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Four plants shot at the Jungle Nursery on Sawtelle Blvd. in Los Angeles. They have quite an impressive collection of succulents.
Hollyleaf Cherry, Prunus ilicifolia, evergreen shrub/small tree, lush growth, shiny leaves, white flowers, red fruit, drought tolerant.
Prunus illicifolia grows native here with wild grape & oak trees. Adding to the bounty of the forest, steelhead trout ran in the now dry creek a couple generations ago.
San Mateo Canyon Wilderness - Southern California
My garden has integrated more native plants the past couple years and I like the results. Persicaria Firetail coming into bloom in back, Rattlesnake Master and Culvers Root are the natives in front.
In the last year and a half we've been converting our garden to a more drought tolerant landscape. We now have a lot of succulents, and man of them are in bloom right now.
Strobist info: I put a YN560-II in a softbox behind the plant and to camera left at 11 o'clock for backlighting, and a YN560 in a softbox in front, camera right at 5 o'clock for fill light. Both strobes in manual mode were triggered by YNRF603-N triggers.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes, can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. In the description for that set, I list resources that I've used to learn how to light with off camera flash. www.flickr.com/photos/9422
If you like pictures of cactus and succulents, you might not hate my Cactus and Succulents set. That set can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/
Dry Gardens at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, England: The dry garden is a key feature of RHS Hyde Hall - situated in an area of England with very low rainfall (e.g. 24” or less). Placed on a windswept hill, this part of the garden is a great example of drought tolerant planting with a wide array of plants from arid climates. Here the visitor will find Verbascums, Euphorbias, Alliums, Fennels, Phormiums, Echinopsis, Grasses, Lavenders, etc., all doing well in the English climate. Due to the high level of interest in drought tolerant plants the RHS have recently considerably extended the area of this dry garden. This new section is already starting to look interesting, but will probably take another couple of years to fully mature.
Dry Gardens in England: Interest in ‘dry’ gardens has grown considerably over the past few years. Although people often view England as a ‘green and pleasant land’ with plentiful rainfall, this is not always the case. The east of the country is much, much drier than the west and in recent years much of Eastern England was subject to a ban on using hosepipes for garden irrigation. Weather patterns in the country seem to be getting more extreme and in 1996 the annual rainfall in the East Anglia region was less than that in Jerusalem or Beirut! These changes in weather patterns have stimulated gardener’s interest in growing more drought tolerant plants - which never need irrigation.
Many of the plants suited to dry gardens, such as Giant Verbascums, Perennial Grasses and Euphorbias also provide the garden with bold architectural statements giving all year round interest. When they have finished flowering many drought tolerant plants have stems and seed heads which look good and hold up well even when the first frosts arrive.
The hardiness rating of many plants also seems to be extended in dry garden conditions too. In these conditions plants seem better able to tolerate the cold winters as long as their roots don’t get waterlogged .
So, dry gardens really offer many advantages – no irrigation, some great architectural plants, a long season of interest, better hardiness rating and relatively low maintenance too. The other bonus is that plants that are happy in these conditions will often self-seed and propagate freely. With all these benefits I am sure we will be seeing many more dry gardens in the UK in the coming years!
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An unusually colorful aloe flower blooming at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA. The flower buds, improbably, are red!
A beautiful Mothers Day arrangement ready to be presented to one of the coolest Great Grandmas that I know!! This is a handmade, hand glazed pot, like all of my vessels it is unique and one of a kind!
Prototype for an environmental blog EcoProject 365. I hope to revive this one-year documentary this month. Seen here Italian oregano soon to flower among succulents. Tall terracotta provides the digs in full sun. Grouping herbs with succulents creates a mini ecosystem and helps provide some protection on hot summer days and cold winter nights.
Los Angeles Air Force Base's 61st Civil Engineering and Logistics Squadron uses drought-tolerant plants and landscaping known as "xeriscaping" to minimize water use as part of Air Force resource conservation efforts. Many xeriscaped areas on the base are only watered once a month or not at all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice/RELEASED.)
No, the "oreo" in the name doesn't mean the cookie; the prefix is from the Greek, meaning "of the mountain." "Cereus" means "waxen" (check under the silky hairs, if you dare, to check that out). Photographed at Hashimoto Nursery in West Los Angeles.
Note: Why should taxonomists make it easy by choosing one name and sticking to it? Some list this as O. trollii, some as O. celsianus cv. 'trollii', and some list the genus as Borzicactus. I'd just hate to try running a comb through it.
One funky Echeveria photographed at a local nursery in Santa Monica. Does anyone know the name of this unusual variety?
