Tag Archives: Begonia luxurians

Bloom Day January 2012

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Denise

Bloom Day brought the rain back. A solid month of dry weather and blue skies was getting very tedious. Thank you, Carol! And congratulations on five years of hosting Bloom Days at May Dreams Gardens. Much of what was blooming … Continue reading →

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Sherman Gardens & Library

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Denise

I took the day off yesterday to check out some local nurseries for dahlias and eucomis in flower. (All my eucomis were bought as bulbs, some with leaves purportedly of varieties as dark or darker than ‘Oakhurst,’ but all instead … Continue reading →

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Occasional Daily Photo/Begonia luxurians 3/4/11

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Denise

The Palm-Leaf Begonia droopily luxuriating in the past couple days of mist and one overnight of a good, soaking rain. Departing visitors from Massachusetts said they never want to vacation in February in Southern California again, that it’s a “different” … Continue reading →

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Foliage Follow-Up December 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Denise

When asked only for a show of leaves, my zone 10 garden in December can give a much less angst-ridden performance than, for example, yesterday’s post, which was drawing solely on flower output. Today I realized I forgot to include … Continue reading →

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