'll last until it gets hot. I do have two clients who can keep them through the summer. And sometimes they will reseed and pop up here and there. I end up yanking mine to get in summer annuals BEFORE it gets too hot usually in May. It's nice to get 6 months out of an annual. They do best with a little deadheading. And they will last for several days as a cut flower with a short stem. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIjsgogS4Zsy1tEHq1SHRnpgWSlEO0N8fPjg_-A2yyp9xUllBctaDLeoaYme7YHEH6UUURNexKhzgiskQXxJ31OwtRehF-k4KRJA07JfzjcBpS0sw4fROpkD3v7V2abZjXJgN8O17S26Lk2UjV8NEBoVT0W0pAx3XEnZ9k3Qfwz0niYa9nZwLzWatC=s3546" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="2891" height="728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIjsgogS4Zsy1tEHq1SHRnpgWSlEO0N8fPjg_-A2yyp9xUllBctaDLeoaYme7YHEH6UUURNexKhzgiskQXxJ31OwtRehF-k4KRJA07JfzjcBpS0sw4fROpkD3v7V2abZjXJgN8O17S26Lk2UjV8NEBoVT0W0pAx3XEnZ9k3Qfwz0niYa9nZwLzWatC=w594-h728" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yellow and orange are the most common. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTAJb9zrIfYk07SxEjBR4GCOdZXAPDWMJPYyHFm-2G4gFSJ8niui25bFv91Bs4QQTsaJE-nAFPwe0Pfg9lAALgUzkWS_dkqf8H1aJqwW8l4-Pz-8P14g4nShU9A0YWwZxgj93MFOJjFvIJF1C79_Oa8bh61TUC80Nc28yzxPkB9BH8XsJPUfQKFdrA=s3971" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="3971" data-original-width="2595" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTAJb9zrIfYk07SxEjBR4GCOdZXAPDWMJPYyHFm-2G4gFSJ8niui25bFv91Bs4QQTsaJE-nAFPwe0Pfg9lAALgUzkWS_dkqf8H1aJqwW8l4-Pz-8P14g4nShU9A0YWwZxgj93MFOJjFvIJF1C79_Oa8bh61TUC80Nc28yzxPkB9BH8XsJPUfQKFdrA=w516-h790" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last fall in October I was really to plant and I couldn't find them in my local under-the-power-lines nursery(who is cheaper than other nurseries). So I went to another good nursery and spent triple the money and got what I could find. They ended up being a mixture and I got some really pretty colors. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqP6QxjGTTmWBNaB6qOLpB8BurJ_30DXtFtA3U8DeTGS8BJMBm9CgmoUb7l0hgoTYEaxOpvxqmZei2pMIj4KlajP0ChQAzDCzTKNSAoSMfycu-v5JBDWor9Tg6m94Whe2fzsKIzGyyVAEBIt2gwH59qJV9_gHbakRokql2hCSK-X9H4wiO_S7wYqOA=s2276" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="2153" height="642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqP6QxjGTTmWBNaB6qOLpB8BurJ_30DXtFtA3U8DeTGS8BJMBm9CgmoUb7l0hgoTYEaxOpvxqmZei2pMIj4KlajP0ChQAzDCzTKNSAoSMfycu-v5JBDWor9Tg6m94Whe2fzsKIzGyyVAEBIt2gwH59qJV9_gHbakRokql2hCSK-X9H4wiO_S7wYqOA=w608-h642" width="608" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love this peachy one! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3YVNHfgG7uHzosM0tn1Xcg3k99mQPSPhPFsIzZ0czaqUaa66RW-W2r9Zdq50GMrJNPa1zOpPy6bYT8xL7p-xKEw7_W_58nhxO0RpShyOJwqyF3mcc-TG1HaLC2xfZNoyS0US0RQ_yUIT7yGcQtT8P3yJhgt31tZCrsvi3O-wP2YlsdYh17-KQ03P-=s3752" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="3752" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3YVNHfgG7uHzosM0tn1Xcg3k99mQPSPhPFsIzZ0czaqUaa66RW-W2r9Zdq50GMrJNPa1zOpPy6bYT8xL7p-xKEw7_W_58nhxO0RpShyOJwqyF3mcc-TG1HaLC2xfZNoyS0US0RQ_yUIT7yGcQtT8P3yJhgt31tZCrsvi3O-wP2YlsdYh17-KQ03P-=w647-h457" width="647" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And this one with the dark center is really pretty!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFUwRIAteVKIP7CS8RAPfjj8WuEuYW5-RnbhiOK-LVCOClNoZ6SasEP3JAKLonSRQhRCPaG8Le8WPCnvMz52eRT8HNwQKcto3lZUZ7ciJ5FctosH14d3ypAsLb676Nj41VIjdxpeXd7bAhtbeqXnoMIrN4xuWkCq7hIjhrXoSCJcYPk9jopaC1BuGH=s3251" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3251" data-original-width="2993" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFUwRIAteVKIP7CS8RAPfjj8WuEuYW5-RnbhiOK-LVCOClNoZ6SasEP3JAKLonSRQhRCPaG8Le8WPCnvMz52eRT8HNwQKcto3lZUZ7ciJ5FctosH14d3ypAsLb676Nj41VIjdxpeXd7bAhtbeqXnoMIrN4xuWkCq7hIjhrXoSCJcYPk9jopaC1BuGH=w535-h580" width="535" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is that peachy one all the way open to show that dark eye. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> One of my favorite things about Calendulas is that the petals feel like bird feathers. They're super soft and pettable. So, we still have time for you to plant some Calendulas here in SoCal if you want. Enjoy! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Happy Gardening! </span></p>Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-61233337791205601672022-01-15T17:06:00.000-08:002022-01-16T15:01:39.681-08:0030 Year Old Staghorn Fern<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Ahoy all. I haven't posted in a year and a half. Did you miss me? I kinda stopped because I rarely get comments and it doesn't seem worthwhile if you aren't reading. So, if you want me to post more, please let me know.