Tag Archives: Aloe sinkatana

at the Inter-City CSSA Show August 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Denise

The funny thing about hard-core succulent shows is there’s often non-succulent treasures on the sales tables too. On arrival, I made a quick circuit around the tables and immediately became fixated on these decidedly non-succulent leaves. And the mottling on … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, plant crushes, Plant Portraits, plant sales, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Agave 'Tuxedo Mask', Agave bracteosa 'Monterrey Frost', Aloe branddraaiensis, Aloe camperi, Aloe melanacantha, Aloe sinkatana, Amorphophallus impressus, Astrophytum ornatum, Cylindropuntia ramosissima, Cylindropuntia tunicata, Dudleya palmeri, Echinocactus grusonii var. inermis, Euphorbia bongolavensis, Inter-City Cactus Show & Sale 2016, Matucana madisoniorum, Neoporteria nidus, Pachypodium namaquanum, Petra Crist, Rare Succulents Nursery, Stenocactus multicostatus, Sulcorebutia heliosa | 16 Comments

blogger meetup at the Huntington

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Denise

I should have talked less and picked up the camera more at the meetup this past Saturday at the Huntington Botanical Garden, but that wouldn’t have been as much fun as our nonstop gabfest. The occasion for the meetup was … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Aloe 'David Verity', Aloe rubroviolacea, Aloe sinkatana, Eucalyptus 'Moon Lagoon', Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer', Muhlenbergia dubia, Muhlenbergia rigens, Pennisetum 'Fairy Tails' | 8 Comments

a February visit to the Huntington desert garden

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Denise

I got caught in a rainstorm at the Huntington’s desert garden yesterday, which was magical. Storm warning

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit, succulents | Tagged Agave attenuata 'Boutin's Blue', Agave vilmoriana, Aloe 'Goldilocks', Aloe 'Kujo', Aloe 'Sophie', Aloe bussei, Aloe castanea, Aloe chaubadii, Aloe dorothea, Aloe erinacea, Aloe percrassa, Aloe sinkatana, Aloe striata, Aloe vanbalenii, Aloidendron 'Hercules', Huntington Botanic Garden Desert Garden | 12 Comments

Some Agaves and Aloes

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Denise

From a recent visit to the Huntington Desert Garden. I was quite excited to see the blue-leaved form of Agave attenuata. There’s some discussion on the nomenclature of this foxtail agave from San Marcos Growers, which indicates there’s varieties with … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, garden visit | Tagged Agave attenuata, Agave attenuata 'Huntington Blue', Agave schidigera 'Durango Delight', Agave victoriae-reginae, Aloe aculeata, Aloe berhana, Aloe bussei, Aloe sinkatana, foxtail agave, Gardenweb, Huntington Desert Garden, San Marcos Growers | 4 Comments