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Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon' - silver leaves edged in green; purple flowers later in summer.
Lamium maculatum 'Chequers' - green leaves with white center stripe and purple flowers.
Both are vigorous ground covers for dry, shady areas.
Digital original April 23, 2015, Walnut Creek, California USA
Full frame sensor, 50mm f1.4 lens @f16, 1/100sec, iso100
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia obesa subsp. symmetrica
Common Name(s): Basketball, Sea Urchin, Baseball, Living Baseball, Gingham, Golf ball, Vetmensie
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Parodia aureicentra
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Synonym(s): Parodia rauschii, Parodia varicolor, Parodia muhrii
Native Habitat: Salta - Argentina
Flower: Magenta, Red
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada
Common Name(s): Short-Joint Beavertail, Short-Joint Prickly Pear
Synonym(s): Opuntia brachyclada
Native Habitat: California - United States
Flower: Pink, Red, White
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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This is a northern variation that I got at 34°28'20.9"N 118°00'59.4"W on the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains just south of Palmdale, CA
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus forbesii monstrose
Common Name(s): Ming Thing
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally
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Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Gasteria carinata var. verucosa
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Synonym(s): Gasteria verrucosa intermedia, Gasteria radulosa, Gasteria subverrucosa, Gasteria subverrucosa grandipunctata, Gasteria subverrucosa marginata, Gasteria subverrucosa parvipunctata, Gasteria verrucosa asperrima, Gasteria intermedia asperrima, Gasteria verrucosa latifolia, Gasteria verrucosa scaberrima, Gasteria verrucosa striata, Gasteria intermedia, Gasteria intermedia laevior, Gasteria intermedia longior, Gasteria verrucosa, Aloe scaberrima, Aloe carinata, Aloe intermedia asperrima, Gasteria repens, Aloe racemosa, Aloe lingua, Aloe subverrucosa, Aloe subverrucosa grandipunctsee, Aloe subverrucosa parvipunctasee, Aloe verrucosa, Aloe verrucosa latifolia, Aloe verrucosa striata, Aloe intermedia, Aloe linguiformis verrucosa
Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, Orange
Cultivar Availability: Common
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A beautiful tree with masses of buttery-yellow flowers.
Drought-tolerant plants from our Fall Plant Sale, Oct. 24–26, 2014.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis chamaecereus
Common Name(s): Peanut Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus silvestrii, Echinopsis silvestrii, Chamaecereus silvestrii, Lobivia silvestrii
Native Habitat: Tucuman - Argentina
Flower: Orange, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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The weekend comes, and that means I get to work on my garden, I got a big storage box which will be my "garden shed" I added a birdcage themed wall hanging, I added blue and green pots and it looks really cute, plus I worked on my fire pit turned succulent garden, giving it a bit of an overhaul it is just about a year old.
Seseli gummiferum. This odd looking biennial likes a hot, dry location. Wasps and house flies are attracted to the flowers. Reseeds easily if conditions are right.
Dry Garden at RHS Wisley, England: The gardens at RHS Wisley contain an area which is predominantly devoted to a ‘dry’ garden. This is close to the large and impressive tropical and sub-tropical greenhouses and contains plantings of Kniphofia, Achilleas and other drought tolerant plants in impressive naturalistic swathes - all interspersed with gravel paths and mulches.
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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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus forbesii monstrose
Common Name(s): Ming Thing
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally
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I worked on this today it's For my friends new casa. The guitar was hers, she had actually given it as a gift to her hubbie, and I had a vision to turn it into a succulent garden to hang in a sunny spot in their yard as a housewarming gift. I'm excited with how well it turned out, I did not pack it full, that way it can grow and fill in over time.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis saltensis
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Synonym(s): Lobivia saltensis, Echinopsis cachensis, Lobivia cachensis, Lobivia nealeana, Hymenorebutia nealeana, Echinopsis nealeana, Lobivia pseudocachensis, Hymenorebutia pseudocachensis, Echinopsis pseudocachensis, Lobivia emmae
Native Habitat: Salta, Tucaman - Argentina
Flower Color(s): Red
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Artemisia x 'Powis Castle'
Dartmouth House, July 2006
These large sage (wormwood) perennials are more like woody shrubs, growing 3' x 3'. Silver foliage, never blooms, drought tolerant.