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On Christmas Eve I backed out of our driveway on my way to work and noticed that my 30 year old Staghorn Fern -Platycerium bifurcatum had fallen. The chain finally completely rusted away and the plant was sitting on the ground. Luckily there were no plants underneath is to get crushed! I planted that fern 5 houses ago when I still worked at a nursery back in maybe 1990! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is the plant that when people come to my garden they say "What IS that?" I've had it for so long and except for a few surgeries it's no trouble. When we were house hunting I wanted a tree for my Staghorn fern. I knew that if the house had all the other things I wanted but no tree, I would have given the fern away. But our Ash tree holds it fine! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRuM9x7RPOiw04TWYra3nUfvv7PfSfI4BI2SIjNylCrbmtfcksfh5sMlRJkSUissz9Oaceeow5aCvBCA9Kvb3xKklksGhqzmBmU-5WDR8wyStU8WA2DufR-u-7KGa9DLRKGsCFlyoAkR_vnYDyh6avrtJ78617VA_QVmZCefKbufrjIElIDGxPxBY3=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRuM9x7RPOiw04TWYra3nUfvv7PfSfI4BI2SIjNylCrbmtfcksfh5sMlRJkSUissz9Oaceeow5aCvBCA9Kvb3xKklksGhqzmBmU-5WDR8wyStU8WA2DufR-u-7KGa9DLRKGsCFlyoAkR_vnYDyh6avrtJ78617VA_QVmZCefKbufrjIElIDGxPxBY3=w615-h461" width="615" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwGw1t9_EirFQGcLgIIKgQ1O-o6zLM970nZROLncAYJ2Hk1iLT2Td7BRwKBWX9x9uGShbwT_5LdpOyfqo_R21s76SwYlWWRO68k7kEfHvqLiKwRnwtgkV0tanRjb7HE2ngOXlPY1Wl61QOdAt7n5w-qWdjg4gFNSXmLDBOSmmcKhq0V2qL1cr02Sgj=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwGw1t9_EirFQGcLgIIKgQ1O-o6zLM970nZROLncAYJ2Hk1iLT2Td7BRwKBWX9x9uGShbwT_5LdpOyfqo_R21s76SwYlWWRO68k7kEfHvqLiKwRnwtgkV0tanRjb7HE2ngOXlPY1Wl61QOdAt7n5w-qWdjg4gFNSXmLDBOSmmcKhq0V2qL1cr02Sgj=w449-h599" width="449" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Long ago I began with a 12" wire basket. What you do is place wet green moss inside the basket lining it completely. Then fill with some potting soil. Then set one or more stag horn ferns on top. You can use fishing line(or whatever works) to tie it down because there are no roots to hold it up. The fern grows shields that anchors it to the basket(or if mounted on wood) and spreads by spores(or magic) to eventually cover the whole basket. It gets watered when I water the rest of the garden. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhedRgW7fyDknPjGxDUDRJwbZho8XpMF2NBQonYdqauuEGkbsS4C4f2h4WC7CpgnNJXIGaJW1jgKunhus-VmTIMIrGVukOBQwA33iOlHqvXFoBBWMheW649zmaTvLtlPqT9zhkwdGVSHl9RKB4bCdnEwEfvp_6bk3ftHHUDTSfeDfRvQccZ8wf_WNZZ=s2297" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2297" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhedRgW7fyDknPjGxDUDRJwbZho8XpMF2NBQonYdqauuEGkbsS4C4f2h4WC7CpgnNJXIGaJW1jgKunhus-VmTIMIrGVukOBQwA33iOlHqvXFoBBWMheW649zmaTvLtlPqT9zhkwdGVSHl9RKB4bCdnEwEfvp_6bk3ftHHUDTSfeDfRvQccZ8wf_WNZZ=w541-h519" width="541" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New baby shield groping</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the plant being a fern spreads by spores to make more shields and antlers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7EJILHGR7N1QPLDRQAOv8jsVIgofJQZKdu4xCJ9y-Fe3ObqPL7-57o7sjrY_SbYJMEfYKWnxDQJbKQfDUipXgaRxFT7tKF5E158zTdFI5FxgTdRjIGY0YwqGON5-34AoePibcel0edG3LOjagN_HmDbbMTNCZYTXLnTIt5ALRYywAHKhVFiyJxkEk=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7EJILHGR7N1QPLDRQAOv8jsVIgofJQZKdu4xCJ9y-Fe3ObqPL7-57o7sjrY_SbYJMEfYKWnxDQJbKQfDUipXgaRxFT7tKF5E158zTdFI5FxgTdRjIGY0YwqGON5-34AoePibcel0edG3LOjagN_HmDbbMTNCZYTXLnTIt5ALRYywAHKhVFiyJxkEk=w582-h776" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brown spores</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back to the present. I thought UGH, that is going to be a ton of surgery to cut into it to find the old wire basket(assuming it has not disintegrated) to attach new chain. Then I bought the wrong chain at a nursery and had to go to Home Depot to buy stainless steel chain. I spent too much money. Then my Rick offered a different solution, to make a circle of chain with three chains attached too it, essentially cradling the fern. Yay, less work and no surgery! