Tag Archives: Digiplexis ‘Illumination Flame’

isoplexis and digiplexis side by side

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Denise

There’s no telling which of these, if either, will be around for photos next year, so now’s the time for a side-by-side color comparison.According to this article, it was Isoplexis canariensis that was crossed with Digitalis purpurea to give us … Continue reading →

Posted in cut flowers, Plant Portraits | Tagged Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Digitalis purpurea, Isoplexis canariensis, Isoplexis isabelliana | 10 Comments

Bloom Day April 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Denise

A day late for the Bloom Day report, with the above photo of the back garden taken this overcast morning and most of the closeups taken the past couple days. It’s all shockingly rumpled and disheveled already, but I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, journal, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Albizia 'Summer Chocolate', Arundo donax 'Golden Chain, Baltic parsley Cenolophium denudatum, Coprosma 'Plum Hussy', Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Euphorbia lambii, Far Reaches Farm, Gladiolus papillio, Kniphofia thompsonii, Lavandula multifida, Linaria reticulata, Melanoselinum decipiens, Olearia virgata v. lineata 'Dartonii, Orlaya grandiflora, Papaver setigerum, Pelargonium caffrum X 'Diana', Priory Plants, Prostanthera ovalifolia 'Variegata', Robin Parer's Geraniaceae plant nursery, Salvia curviflora, Salvia pulchella x involucratya, Senecio leucostachys (vira-vira), Stipa gigantea, Sue Mann, Tom Stuart-Smith's exotic meadow, Verbena bonariensis | 3 Comments

tuesday clippings 4/1/14

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Denise

I sat down Sunday to write about the flu, earthquakes, and plant shows, but the blog server was down, so Sunday’s clippings has become Tuesday’s. And with the building I worked at today undergoing a bomb threat, I can’t remember … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings, journal, succulents | Tagged Beaucarnia recurvata, Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Echeveria 'Ebony', Graptopetalum pentandrum ssp. superbum, Graptopetalum superbum, Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Papaver setigerum, Tillandsia fasciculata | 4 Comments

Bloom Day March 2014

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Denise

Typical for March, the reseeding poppies are the biggest showboats in my garden at the moment. Anticipating where and against what backdrop another loopy-necked bloom will open each morning is a huge part of their appeal. Summer-dormant Pelargonium echinatum has … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day | Tagged Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor', Andrew Lawson, blue oat grass, Broughton Grange, Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Disocactus flagelliformis or Rattail cactus, dyckias, Euphorbia rigida, Helicotrichon sempervirens, Manihot grahamii, Orlaya grandiflora, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver setigerum, Pelargonium 'Crocodile', Pelargonium echinatum, Phlomis lanata, Salvia flava, Solanum pyracanthum, Tom Stuart-Smith, Verbena lilacina | 10 Comments