Tag Archives: Solanum marginatum

Bloom Day July 2013

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Denise

An extravagant display of blooms isn’t the overwhelming impression the garden is making this July, which is pretty typical. Though the Pennisetum ‘Skyrocket’ grasses are technically blooming. In the dimming twilight, the ferny leaves of Selinum wallichianum can just be … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day, pots and containers | Tagged Achillea 'Terracotta', Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Anigozanthos 'Yellow Gem', Aristolochia fimbriata, Aster x frikartii 'Monch', Chloris virgata, Crithmum maritimum, Cuphea viscosissima, Eryngium pandanifolium, Eryngium planum, Furcraea foetida 'Mediopicta', Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields', Nepeta 'Walker's Low', Pennisetum 'Jade Princess', Pennisetum 'Skyrocket', Penstemon 'Hidalgo', Persicaria amplexicaulis, Phylica pubescens, Plectranthus neochilus, Russelia, Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia chiapensis, Salvia greggii 'Salmon Dance', Selinum wallichianum, Senecio viravira, sideritis, Solanum marginatum, Verbena bonariensis | 10 Comments

Garden Miscellany

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Denise

Since the post on the tree collard continually gets a surprising number of hits, full disclosure is in order: I’ve composted the tree collard. It is a defiantly ugly vegetable. My hat is off to fellow tree collard growers who … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures, edibles, Plant Portraits | Tagged Antianthe expansa, keel-backed leafhopper, Musschia wollastonii, Ricinus communis 'New Zealand Purple', Salvia madrensis, Solanaceae, Solanum marginatum, tree collard | 4 Comments

Solanum marginatum

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Denise

Cable TV was turned back on in our house after an absence of about a year of no TV other than Netflix. Fiberoptic cable was laid on our street, so a package deal with faster internet, cable TV, and phone … Continue reading →

Posted in garden visit, Plant Portraits | Tagged Alcatraz Island, California's Gold, Dustin Gimbel, Garden Conservancy, Gardens of Alcatraz, horsenettle, Huell Howser, Solanum marginatum, White-Margined Nightshade | 12 Comments

Warming Up

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Denise

Edging into the high 80’s the next couple days here at the coast, about a mile from the Pacific, in the 90’s for the inland cities like Pasadena. The castor bean plant and Salvia canariensis are reveling in the heat, … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Briza maxima, dyckias, Linaria 'Licilia Peach', Ricinus communis, Salvia canariensis, Senecio medley-woodii, Solanum marginatum | 11 Comments

Winter Whites

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Denise

The gift of Solanum marginatum from Dustin opened a chilly-looking bloom yesterday. For a solanum from Abyssinia, the White-Edged Nightshade really knows how to dress for winter. (Labeled from the grower as S. marginata, but my trusty Hortus Third says … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant Portraits | Tagged Dustin Gimbel, nightshade, noxious weed, Second Nature Garden Design, Solanum marginatum | 3 Comments