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, Rick bought even more chain and made the cradle. We put it under and around the fern. He bought pulleys to lift it with rope. We had it all harnessed and tried to lift it. It was still too wet as we had enjoyed 6" of rain before and after Christmas. So we waited a week. It was still too heavy. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Xqaxjsht2hTdm3Swvzp2XSz5FoJOe33C6vaOaCJXZwLsZAaDFv11u-srDpAP-G3PyVSipeFSZmY9gyC1gl_-1uw_G4XlmAuMXJBcCCvVqonuZv1LQ4aTlii1gy3v4FRqVBFnGz9xkw5ByBw9H1DHzE6eHhzzoONYl-JnVO73nNqnuvk4VPuGCSbZ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="729" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Xqaxjsht2hTdm3Swvzp2XSz5FoJOe33C6vaOaCJXZwLsZAaDFv11u-srDpAP-G3PyVSipeFSZmY9gyC1gl_-1uw_G4XlmAuMXJBcCCvVqonuZv1LQ4aTlii1gy3v4FRqVBFnGz9xkw5ByBw9H1DHzE6eHhzzoONYl-JnVO73nNqnuvk4VPuGCSbZ=w547-h729" width="547" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDYuKWn5MSSIKr1-C88b5iup8uDp51RZ3yywG2lgfr2J7-EcK-Akc-LtVe5pJ4LFRZHhmdg8ABZHW_5WJuNjy9YOnhKQhipXbS91c6aYSS65SjJAbRgVPyg2UjoINNb8qE5pz18J2LufFDjUvebvoW5aKX5R-goHgMbod3a4KctOZ4wog--JSvdT0=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="774" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEDYuKWn5MSSIKr1-C88b5iup8uDp51RZ3yywG2lgfr2J7-EcK-Akc-LtVe5pJ4LFRZHhmdg8ABZHW_5WJuNjy9YOnhKQhipXbS91c6aYSS65SjJAbRgVPyg2UjoINNb8qE5pz18J2LufFDjUvebvoW5aKX5R-goHgMbod3a4KctOZ4wog--JSvdT0=w580-h774" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, it sat for 2 weeks sitting on a milk crate to dry out. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk6mctcvehWFNLBfWGJRanVBUG-KW_Ac5pT49UJVN9v1Ix4uSTZNueApYdNahL4Sgww9CT4dO2XNn9KTRMheVk9zm37byTu1FtKFf22S00dTmQ436q51BKSDo7yNC7cYglaixzrcHvccfasbftwecGrGNvoGkmnocTFoAollqQd3NRWTvWEgEpIcqp=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk6mctcvehWFNLBfWGJRanVBUG-KW_Ac5pT49UJVN9v1Ix4uSTZNueApYdNahL4Sgww9CT4dO2XNn9KTRMheVk9zm37byTu1FtKFf22S00dTmQ436q51BKSDo7yNC7cYglaixzrcHvccfasbftwecGrGNvoGkmnocTFoAollqQd3NRWTvWEgEpIcqp=w576-h768" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today it got lifted! It's too low in my opinion. 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<span style="font-size: large;">We're in the dog days of summer now and it was 100° here in Burbank today. I hope you all are well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was at a job in Temple City today and afterwards thought I'd visit San Gabriel Nursery(like I shouldnt!) since I was out there. I spotted a flower from a distance that I've been hunting for about 15 years! It's Combretum fruticosum or Orange Flame Vine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has orange toothbrush like flowers and is native to South America. I love orange flowers and even already grow another "Flame Vine", Pyrostegia venusta. The nursery has probably had this plant for many years because it was super root bound. I just didn't notice it before because I was being good and not plant shopping in summer. And the leaves aren't very distinctive. I had tried to root this plant from cuttings from a friend unsuccessfully several times. And I even tried to get him to air layer it for me. None worked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I have tried to find it to mail order without luck. So I am very HAPPY to finally have it. I was NOT so happy when I saw the price. $$ YIKES! There were none smaller. So I had to buy it. As I've said many times, you HAVE to buy the unusual when you see it because it might not be there next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took it home and right away repotted it up into a 7 gal can to wait out the summer heat. Thank you San Marcos Growers for still growing it and SAN Gabriel Nursery for having it in stock. Now I have to figure out where to plant this vine.
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">Happy Gardening and stay well all!</span>Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-19881401864519872802020-08-02T16:39:00.001-07:002020-08-02T17:03:30.434-07:00Cute Passion Vine<div class="mobile-photo">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you are all still well in this still crazy pandemic world. Besides working in clients gardens, I'm mostly staying close to my own garden. We have hot summers in LA and the fig beetles flying around bonking into everything are super annoying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always say smart gardeners don't plant in the heat of the summer. It's harder for plants to establish new roots in hot weather. I try to not plant anything in the ground after the last day on June.
