Tag Archives: Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’

Bloom Day June 2016

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Denise

In June, it seems like everywhere you point the camera, something is in bloom. Glaucium grandiflorum wants the entire garden for itself, so there’s been lots of ongoing, strategic pruning. The blooms of Eryngium planum eventually slide from silvery-green into … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Anigozanthos 'Harmony', Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Berkheya purpurea, Berlandiera lyrata, Eryngium planum, Glaucium grandiflorum, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Penstemon 'Enor', Pittosporum crassifolum 'Variegatum', Salvia uliginosa | 13 Comments

Bloom Day March 2016

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Denise

No flowers open yet, but the long-awaited beschorneria bloom stalk itself is stare-worthy. Parrot colors of vivid red with buds tipped in green. Improbably taller every day, with new subtle twists and angles to admire It passed by the Euphorbia … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day | Tagged Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea', Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue', Agave vilmoriniana, Aloe 'Johnson's Hybrid', Anisodontea 'Strybing Beauty', Beschorneria X 'Martin Grantham Hybrids', Chionanthus retusus, Euphorbia, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Gold', Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Papaver setigerum, Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' | 14 Comments

Bloom Day February 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Denise

This warm weather (90 again today!) is pushing an early spring. The first bloom of the many reseeded Papaver setigerum obligingly opened this morning for Bloom Day. Meanwhile, the winter-blooming aloes aren’t ready to yield the spotlight yet. Aloe ‘Jacob’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Aloe 'Jacob's Ladder', Aloe cameronii, Anisodontea 'Strybing Beauty', Eremophila glabra 'Kalgoorlie', Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Orlaya grandiflora, Papaver setigerum, Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara', Sedum dendroideum, Senna artemisioides | 6 Comments

Occasional Daily Weather Report 2/11/16

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Denise

While it seems everyone else is diligently topping off their water table with generous rainfall and/or snowfall, there’s no use denying it’s already chair cushion season here. Los Angeles in February decided to go high 80s, tipping into the 90s. … Continue reading →

Posted in Occasional Daily Weather Report, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Aloe 'Safari Sunrise', Aloe conifera, Bocconia frutescens, Chanticleer, Euphorbia atropurpurea, Glaucium grandiflorum, Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Helleborus argutifolius, Leucadendron 'Winter Red', Leucadendron ‘Wilson’s Wonder’, Monrovia | 9 Comments

Bloom Day November 2015

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Denise

A blustery day for a change, this November Bloom Day. I hope it finds you safe and warm. Daytime temperatures dropping out of the 80s have forced the realization that summer is truly over. Yesterday we cleaned the house top … Continue reading →

Posted in succulents | Tagged Aloe deltoideodonta ‘Sparkler’, Aloe scobinifolia, Crithmum maritimum, Eremophila glabra 'Kalgoorlie', Gomphrena 'Balboa', Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Lotus jacobaeus, Mina lobata, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple' | 6 Comments

Bloom Day August 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Denise

There’s not much difference between July and August, or even June Bloom Day posts, but I suppose it’s useful to see what has survived, who’s stalwart and who’s a wimp. And I have been dropping some new stuff into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged ' Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost, Abutilon venosum, Asarina scandens, Begonia 'Unbelievable Lucky Strike', Begonia 'Unstoppable Upright Big Fire', Bulbine 'Athena Compact Orange', Crassula ovata 'Hummel's Sunset', Crocosmia 'Solfatare', Eryngium pandanifolium, Euphorbia ammak variegata, Glaucium grandiflorum, Gomphrena 'Balboa', Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Lotus jacobaeus, Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Plectranthus zuluensis, Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia uliginosa, Sphaeralcea 'Newleaze Coral', Stipa ichu, Tradescantia 'Greenlee' | 17 Comments

Bloom Day January 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Denise

It wouldn’t do to start the new year off skipping the first Bloom Day, which is technically the 15th of every month, but our host Carol (May Dreams Gardens) doesn’t seem to mind slackers. Helleborus argutifolius, the last plant remaining, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, succulents | Tagged Aloe capitata, Bocconia frutescens, Euphorbia milii, Evie the cat, Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon', Helleborus argutifolius, Kalanchoe beauverdii, Lavandula multifida, Pachypodium namaquanum, Phlomis lanata | 13 Comments