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis pachanoi
Common Name(s): San Pedro Cactus, Andachuma, Aguacolla, Giganton, Huachuma
Synonym(s):Trichocereus pachanoi
Native Habitat: Ecuador : Peru
Flower: White with Greenish accents
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Digital original June 1, 2014, Walnut Creek, California USA
Full frame sensor, 50mm f1.4 lens @f16, 1/200sec, iso200
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria grahamii
Common Name(s): Arizona Fishhook Cactus, Black-Spined Pincushion, Fishhook Pincushion, Graham's Fishook, Lizard Catcher, Miller's Pincushion, Olive's Pincushion, Sunset Cactus
Synonym(s): Chilita grahamii, Mammillaria microcarpa, Chilita microcarpa, Ebnerella microcarpa, Mammillaria oliviae, Chilita oliviae, Ebnerella oliviae, Neomammillaria milleri, Chilita milleri, Mammillaria milleri
Native Habitat: Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora - Mexico : Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas -
United States
Flower: Pink, Purple, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Switchgrass, Wild Quinine and Tickseed. An educational tool for lifecycle study. A natural prairie habitat, open to the public. Located behind the school, East side. Recently underwent restoration by Ron Frazier.
From South Africa. Insignificant flowers but it has really vibrant foliage all year long. Right about this time it's putting out lots of new growth. Anybody ever propagate this from cuttings?
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis terscheckii
Common Name(s): Cardon Grande Cactus, Golden Saguaro, Argentine Saguaro, San Pedro Cactus, Cardon Santo “sacred cactus", Cardón
Synonym(s): Cereus terscheckii, Pilocereus terscheckii, Trichocereus terscheckii, Trichocereus werdermannianus, Echinopsis werdermaniana
Native Habitat: Jujuy, Salta - Argentina
Flower: White, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria decipiens
Common Name(s): Birds's Nest Pincushion
Synonym(s): Chilita decipiens, Dolichothele decipiens, Pseudomammillaria decipiens, Mammillaria albescens, Pseudomammillaria albescens, Dolichothele albescens, Mammillaria camptotricha, Dolichothele camptotricha, Neomammillaria decipiens
Native Habitat: Guanajuato, Queretaro de Arteaga, San Luis Potosi - Mexico
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Sarah's SoCal Succulents signature spectrum garden. In a handmade oval ceramic dish, overflowing with a rainbow of beautiful, drought tolerant succulents this custom garden is waiting to be picked up. Don't worry, you did not miss out, contact me and I can make you a similar arrangement!
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A friend from my orchid society gave me this Aloe. Didn't get a good photo of it when it bloomed but I'm very tentatively guessing it's Aloe thraskii.
via Wikipedia:
The Cistaceae (or rock-rose family, rock rose family) is a small family of plants known for its beautiful shrubs, which are profusely covered by flowers at the time of blossom. This family consists of about 170-200 species in eight genera, distributed primarily in the temperate areas of Europe and the Mediterranean basin, but also found in North America; a limited number of species are found in South America. Most Cistaceae are subshrubs and low shrubs, and some are herbaceous. They prefer dry and sunny habitats. The Cistaceae grow well on poor soils, and many of them are cultivated in gardens.
They often have showy yellow, pink or white flowers, which are generally short-lived. The flowers are bisexual, regular, solitary or borne in cymes; they usually have five, sometimes three, petals (Lechea). The petals are free, usually crumpled in the bud, and sometimes in the open flower (e. g. Cistus incanus). It has five sepals, the inner three of which are distinctly wider, and the outer two are narrow and sometimes regarded as bracteoles. The sepal arrangement is a characteristic property of the family.
The stamens are numerous, of variable length and sit on a disc; filaments are free. The ovary is superior, usually with three carpels; placentation parietal with two or more ovules on each placenta. The fruit is a capsule, usually with five or ten valves (three in Helianthemum). The seeds are small, with hard water-impermeable coating, weighing around 1 mg (Thanos et al., 1992; Heywood, 1993; Hutchinson, 1973; Judd et al., 2002; Mabberley, 1997).
Cistus, Halimium and Helianthemum are widely cultivated ornamental plants. Their soil requirements are modest, and their hardiness allows them to survive well even the snowy winters of Northern Europe.
Some Cistus species, mostly C. ladanifer are used to produce an aromatic resin, used in the perfume industry.