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I did kinda break my own rule last week and stopped at La Crescenta Nursery. I tried to resist a vine but could not. I thought long and hard about where I'd plant it before I bought it as a vine needs a different kind of commitment. It's Passiflora sanguinolenta. Sanguine means blood red. And even though this is pink, the name refers to some of this species that are blood red. The leaves are unusual and the flowers tiny for a Passion flower, about 1, 1/2" And if you've been following along you know I've said that you have to buy the unusual when you see it for it may not be there when you return. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It is said to want part shade inland and originates from Ecuador.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Passifloras are usually monsters. The fruiting variety P. edulis can swallow a tree. Thats why I tried to resist. But this variety is said to be good for small gardens. One site said it'll reach 9' instead of the 30' or so the other varieties will travel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I potted it up from it's one gallon pot into a 2 gallon pot. I cut some bamboo canes to make a teepee for it. Being that it was long on its stake in the 1 gal. pot, it filled out nicely on its taller teepee. It'll stay in this pot until cooler weather in Oct. hopefully or Nov. can be planted in the ground on a bit of fence on the east side of the house between properties. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope your garden is giving you some solace in these crazy times. I am lucky to have mine. Stay well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahoy all. I hope you are still well amidst the pandemic going on. Here in the Los Angeles area we had protests and over the hill there were riots, looting and violence. We are fine. But the world is kinda messy right now. Stay safe and well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love burgundy foliage plants so much, here is part two. It's the contrast of all the green plants next to purple foliage that compliments everybody. And the more colorful the leaves, the more they POP! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's begin with Alternanthera dentata Purple Knight. It is a mounding plant that may or may not survive frost. I've had mine for maybe 5 years but it's close to the house for a little protection. Alternanthera are native to Central and South America. So, they really only like zones 9-11. Most of SoCal(except the beaches) is zone 9. I remember lots of them in Hawaii. So, we are lucky to be able to grow them here. Those little creamy dried flowers come in the Fall and stay until you cut them off. The plant can take some sun and some shade. It wants to grow kinda gangly to about 3 feet. But I like it better when it stays bushy. One has to pinch it a couple times a year to make it this way. And I cut off any branches that cross into neighbor plants because it can be vigorous and want to cover up another. I even had had some seedlings come up nearby. But it's the dark purple leaves that I adore! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is another Alternanthera, with the variety being Brazilian Red Hot. I LOVE this one so much that I look for it every year! It's quite more frost tender that Purple Knight and I've lost many. When I find some in nurseries, I'll buy several. The one pictured here is 2 years old. I only have the one now because I haven't found more yet. It is said to grow 2' tall. But then there I am again with the pinching. So mine is only about 8" tall. It's SO PRETTY! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is the only succulent in the group that I have. It's Aeonium arboreum atropurpureum. Say "A-oh-NEE-um". This plant is native to the Canary Islands and grows like a weed. I bought one plant and split it into 3 and planted them separately in my garden. They grow so wide that I keep having to rip some out. The one in the pic keeps growing into my path. It's easy and loves my sandy soil. It will grow 3-5'! Mine stay about 2' tall and get about 4' wide. They sometimes get clusters of yellow flowers in summer and grow best when part shaded. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are SO Many Begonias, I couldn't tell you the name of this one. I won it at a Southern California Horticultural Society meeting about 2 years ago and it had no tag. But I love the foliage. It occasionally makes pink and white flowers. But who cares! Those leaves are fabulous! Sometimes fancy Begonias are fussy. This one is not! It grew so well, that I recently had to repot it into a bigger container. I keep it right by our front door with eastern exposure so it gets a little morning sun only. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know that I've posted about this plant before but I had to include it. Iresine herbstii or Bloodleaf Plant is another gorgeous foliage plant. No one I know calls it by that common name. It grows to about 4 feet if not pruned and is native the the American Tropics. It keeps that great color in part shade. If grown in more sun the color tends to bleach away leaving a rusty look. I grow mine in eastern or northern exposure. It is also another great plant for pinching to keep it bushy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an herbaceous perennial, Aster laterflorus 'Prince'. It grows in the warm weather and is cut down to almost nothing in winter. And OhMyGosh, they changed the name to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">Symphyotrichum lateriflorum. Whatever! It's still an Aster to me. It grows to about 24" tall and wide. I've divided my plant a couple times in the maybe 4 years that I've grown it. Of course I bought it for that black foliage! But soon it will be covered in pink with red centered little daisies. So cute! