Tag Archives: Pennisetum messiacum
Bloom Day May 2012
Carol’s hosting of Bloom Day is one of the highlights of the month in garden blogdom. Yes, blooms can be had year-round, but instead of scratching around to find them as we do some months, May delivers them by the … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, Bulbs, MB Maher, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits, pots and containers
Tagged Ammi visagna, Anigozanthos hybrids, Athanasia acerosa, Begonia 'Gumdrops Coco Rose', Begonia partita, Briza maxima, Convolvulus sabatius 'Compact', Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Cotula lineariloba, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Gerbera 'Drakensberg Carmine', Glaucium flavum aurantiacum, Impatiens glandulifera, Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. incana, Orlaya grandiflora, Ornithogalum dubium, Pelargonium 'Gary's Nebula', Pennisetum messiacum, Sideritis cypria, Tetrapanax papyrifer, Verbascum 'Clementine', Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop'
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freeway wildflowers
Two Sundays ago, on Earth Day, in fact, I bounded out of bed early to head for a strip of wildflowers I’d been watching gain momentum for weeks and which looked to be approaching peak bloom. Instead of driving miles … Continue reading
Posted in garden visit, Plant Portraits, succulents
Tagged aloes, California native plants, Centuarea cyanus, Cistus purpureus, Escholtzia californica, Kalanchoe beharensis, kniphofias, Layia platyglossa, Mediterranean climates, Mimulus aurantiacus, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Pennisetum messiacum, Phacelia crennulata, Red Bunny Tails Fountain Grass, scorpionweed, Verbena lilacina
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