Tag Archives: Echeveria gigantea

November garden dispatches

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Denise

We all have our favorite months in the garden. Our sentiments aside, the November garden continues sending out dispatches, oblivious to any seasonal bias. dispatches from plectranthus tillandsias and cryptbergias urgent communications from Echeveria gigantea Candy-corn-colored Morse code from Mina … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged aeoniums, Agave 'Blue Flame', Agave 'Mr. Ripple', Agave desmettiana 'Joe Hoak', Agave geminiflora, Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor', Corokia virgata 'Sunsplash', Echeveria gigantea, Mina lobata | 7 Comments

Hortus Chaotica

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Denise

So many contradictions, so little time. A love of spare, austere, sculptural plantings. Yet every summer I still invite the circus to camp in my garden.

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Occasional Daily Photo, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave bovicornuta, Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', dasylirion, Echeveria gigantea, echeverias, Senecio medley-woodii, Solanum, Solanum rantonnetii | 11 Comments