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I needed something to fill a spot from where I had moved another plant and wanted something that gets about 4' tall. I was at Green Thumb Growing Grounds in Canoga Park this week and spotted a big block of orange foliage. I'd seen it in previous years but resisted in the past. It's Berberis thunbergii Orange Rocket or one of the many Japanese Barberries. It has thorns and goes mostly deciduous here in winter. It looks to have an upright nature rather than a rounded shrubby nature which is perfect for my spot in the garden. I planted it in the ground yesterday. I love the orangey leaves. Look how it stands out next to green! It's not burgundy but I am still including it here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The last for today is Snowbush or Breynia nivosa. It is native to the Western Pacific Islands. You'll often see them for sale as houseplants. But here in SoCal they grow great outside. I had mine in a pot for years. Then I saw some at Legoland in Carlsbad, CA going beautifully in the ground. Granted they are coastal. But I planted mine on the east side of the house and it's grown great! It takes a bit of a break in winter. It doesn't lose all it's leaves. It just loses some and looks not it's best. It does flower but I've never seen them in person. Photos online show insignificant blooms along the stems. My plant is 4' tall and wide and I love it! There is another Breynia that has more white in its leaves and no pink. But it doesn't impress me like the pink and burgundy of this one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's it for burgundy foliage today. I'll have a part 3 coming soon of smaller sized plants with burgundy foliage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahoy all. I hope you're still staying safe after 2 months of coronavirus lockdown. I'm still working in clients gardens and my own garden is still keeping me sane(ish). I'm glad Rick and I are in this together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had to wait to do this post until one of my plants was completely leafed out. I adore foliage that is NOT GREEN. Green is all well and good and means that the plant is happy and growing. But green is everywhere! I LOVE when a plant stands out and compliments it's neighbor. And burgundy foliage is awesome! I have a LOT of burgundy leaved plants. So, I decided to make this post in several parts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up is Euphorbia cotinifolia. This plant is native to Mexico and South America which means it is a little frost tender. Mine goes only mostly deciduous depending on the winter weather. "Cotinifolia" means leaves like a Cotinus(which you shall see soon). It is a big shrub or small tree and makes little creamy white flowers that are hardly noticeable. It is mostly grown for it's gorgeous burgundy red foliage. Euphorbias have white milky sap inside that can be an eye or skin irritant. I once pruned the big one and got some sap in my eye. Oh, it burned for hours and stayed red for a whole day. But I recovered. Now I prune them while wearing goggles. The first 2 pics are of my first plant. I almost lost it in the big freeze about 15 years ago. The 3rd pic is of the 2 babies I made from cuttings from the first plant. They all lived in pots until we bought this house almost 10 years ago. Now I cut them back to roof level about once per year. You can see that the 2 need trimming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cotinus coggyria or Smoke Tree is another big shrub or small tree. It is native to Asia and Europe. For most of my nursery working life(25 years ago) I thought that we couldn't grow this plant here. Then I began to see it in a few nurseries. But it was so expensive! </span><span style="font-size: large;">I was lucky to find this one in a 2 gal pot for about $25 </span><span style="font-size: large;"> I can think of one mature plant in Glendale that I used to see driving around. And I have only two clients who grow it. It is called "Smoke" tree because it makes these little wispy pink flowers above the foliage in Spring. Mine was too quick to </span><span style="font-size: large;">bloom to </span><span style="font-size: large;">catch in photos. Sorry about that. I've seen it about 20' tall. I don't think I'll let mine grow that large. Now it is about 5' tall and wide. And I recently trimmed off several stupid branches. "stupid" meaning that they were sticking out in weird ays that I didn't like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up is Agonus flexuosa 'Burgundy' or Peppermint Tree. It is a small tree that is native to Australia(as all the cool plants are) and will get to about 25' tall. When the leaves are crushed they smell like peppermint! Burgundy leaves AND peppermint fragrance- YES PLEASE! I love BOTH those things! And the leaves are almost black! How cool is that? I bought this tree in a 5 gallon can before we moved. So, it has been in the ground for maybe 8 years and has been slow growing. It is only about 7' tall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know I already posted about the Black Diamond Crape Myrtles but I had to include them with this. See that post from 2018 here <a href="http://aprillesgarden.blogspot.com/2018/08/black-diamond-crape-myrtle.html" target="_blank">Black Diamond Crape Myrtle</a> This plant just leafed out a couple weeks ago and is already thinking about blooming. The contrast between them and all the other green plants is striking. I adore them in the garden. And all mine in the front yard have cherry red flowers. I have a lavender one and a white one in our backyard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last for today is Canna Lily "Tropicanna". They're native to South and Central Americas and Mexico. It grows from a rhizome(people just call it a "bulb") under the ground and usually dies back to almost nothing in winter. Mine often have a few sprouts showing then. Cannas bloom in warm weather. Each stem only blooms once and should be cut to the ground after flowering. Sometimes they spread too far and come up amidst a neighbor plant. I just yank them out then. It's pretty easy. Tropicanna has</span><span style="font-size: large;"> stripes to go along with its burgundy foliage</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">orange flowers</span><span style="font-size: large;"> that come atop 4-6' stalks. What a great combo! </span><br />
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<br />Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-6724955027017079142020-03-29T11:02:00.001-07:002020-03-29T11:02:07.423-07:00Pretty Bulb or "Noxious Weed"? <span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How are you all doing amidst this pandemic quarantine of Coronoavirus? I hope you're all taking care to stay well, and making the most out of your time by gardening or whatever makes you happy! Let's hope this ends soon. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'CG Times';">The name Homeria comes from the Greek </span><span style="font-family: 'CG Times,Italic';">homero</span><span style="font-family: 'CG Times';">, “I meet together”, is about the filaments
