Tag Archives: Rudbeckia maxima

Bloom Day May 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Denise

Welcome to the jungle. (Okay, so it’s a dry jungle.) This will be an abridged Bloom Day post, looking at the telescoped view through my office doorway and describing the big stuff that stands out in the frame. Rudbeckia maxima … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Argyranthemum foeniculaceum, Crambe maritima, Glaucium grandiflorum, Rudbeckia maxima, Salvia leucantha, Salvia uliginosa, Stipa barbata, Stipu ichru, Yucca aloifolia 'Blue Boy' | 15 Comments

status update Rudbeckia maxima 5/2/16

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Denise

Another example of the odd juxtapositions that occur in my garden from year to year, due to an unremitting curiosity about plants I just don’t get to see locally: Lights, laundry shed, giant coneflower! The cabbage coneflower, Rudbeckia maxima, known … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Glaucium grandiflorum, Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Papaver rupifragum, Rudbeckia maxima | 4 Comments

Wednesday miscellany

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Denise

Progress report on Rudbeckia maxima. Snails love this rudbeckia, so I’ve been cutting out a lot of chewed-up lower leaves. Believe it or not, it seems to be forming bloom stalks already. Zone 10 can be a topsy-turvy home for … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, Plant Portraits | Tagged Abutilon venosum, Cupressus macrocarpa 'Citriodora', Graptopetalum pentandrum ssp. superbum, Leymus 'Canyon Prince', Rudbeckia maxima, Strobilanthes gossypinus | 5 Comments

trialing Rudbeckia maxima

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Denise

Overnight rain had me up early to check out one of my favorite sights (leaves soaked in rain). After lots of trial and error, most of the plants in the back garden have earned my confidence in their ability to … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Fullerton Arboretum, Rudbeckia maxima | 10 Comments

notes on some spring plant sales

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Denise

Is that a water pistol in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? I’ve been hearing from friends in the retail nursery business that the new water restrictions have them very worried. Indeed, I’ve been told retail … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, climate, design, garden travel, journal, pots and containers | Tagged botanical garden plant sales, Dierama pendulum var. robustum, Flora Grubb Gardens, Fullerton Arboretum Green Scene, Huntington Botanical Garden 2015 Plant Sale, Leucadendron argenteum, Leucadendron laxum, Plectranthus zuluensis, Protea neriifolia, Rudbeckia maxima, San Francisco Botanical Garden plant sale | 11 Comments