Tag Archives: Agave xylonacantha
good riddance to July, you hot and sultry thing
And hello August! (what fresh hell do you have in store?) Unlike me, pedilanthus loves it when the heat and humidity are matchy-matchy numbers. I’ve been so worried that Yucca linearifolia would reject this container, which has already killed a … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, clippings, journal, pots and containers, succulents
Tagged Aechmea recurvata var. benrathrii, Agave 'Kissho Kan', Agave kershovei ‘Huajuapan Red', Agave xylonacantha, Aloe betsileensis, Aloe spicata, Calocephalus 'Silver Sand', Crassula 'Garnet Lotus', Ferocactus gracilis, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', Nan Sterman, Pacific Horticulture spring 2018, Pennisetum 'Cherry Sparkler', Potted For Outdoor Living, Saxon Holt
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Agave xylonacantha near 6th & Fig
I have a lot of affection for Downtown LA, our underdog of a city center that lay fallow and forgotten for so many decades, its opulent old movie palaces abandoned or turned into dollar stores. It’s a boom town now, … Continue reading
Bloom Day July 2012
I’m taking the last few weeks of July off work, which means sitting at a computer is the last thing I want to do. But miss a Bloom Day? Never! Since I’m heading out on more adventures this week, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, garden ornament, garden travel, garden visit, plant nurseries, succulents
Tagged Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Agave colorata, Agave parryi var. truncata, Agave polianthiflora, Agave xylonacantha, Aloe capitata var. quartzicola., Aloe polyphylla, Asparagus virgatus, Aster x frikartii 'Monch', Big Daddy's Antiques San Francisco, Calliandra eriophylla, Cussonia paniculata, Dahlia 'Chat Noir', Eryngium maritimum, Helenium puberulum, Kniphofia triangularis, Lilium regale, Papaver rupifragum, Paxton Gate, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Salvia canariensis var. candissima, University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
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