</span><span style="font-family: 'CG Times';">(stalks of the stamen) being united into a tube in the flower</span><span style="font-family: 'CG Times,BoldItalic';">. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Homeria collina has now been changed to Moraea collina. YOU KNOW that I hate it when they change names. I will still call these bulbs or corms Homeria! There is a whole other rabbit hole about what are bulbs, corms, tubers. Here I'm just going to call them "bulbs". They are</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> in the Iridaceae(Iris) family and of course come from South Africa! Research says that this beautiful bulb that I love is considered a "noxious weed" and is a toxic threat to humans and wildlife! Some people I know might enjoy that. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Read about what it is to be a noxious weed here </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noxious_weed" style="font-family: Georgia;" target="_blank">Noxious weed</a><span style="font-family: Georgia;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I just grow them for the pretty flowers in my home garden and I don't eat them or have animals who might. Those who are afraid to grow poisonous plants might want to look into what is already growing in their yard, Oleander, Azaleas, Foxglove, Narcissus, Carolina Jessamine are just a few. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">These bulbs reseed themselves. That's the invasive part of "noxious".</span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> But they are easy to yank if they infringe on their neighbor be it another plant or path. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like many Spring growing bulbs, Homeria sprout in the late Autumn and bloom in Spring. They die back when the weather gets hot and lay dormant all summer. Mine are blooming today(early Spring). They are said to grow up to 2'. But mine grow to 3'. I measured the tallest one this morning and it was 41"! So, this is not a border plant. Mine are planted in the middle of beds between roses and other shrubs. The flowers stand tall but the leaves are even longer and tend to bend down or sideways. The garden where I got these had them planted next to a path and I would often trip over the leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple years ago my friend Tom gave me some yellow bulbs. He of course called them Moraea because he's a good bulb grower. I was surprised when they came up and looked just like Homeria but in yellow. They are one in the same. So, I just have the yellow growing in one clump in our backyard. Maybe after they're done blooming I may divide them and put some in the front yard too. Ooh, it might be pretty to mix them together to then have a yellow and orange combo clump! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I love Freesias. They are one of the first signs of Spring in my garden arriving in late winter and are fragrant. Being a bulb they disappear in hot weather(about June here) and foliage comes back up in winter. </span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">You can't keep them down. I once had some bulbs in a pot and transplanted them somewhere else so I could put a Pelargonium in that pot. I thought I got all the bulbs out. I did not. Freesias came up the next year and even flowered squished next to the Pelargonium. </span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Freesia is a bulb native to Eastern South Africa. They are named for </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">German botanist and medical practitioner, Friedrich Freese</span><span style="background-color: white;"> in 1866 and are inexpensive and easy to grow. Spring blooming bulbs come to the nurseries for planting in Fall. Buy them any time between September and as late as January. I hate paying full price and water more Freesias so this year I hunted for late sales. I did find some half price in early January this year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most people think they know Geraniums. The plants people know are most likely Pelargoniums. They used to all be called "Geranium". But Pelargonium and Geranium were separated as plant classification back in 1789. But everybody still calls them all Geranium. I know, it's confusing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most popular are Zonal and Ivy Pelargoniums. Zonals are the scalloped edged leaves with clusters of red, pink, orange, lavender or white flowers. Ivies are cascading plants with pointy ivy shaped leaves and red, pink, white, purple, or lavender flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you grow Pelargoniums or Geraniums? You might want to join the Los Angeles Geranium Society. <a href="https://www.geraniumsociety.org/">https://www.geraniumsociety.org/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a quick pic of my garden to wish you all a happy New Year! I can't believe it'll be 2020! What are your gardening plans for the new year? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I have so much work to do. We've had about 5" of rain in the last two months. And even though I have a ton of mulch in my flower beds, the weeds have come up with the rain. And then there's all the rose pruning to do. I did my first pruning job of the season today. But I have so many jobs lined up I usually get to my own roses in Feb. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to put a fence around the front garden, just two horizontal PVC slats to delineate our two walkways and maybe two small gates. We live on a corner. Sometimes people can't see the arches we put up over the walkways and they walk through the flower beds to the house. I have Zinnia seeds and Chrysanthemums to order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Ooh, today I found Freesia bulbs for 70% off at Armstrong Garden Center. I bought 4 packs and planted them. It's not too late to plant them if you can still find them.
