Tag Archives: Pelargonium crispum ‘Variegatum’
the colors of Bilbergia nutans
The first bloom of the common Queen’s Tears bromeliad, Bilbergia nutans, is just so very startling when it arrives, especially if you’ve only seen it in photos before. Like drop-your-coffee-cup startling. As though David Hockney was in the garden overnight … Continue reading
Posted in design, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits
Tagged Bilbergia nutans, bromeliads, Euphorbia mauritanica, Euphorbia rigida, Gomphrena 'Fireworks', Huntington Botanical Gardens, Lavandula multifida, Lavandula pinnata var. buchii, Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum', Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold', Western Hills Nursery and Garden
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Bloom Day September 2013
After an interminably hot August, I couldn’t wait to start some fall planting as soon as it cooled down a bit, which means there aren’t exactly buckets of blooms to share. There was a whisper campaign afoot that a local … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day
Tagged Aeoniu 'Zwartkop', Anemone japonica, Echeveria 'Opal Moon', gaillardia, gomphrena, Lessingia filaginifolia, Leucadendron 'Ebony', Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum', Pennisetum 'Sky Rocket', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Russelia equisetiformis, Solanum pyracantha, Xanthosoma 'Lime Zinger'
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