Tag Archives: Cuphea viscosissima
Bloom Day September 2014
I think I’m finally getting the hang of this heat wave business. I’m taking a cue from the plants: Hunker down and just wait it out. When I cut the melianthus back, this Gomphostigma virgatum found some needed breathing room. … Continue reading
Bloom Day August 2013
Not too much of a change since July’s Bloom Day post, when I predicted the Persicaria amplexicaulis would own the garden in August, and the vibrant crimson spikes have done just that. This knotweed is the legacy of foolishly trialing … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Crassula exilis subsp. cooperi, Cuphea viscosissima, Dalea purpurea, Eryngium pandanifolium, fruit trees, Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', gomphrena, Lessingia filaginifolia, Lotus jacobaeus, Manihot grahamii, Nepeta 'Walker's Low', Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Passiflora loefgrenii, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba', Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia chiapensis, tillandsias
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Bloom Day July 2013
An extravagant display of blooms isn’t the overwhelming impression the garden is making this July, which is pretty typical. Though the Pennisetum ‘Skyrocket’ grasses are technically blooming. In the dimming twilight, the ferny leaves of Selinum wallichianum can just be … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, pots and containers
Tagged Achillea 'Terracotta', Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Aristolochia fimbriata, Aster x frikartii 'Monch', Chloris virgata, Crithmum maritimum, Cuphea viscosissima, Eryngium pandanifolium, Eryngium planum, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields', Nepeta 'Walker's Low', Pennisetum 'Jade Princess', Pennisetum 'Skyrocket', Penstemon 'Hidalgo', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phylica pubescens, Plectranthus neochilus, Russelia, Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia chiapensis, Salvia greggii 'Salmon Dance', Selinum wallichianum, Senecio viravira, sideritis, Solanum marginatum, Verbena bonariensis
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scenes from the garden 7/6/13
There’s an unspoken Upstairs/Downstairs, front garden/back garden dynamic at home, as I suspect there is with most hands-on gardens. Most of the front garden isn’t tinkered with much anymore, needs little attention, more of just keeping an eye on sizes. … Continue reading
Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bulbs, garden travel, garden visit, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, succulents
Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Calamintha nepeta 'Gottlieb Friedkund., Cuphea viscosissima, Digging Dog Nursery, Dymondia margaretae, eucomis, Euphorbia atropurpurea, Phormium 'Alison Blackman', proteaceae family
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