The ability of Cistaceae to create mycorrhizal relation with truffle mushroom (Tuber) prompted several researches about using them as host plants for truffle cultivation. The small size of Cistus shrubs could prove favorable, as they take up less space than traditional hosts such as oak (Quercus) or pine (Pinus), and could thus lead to larger yield per field unit. Helianthemum nummularium HPUS can be extracted from the Cistus plant. Helianthemum nummularium is an active ingredient in the stress relieving homeopathic tablets called Rescue Remedy Pastilles (see Bach flower remedies).
More red from the Desert Garden at the Huntington Botanical Gardens: these are edible fruits of prickly pear cacti. Inside, they're bright red with very juicy flesh and tiny hard black seeds. In the Southwest, they're sometimes made into jam, candy or sorbet if the squirrels don't get 'em first.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pachycereus marginatus
Common Name(s): Organ Pipe Cactus, Mexican Fence Post
Synonym(s): Cereus marginatus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, Marginatocereus marginatus, Stenocereus marginatus, Cereus gemmatus
Native Habitat: Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretarode Arteaga – Mexico
Flower: Orange, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Been busy with my succulent business,Sarah's SoCal Succulents. If you are a SoCal local and interested in an arrangement, find me on facebook.
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe delagoensis
Common Name(s): Chandelier plant, Mother of Thousands and mother of millions
Synonyms: Kalanchoe tubiflora, Bryophyllum tubiflorum, Kalanchoe verticillata, Bryophyllum verticillatum, Bryophyllum delagoense
Flower: Red, Salmon, Scarlet
Native Habitat: Madagascar.
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Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'
Vigorous ground cover for dry shade. Green leaves with white center stripe; clusters of purple flowers in summer.
Ornamental grasses and sedges are attractive and versatile plants for the water-wise landscape.
Drought-tolerant plants from our Fall Plant Sale, Oct. 24–26, 2014.
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cleistocactus hyalacanthus
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Cleistocactus straussii, Cleistocactus jujuyensis
Native Habitat: Jujuy, Salta - Argentina : Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija - Bolivia
Flower: Orange, Pink, Purple, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Two different ones here. One with silver white spines that lay down with time and has deep burgandy red buds, the other with straw colored spines that stand out and has coral pink buds & flowers
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia ferox
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Euphorbia capitosa
Natural Habitat: Great Karoo - South Africa
Flower:
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Los Angeles Air Force Base's 61st Civil Engineering and Logistics Squadron uses drought-tolerant plants and landscaping known as "xeriscaping" to minimize water use as part of Air Force resource conservation efforts. Many xeriscaped areas on the base are only watered once a month or not at all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice/RELEASED.)
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis eyriesii
Common Name(s): Pink Easter Lily Cactus, Red Easter Lily Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus eyriesii, Cereus eyriesii, Cereus turbinatus, Echinopsis turbinata, Echinopsis pudantii, Echinopsis oxygona
Native Habitat: Corrientes, Misiones - Argentina : Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina - Brazil
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis haematantha
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Echinocactus haematantha, Lobivia haematantha, Lobivia kuehnrichii, Hymenorebutia kuehnrichii, Echinopsis kuehnrichii, Lobivia drijveriana, Hymenorebutia drijveriana, Lobivia elongata, Echinopsis elongata, Lobivia mirabunda, Lobivia hualfinensis, Echinopsis hualfinensis, Lobivia amblayensis, Lobivia chorillosensis
Native Habitat: Jujuy, Salta - Argentina
Flower: Orange, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinocereus rigidissimus
Common Name(s): Arizona Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus, Sonoran Rainbow Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus pectinatus, Echinocereus pectinatus
Native Habitat: Chihuahua, Sonora - Mexico : Arizona, New Mexico - United States
Flower: Pink, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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I'm really liking the Stapeliads. I've seen them referred to as orchids of the succulent world...but I think that distinction is more appropriate for the epiphyllums. However, like most Bulbophyllums many Stapeliads are noted for their stinkyness. Also, this one has dangling participles on its petals that dance in the slightest breeze. Several orchids have similar appendages on their flowers.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pachycereus marginatus
Common Name(s): Organ Pipe Cactus, Mexican Fence Post
Synonym(s): Cereus marginatus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, Marginatocereus marginatus, Stenocereus marginatus, Cereus gemmatus
Native Habitat: Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretarode Arteaga – Mexico
Flower: Orange, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Graptoveria 'Amethorum' is a hybrid between Graptopetalum amethystinum and Echeveria purpusorum. Forms rosettes to 3" in diameter with very plum grayish-green leaves with lighter margins. Blushes violet in bright light. Excellent for shadier areas in rock gardens or windowsills. Porous soil with adequate drainage. Bright, filtered light with ample airflow. Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.