Tag Archives: Strobilanthes gossypinus

Bloom Day May 2017 (and assorted garden projects)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Denise

Photo taken last night, when I still hoped I could squeak this post in under the Bloom Day deadline, the 15th of every month, and be righteously on time, but it was not to be. Flash of red is from … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, climate, creatures, cut flowers, design, MB Maher, pots and containers, shop talk, succulents | Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Aloe 'Kujo', Alstroemeria 'The Third Harmonic', Aristida purpurea, Gaillardia 'Mesa Peach', Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Melinus nerviglumis, Passiflora 'Flying V', Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails', Pennisetum 'Karley Rose', Phlomis 'Sunningdale Gold', Salvia uliginosa, Strobilanthes gossypinus, Verbena bonariensis | 11 Comments

Wednesday miscellany

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Denise

Progress report on Rudbeckia maxima. Snails love this rudbeckia, so I’ve been cutting out a lot of chewed-up lower leaves. Believe it or not, it seems to be forming bloom stalks already. Zone 10 can be a topsy-turvy home for … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, Plant Portraits | Tagged Abutilon venosum, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora', Graptopetalum pentandrum ssp. superbum, Leymus 'Canyon Prince', Rudbeckia maxima, Strobilanthes gossypinus | 5 Comments

DIY therapy

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Denise

One of my boys is experiencing some painful romantic complications, which is frustrating for both of us because in grappling with the problem I necessarily have to accept the fact that my boys are now men. But he hurts, therefore … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, design, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave bracteosa, Strobilanthes gossypinus | 13 Comments