Tag Archives: Alstroemeria isabellana

favorite plant of the week: Echeveria ‘Opal Moon’

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Denise

Loree at Danger Garden has been faithfully reporting on her favorite plant in the garden every week and has asked others to join in when so inspired. So many succulents dangle or trail their blooms, but these blooms are hoisted … Continue reading →

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something different in an alstroemeria

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Denise

The Alstromeria isabellana that I brought home from Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend, Washington, opened its first bloom in my garden in Southern California a couple days ago. Sean Hogan had pointed it out to me in a display … Continue reading →

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bringing it home

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Denise

Visiting first-rate plant nurseries necessarily involves purchasing plants, or so I’ve always believed — even if the purchaser is thousands of miles from home and has to shove the pots into an already bursting suitcase and then into the cramped … Continue reading →

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