Drought-tolerant plants from our Fall Plant Sale, Oct. 24–26, 2014.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Disocactus flagelliformis
Common Name(s): Flor De Latigo, Floricuerno, Junco, Junquillo, Nopalillo, Rattail Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus flagelliformis, Cereus flagelliformis, Aporocactus flagelliformis, Cereus leptophis, Aporocactus flagriformis
Native Habitat: Hidalgo, Oaxaca - Mexico
Flower: Pink, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Crews from the Arboretum and Public Garden planting the northernmost section of the La Rue Road median. Photo taken by Katie Hetrick 2.5.14.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia aciculata var. orbiculata
Common Name(s): Chenille Prickly Pear
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Native Habitat: Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas - Mexico : Southern Texas - United States
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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native to Mexico, forms rosettes of spoon-shaped fleshy frosty blue leaves outlined with with rose-red margins. Arching spikes with yellow bell-shaped flowers. In habitat, many Echeverias grow on rocky outcroppings at higher altitudes. In this habitat, the water drains quickly away from the roots of the plant, never allowing the plant to remain waterlogged. For this reason, it is essential in cultivation to use a very porous soil, which will allow quick drainage. Bright light is required to prevent "stretching" of Echeverias ("stretching" occurs when a moderately fast growing plant such as an Echeveria, is grown in dim light or over-fertilized, which causes overly lush growth that contributes to weak, pallid plants). Water thoroughly when soil is dry to the touch. Protect from frost.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Austrocylindropuntia subulata cristata
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Synonym(s): Austrocylindropuntia subulata cristata, Opuntia subulata cristata
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Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas
Bright & Sunny, what a perfect edition to a sun room or patio! This is also a custom Mothers Day order.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus forbesii monstrose
Common Name(s): Ming Thing
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia milii var. splendens
Common Name(s): Crown of Thorns
Synonym(s): Euphorbia splendens
Native Habitat: Northeastern Madagascar
Flower: Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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This year, one giant allium had several small bulbils growing at the base of the flower head. Two of them actually sent up flower stalks and bloomed!
My new garden plan is to replace as many high-water-usage plants as possible with easy-care low-water-usage plants.
This collection of Sempervivum Heuffelii represents my first step in that direction, and I couldn't be more pleased. They are low-maintenance and very beautiful.
Over the next year they will be joined by sedums, echeverias, ornamental grasses, native perennials and bulbs.
Update: Unfortunately, the sempervivums melted in our intense summer heat, as did the aeoniums. The echeverias, on the other hand, have thrived. Most of the sedums have done well, but some of them also need a cooler environment than we can provide during the summer months.
Most of the plants currently residing in my home garden are succulents, cactus, bulbs and a few Phalaenopsis orchids that I keep in the house. They are all drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant and beautiful.
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This is a resin whisky barrel that I picked up at Costco for $17.99. I added a "river" and some great succulents, much like everything in my garden, it starts with an idea and takes love, time and care to reach it's full bloom and potential. Give it a year, this is going to be gorgeous!
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis ferox
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Synonym(s): Lobivia ferox, Pseudolobivia ferox, Lobivia longispina, Echinopsis longispina, Pseudolobivia longispina, Echinopsis potosina, Pseudolobivia potosina, Lobivia claeysiana, Lobivia hastifera, Trichocereus orurensis, Helianthocereus orurensis, Echinopsis orurensis, Lobivia aureolilacina, Lobivia backebergiana, Lobivia pachyacantha, Pseudolobivia wilkeae, Lobivia wilkeae, Echinopsis lecoriensis, Pseudolobivia leocoriensis, Lobivia horrida, Lobivia pictiflora, Lobivia varispina
Native Habitat: Argentina; Bolivia
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in some Areas
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When many native plants in the Southwest landscape are in summer dormancy, Epilobium blooms brightly with its orange-red tubular flowers held above grayish-green to green foliage. Guaranteed to attract hummingbirds! California Fuchsia will provide your local hummingbirds a principal nectar source during the summer months.
This drought-tolerant California native prefers full sun, little water and excellent drainage.
Rare Vintage Rolodex Model 2400 Upcycled into a custom succulent arrangement for my clients Rustic Industrial style home.
Contact me at SarahBinSD@cox.net or @SarahBinSD for local SoCal orders.
Busy in the garden today, little succulent projects, I had these purple pots laying around, I had gotten them for .50 each at Loews, so I bought one more pot and made a new little grouping in my garden, along with working on the guitar project.
San Diego got some much needed rain last night, and the best part of a good rainstorm are the beautiful water droplets that are left behind.
I was finally able to visit The Succulent Cafe in Oceanside today, they are located at 322 N Cleveland St, in Oceanside, CA. I had been dying to go, I follow them on instagram and just had not gotten over there. There were tons of succulents, and gardens to purchase along with Teas and Coffees. The owner was super friendly and the joint is wall to wall succulents I was so excited to be there. There were huge living walls, and vertical gardens. I snapped a bazillion pics and enjoyed every second! I enjoyed a delicious iced tea of the day, and cannot wait until my next visit!!!