Tag Archives: Erysimum linifolium ‘Variegatum’

Cue the Ice Cream Man

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Denise

The twilight opening of the door to the enchanted photographic realm of “magic hour” is announced by the canned tunes of the ice cream man plying his cold confections 365 days a year. If I’m home when that tinny music … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Erysimum linifolium 'Variegatum', Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis', Ice Cream Man, magic hour, photography, Russellia equisetiformis, Tom Waits, twilight | 5 Comments

Bloom Day December 2010

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Denise

(Actor Slim Pickens riding the bomb in Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.) A December Bloom Day post begs for a little goofiness. No other word describes prowling a drizzly garden for photos in non-existent light searching for non-existent blooms. The roster for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Plant Portraits | Tagged ' Amicia zygomeris, Ammi majus, Bloom Day, Dr. Strangelove, epidendrum, Erysimum linifolium 'Variegatum', Rose 'Bouqet d'Or', Salvia 'Waverly', Salvia chiapensis, Tagetes lemmonii 'Compacta' | 10 Comments

Winter Sun ‘Variegata’

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Denise

I never met a variegated leaf I didn’t like, which might be considered the equivalent of a horticulturalist recessive trait, a weakness of character, a penchant for the flashy. In other words, not in the best of taste. Variegated derives … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Echium fastuosum, Erysimum linifolium 'Variegatum', Euphorbia 'Silver Swan, gardenesque, Ken Druse, Pelargonium 'Indian Dunes', The Collector's Garden, variegation, x Fatshedera lizei | 5 Comments