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year! Happy Gardening!</span>Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-36421204171198183882019-12-23T19:36:00.001-08:002019-12-24T12:44:20.079-08:00Tree Daisy<div class="mobile-photo">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm still learning about this plant called Tree Daisy or Montanoa arborescens. Say Mont-an-oh-uh. I saw it blooming a few years ago at the Quail Botanic Garden in Encinitas that is now the San Diego Botanic Garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took awhile for me to find out what it was. Then I found it in Lincoln Avenue Nursery 2 years ago in full bloom in a 5 gallon can. I'd never seen it in any other nursery. And I've learned that you have to snap them up when you see an unusual plant because when you go back it won't be there. That goes for things other than plants too :-) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Montanoa is native to Mexico and will grow to 20' tall. I love that it blooms in fall and winter and that it is scented. The foliage smells sweet like Dr Pepper. Oddly enough my friend Louise says that in her native Maine, Montana blooms in Spring there! Wow! And it has crazy fast growth! The first year it got as tall as the fence. Unfortunately I cut it back too late and it didn't bloom in 2018. This year it is taller than the fence and is bungeed to a fence post. I was so happy to see flowers this year on it. I know that a plant should be cut back after blooming. But it grew so much that I want to prune it twice. I'll cut it back soon when there are no more flowers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in April I was at a nursery looking at herbs and found this strange plant with blue bud/flowers. I bought it because I'd never heard of it and like blue plants. I say flower/bud because those little buds never really open further. And they stay on the plant for awhile until they look like a small fuzzy Dandelion. The tag said PIPICHA. The botanical name is Porophyllum linaria. It's a short lived perennial or grown as an annual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Along with those cute little blue buds, the plant has a robust scent! It's difficult to describe except it's not unpleasant. The scent smells up(cant say "stinks" or "perfumes") my backyard. Research says it smells and tastes like Cilantro and is used in Mexican cooking. But I'm not a big cook so I don't know. I did plant it in my vegetable garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Justicia aurea is native to Brazil(San Marcos Growers says Mexico). It likes partial shade and is said to grow to 8' tall! Mine have only grown about 4' tall on the east side of the house. So, they do get morning sun. It does well in frost free areas. We do get some frost in SoCal. But my 3 plants have not been affected. As said above, it is easily propagated from cuttings. So why is it not more widely grown? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you grow Justicias? I also grow the common pink J. carnea and several other completely different Justicias. In my research for this post, I just found out about a beautiful one called Justicia americana that is new to me. Now I'm on the hunt for it! </span></div>
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What would you do? Should I wait until November to rip them out and plant Sweet Peas? No! I ordered a bunch of Sweet Pea seeds in August in anticipation of Sept planting. But then we were getting ready for a trip and I didn't want to burden my friend Joe with watering them every day while we were gone. These Sweet Pea seeds are burning a hole in my pocket!!!! <div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Asters are a little mysterious to me. Of the perennial type, I have only had ONE client who grew them here in SoCal. The magenta pink one I have used to bloom in May. Now it only blooms in September. I think actually that they all are supposed to bloom around now. They are also called Michaelmas Daisies, a christian festival named after the Feast of Saint Michael and all angels which falls on Sept 29. Some of them get tall; to maybe 5' and some stay short; only 8". So it is good to know which kind you have as to where to plant them. The lavender one below I got at Home Depot a couple years ago. It usually blooms to 2' tall. I split it when I got it and planted it on two different places. One of them gets 2' and this one got to almost 4 '! That's up to my hip! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Research tells that Asters are native to North America and Eurasia. Like Mums and Shasta Daisies they are a perennial plant that get's cut down to almost nothing after bloom. And they come back! Cut off the flower stems after blooming and you'll see new leaves coming out of the ground. They like full sun as most daisies do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have very few names for my Asters. Either I got it from someone or the tag has gone missing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below is the 4' tall one right on the edge of the flowerbed. I might have to move it. But that's what's great about Asters, that you can dig them up and transplant them. Wait until after flowering so you don't miss out on color. Cut down all the spent flower stems. Trust me, you'll want to because they turn brownish. Then dig up the plant. You can cut it right though the soil and make more. Just be sure all the pieces have roots. And plant right away in their new homes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I got this little Aster at Roger's Gardens hoping it would stay small. It did and got swallowed up by other plant. I moved it back in June and it didn't skip a beat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I also have one in the backyard that I got from my friend Steve G. It isn't blooming yet. It must be waiting until Sept 29! See, mysterious! Do you grow Asters? I love to read your comments. Tell me what kinds you grow and if you like them, love them or not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Happy Almost Autumn. The internet says the first day is Monday 9/23. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a species Geranium unlike most of the fancy hybrids everybody grows. Pelargonium ionidiflorum is a ground cover that blooms most of the year. Say "EYE-oh-NID-i-flor-UM". Latin is easy. it grows about 3' wide and only about 3" tall. The magenta pink flowers bloom best in full sun. I have several plants in the ground on the south side of my house in blazing sun all day. Annie's Annuals talks about growing it in a hanging basket. I think it does better in the ground. In the spring of this year my plants were almost covered in flowers. Still it blooms in August as well but maybe not as much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The species name ionidiflorum comes from the Greek word, ion, which means 'violet color', and the Latin word florum, meaning 'flower'. And of course it comes from South Africa, from where all the cool plants hail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this plant at many nurseries. Buy one, grow it for awhile and then divide it to spread it around your garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've been following along, you'll know that in February of 2018 we had to have our probably-as-old-as-our-house Cedar tree removed because it kept getting browner and browner. We were heartbroken to lose that tree. Read my 2018 post here <a href="http://aprillesgarden.blogspot.com/2018/03/lost-tree-new-flower-bed.html" target="_blank">Lost Tree</a>. But I think that a true gardener will mourn the loss of a plant and then start planning what plant could go in its place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">BEFORE we lost the Cedar tree I was exploring my local under the power lines nursery that shall remain nameless. I was poking around and found a couple 15 gallon trees hidden between some Magnolia soulangeana. I thought it was Michelia champaca. I was excited but had to ask. The employee there who knows me asked his boss and confirmed. I had seen this tree available in another nursery for $250 or tiny trees mailordered for $40. They are desirable because from their fragrant flowers Joy perfume is made. Back at my local nursery I asked to be able to buy one tree. They said no, that they were growing them up for larger containers. I begged and the boss relented and sold me one for $85.00. I brought it home and kept it in its pot in the backyard for 6 months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, this is the tree that I planted in our front yard where our Cedar tree was. Michelia champaca is related to the Magnolia. It grows only in warm climates and is native to tropical Asia. There are some of the white version at my beloved Disneyland's Haunted Mansion in Anaheim. And actually the people who name plants recently changed the name from Michelia champaca to Magnolia champaca. They must have decided they were more than just related. But I hate it when they change names. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Research says that the tree should grow to about 30' tall and blooms in summer. I've been giving it extra water after that blowtorch weather of 114 we had last year on July 6, 2018. That weather fried some of the top growth. It recovered so I was excited to see its first flower this week. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">Happy Gardening!</span>Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-18494246462563182322019-06-20T13:55:00.000-07:002019-06-22T16:57:27.683-07:00Snow On The Mountain<div class="mobile-photo">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a super easy plant that is hard to find. Snow On The Mountain or Euphorbia marginata. One doesn't see it that often and never in nurseries. I hunted for several years after seeing it in a clients garden without luck. I finally found seed and mail ordered it from Baker Creek Seeds. But they don't seem to have it now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a wonderful plant that I love. It's Tithonia rotundifolia or Mexican Sunflower. This one came up by itself in my vegetable bed from last years plant. I grow it from seed, available at nurseries by Botanical Interests. The flower is about 3" across and attracts butterflies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The plants will last until frost with a little deadheading. I just bought a packet to sow more in the front yard. Do you grow it? I've only ever seen it in ONE friend's garden.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry I've neglected you. Spring is crazy busy. In April there was the Iris Show, the Iris Trek, the Rose Society Show & district convention. Then this month there was the Geranium show, Mother's Day AND we took a little trip to El Paso, Tx and Carlsbad Caverns, NM. So in my garden there is a lot of work needed! The irony of a fabulous spring bloom from lots of rain is all the deadheading needed afterwards! I still have lots in bloom but also lots of work.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I just wanted to slip in a little update with a little bulb blooming here, Ornithagalum dubium yellow. It's so cute. Most times you see the white. I also have orange but they're getting swallowed up by a bigger plant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw this vine blooming at San Gabriel Nursery about 2 years ago and thought it was super cute. Aphanopetalum "Gossamer Wings" has pale yellow greenish flowers and glossy leaves. Say "AF-an-O-pet-uh-lum". I had never seen it before, not in anyone's yard, at any Botanic Garden, nor at any other nursery. I thought about it for a few months. That Fall, I bought a one gallon plant and planted it in my garden on a birch branch teepee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is from Australia and said to like shade or part sun. I planted it on the east side of our house. It got some shade from our big Cedar tree. Well, if you have been reading awhile, you know that unfortunately we had to remove that big tree last February. I think the vine has been in for about 2 years and it looks great this year despite the extra sun it receives now. San Marcos Growers says it will only grow 2-6' and that it is drought tolerant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still love this plant. Hermannia verticilata or Honeybells. It's flowers are so cute that I can barely stand it! I got it at <a href="https://www.huntington.org/" target="_blank">The Huntington Library & Gardens</a> plant sale about 5 years ago. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I've never seen it available at another nursery. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Every spring it gets covered in the cutest little 1/2" yellow bell flowers. It is said to be fragrant but I don't smell anything. But who can tell when citrus trees and jasmine perfume the air right now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's from South Africa of course, as all the interesting plants are. I grow it on the east side of our house in a small slightly raised bed next to the path to our door. It only gets about 18" high and maybe 3' across. It can take full sun to part shade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Spring!</span>Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564187624492533771.post-37948477070918924422019-03-18T15:09:00.004-07:002019-03-18T15:09:55.612-07:00Sweet Peas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I love Sweet Peas! I think I must post about them every year when they are in bloom. Why? Because they are awesome, fragrant and the wait is so long for them here in SoCal! Plant the seeds in Oct and you will have blooms in Spring. Or for me this year with all the rain we've had, my first blooms were in February! You read it correctly! FEBRUARY! Crazy, right? I used to plant them in our backyard along my permanent fence for climbing things in one of my three raised beds. Last Fall, I found some rebar and we curved them and made a tunnel between two of the raised beds. I planted Sweet Peas on both sides of the beds to go up the rebar. And I planted them on their usual fence spot too. One can't have too many Sweet Peas(unless they're coming up all over your yard in the wrong places like someone I know) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are maybe 8' tall and above the fence here. </span><br /><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far only 3 varieties have bloomed. I'm pretty sure I planted more than that. But I'll have to wait and see. </span><span style="font-size: large;">And I did not keep those empty seed packets. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm guessing that like many other plants, they are early mid and late blooming varieties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's odd that the ones planted on the fence have bloomed taller than the fence. But the ones planted along the rebar where they have more height to grow up are shorter. What's up with that? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here I am in between the rebar with the Sweet Peas. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one is called Oxalis purpurea Garnet. I got it from a friend many years ago. I love the compliment of burgundy foliage and pink flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is what it looked like this morning at 7:30AM when it was 37º. Brr. But Oxalis just shakes it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you grow the desirable Oxalis or the weedy Oxalis? I grow both unfortunately. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Happy Gardening! </span><br />
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<br />Aprillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198979847358143800noreply@blogger.com0