Tag Archives: Solanum pyracanthum

friday clippings 9/7/18

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Denise

What a week. I think it’s time for some portraits of very clever squirrels by Geert Weggen, like this: More industrious squirrel portraits at the link, via My Modern Met. Another mood lifter is this charming series of drawings by … Continue reading →

Posted in clippings | Tagged Cosmos atrosanguineus, Dypsis decaryi palm, Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet', Geert Weggen, Gretchen Roehrs, Leslie Vigil, mezcal, Nan Ondra, Samuel Zeller's "Botanical", sfgirlbybay Victoria Smith, Solanum pyracanthum | 7 Comments

bloom day July 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Denise

July 15th arrives slightly singed and battered. I was just noticing this morning that the big serrated leaves of Bocconia frutescens were untouched by that nasty 109F heat, whereas I’ve had to cut sheafs of tetrapanax stalks to clear out … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day | Tagged Agave mitis var. albidior, Centranthus lecoqii, Solanum pyracanthum, Solanum valerianum 'Navidad Jalisco' | 7 Comments

this week in plants

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Denise

My Portland friend Loree at Danger Garden collects impressions of favorite plants at the end of the month, so I put together a contribution of what’s catching my eye this week. I’m enjoying how the Verbascum bombyciferum echoes the rosette … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Plant Portraits, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Abutilon venosum, Agave 'Dragon Toes', Agave celsii var. albicans 'UCB', Albuca maxima, Canna indica, Cistus 'Snow Fire', Crambe maritima, dyckia, Echium simplex, Hymenolepis parviflora, Manihot grahamii, Phlomis lanata, Solanum pyracanthum, Sonchus congestus, Verbascum bombyciferum | 4 Comments

Bloom Day October 2014

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Denise

Guest-hosted by Evie the Cat. Not another Bloom Day…and you’ve got nuthin’ Wait, I got it! Why don’t you show them your nerines?* Let’s see what else we’ve got… Evie, those aren’t blooms! I better take over. Bloom on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Bulbs, creatures, pots and containers, succulents | Tagged Emilia javanica 'Irish Poet', Evie the cat, fall-blooming bulbs, Manihot esculenta 'Variegata', Nerine sarniensis, Salvia 'Love and Wishes', Senecio anteuphorbium, Solanum pyracanthum, South African bulbs | 8 Comments

Bloom Day September 2014

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Denise

I think I’m finally getting the hang of this heat wave business. I’m taking a cue from the plants: Hunker down and just wait it out. When I cut the melianthus back, this Gomphostigma virgatum found some needed breathing room. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day | Tagged Aloe scobinifolia, Cuphea viscosissima, Euphorbia milii ‘Amarillo’, Gaura lindheimeri, Gomphostigma virgatum, Lavandula multifida, Lotus jacobaeus, Pelargonium echinatum, Pennisetum 'Princess Caroline', Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba', Solanum pyracanthum | 11 Comments

impressions of Portland gardens (in the zone of filtered sunshine)

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Denise

Since returning from touring gardens and nurseries in Portland last week, I’ve been haphazardly researching what makes the Pacific Northwest so full of great gardens and nurseries. Not expecting any definitive answer, just scrounging around for clues. Portland’s enviably soft … Continue reading →

Posted in climate, garden travel, garden visit, Plant Portraits, pots and containers | Tagged 2014 Portland Garden Bloggers Fling, Cistus Nursery, Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web', Joy Creek Nursery, Modern Jackass/This American Life, Oregon, Pomarius Nursery, Portland, Rhus typhina Tiger Eye Sumac, Solanum pyracanthum, Willamette Valley | 12 Comments

Bloom Day May 2014

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Denise

Thank goodness, unlike me, some like it hot, such as Dalea purpurea, the Purple Prairie Clover. Zoned only as far as 8* and not recommended too far south, so zone 10 was a gamble as far as lack of winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged Agave schidigera 'Shira ito no Ohi', Briza maxima, Cotyledon orbiculata var. flanaganii, Dalea purpurea, Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', Glaucium grandiflorum, nicotiana, Solanum pyracanthum, The High Line Park | 7 Comments

Bloom Day March 2014

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Denise

Typical for March, the reseeding poppies are the biggest showboats in my garden at the moment. Anticipating where and against what backdrop another loopy-necked bloom will open each morning is a huge part of their appeal. Summer-dormant Pelargonium echinatum has … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, Bloom Day | Tagged Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor', Andrew Lawson, blue oat grass, Broughton Grange, Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame', Disocactus flagelliformis or Rattail cactus, dyckias, Euphorbia rigida, Helicotrichon sempervirens, Manihot grahamii, Orlaya grandiflora, Papaver rupifragum, Papaver setigerum, Pelargonium 'Crocodile', Pelargonium echinatum, Phlomis lanata, Salvia flava, Solanum pyracanthum, Tom Stuart-Smith, Verbena lilacina | 10 Comments