Tag Archives: Athanasia acerosa
Bloom Day May 2012
Carol’s hosting of Bloom Day is one of the highlights of the month in garden blogdom. Yes, blooms can be had year-round, but instead of scratching around to find them as we do some months, May delivers them by the … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, Bulbs, MB Maher, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers
Tagged Ammi visagna, Anigozanthos hybrids, Athanasia acerosa, Begonia 'Gumdrops Coco Rose', Begonia partita, Briza maxima, Convolvulus sabatius 'Compact', Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Cotula lineariloba, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Carmine', Glaucium flavum aurantiacum, Impatiens glandulifera, Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. incana, Orlaya grandiflora, Ornithogalum dubium, Pelargonium 'Gary's Nebula', Pennisetum messiacum, Sideritis cypria, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Verbascum 'Clementine', Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
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percolating
The garden continues to percolate along in a quiet January fashion. Poppies, lunaria, Orlaya grandiflora, and Geranium maderense seem to be what’s on the menu for spring — their seedlings are everywhere. A nice problem to have and easy to … Continue reading
Bloom Day September 2011
No use in dancing around the fact that my Bloom Day posts can be a bit repetitive. Seems it’s the same cast of characters every month. But if you’re in zone 10 and lack the space for big herbaceous drifts … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, Plant Portraits
Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Athanasia acerosa, Crithmum maritimum, Dahlia 'Chat Noire', Echium gentianoides 'Tajinaste', Leycesteria formosa 'Golden Lanterns', Limonium peregrinum, Mirabilis jalapa 'Limelight', Rose 'Bouquet d'Or', Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia 'wendy's Wish', Teucrium 'Fairy Dust'
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Foliage Follow-Up May 2011
Excitement builds as this aralia shows signs of life. Aralia cordata ‘Sun King,’ slightly bug-eaten, from Plant Delights, planted fall 2010. I’ve been hovering over this one, coddling it, schlepping gallons of water to it in the very back of … Continue reading