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friday flower studies

Is it Friday already?

Coreopsis tinctoria ‘Mahogany’

Large furry leaves of Plectranthus argentatus, spiky red orbs are Ricinus communis ‘New Zealand Purple, lacy gray leaves from Senecio viravira

Tiny, almost-black flowers on tall stems of Pelargonium sidoides

All together now, sing!

Let’s hope the most difficult decision to be made [...]

Foliage Followup April 2012

Grasses and agaves, yes, of course, solidity and movement, so why not grasses and aloes? A youngish Aloe marlothii and the evergreen cold blue steel blades of Blue Oat Grass, Helicotrichon sempervirens.

I can’t imagine keeping a plant in the garden with really awful leaves. Even so, participating in Pam’s Foliage Followup to [...]