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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria bombycina
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Synonym(s): Neomammillaria bombycina, Chilita bombycina, Ebnerella bombycina
Distribution: Aguascalientes, Jalisco - Mexico
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria magnimamma
Common Name(s): Mexican Pincushion
Synonym(s): Mammillaria macracantha, Mammillaria zuccariniana, Mammillaria centricirrha, Mammillaria bucareliensis, Mammillaria vagaspina, Mammillaria priessnitzii, Mammillaria saxicola, Mammillaria vallensis, Mammillaria rioverdensis
Native Habitat: Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico (State), Nuevo Leon, Queretaro de
Arteaga, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas - Mexico
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas
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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.
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Huernia schneiderana
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Native Habitat: Malawi : Mozambique
Flower Color(s): Red
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.)
Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa has white flowers and plume-like fruit. Drought tolerant but can appreciate some garden water. Apache Plume is a very good looking in Southwest style gardens, very low maintenance plant. Will become deciduous under stress. 'Paradoxa' comes from the flowers similarity to a rose.
Grows moderately fast between 3 - 6ft. Can be used for erosion control as it creates a big strong root system. Plant in well draining soil.
Medicinal uses: The Hopi used a Fallugia paradoxa leaf infusion as a hair growth stimulant. Apache plume bush - Fallugia paradoxa growing in its native Southern California. Ranges throughout all 4 deserts of the Southwest -- Mojave, Chihuahuan, Great Basin and Sonoran. Southeastern California and southern Nevada, to southern Colorado, west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, to northern Mexico. This plant's common name is derived from the fact that it resembles Apache war bonnets. Tewa and other native peoples used the stems of Apache Plumes to adorn arrow shafts.
Beautiful Mothers Day arrangement ready to bring happiness to a loving Mom on her special day. Another unique handmade pot in gorgeous shades of blues and turquoise.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cereus forbesii monstrose
Common Name(s): Ming Thing
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Native Habitat:
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally
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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: Aloaceae
Genus: Haworthia truncata cv "Lime Green"
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas
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A multi-level, prefab, modular green home by the company LivingHomes was put together in 8 hours and consists of eleven 10,000 pound modular sections. Designed by architect Ray Kappe, this model was the first residence in the nation to receive LEED® platinum certification and includes a greywater irrigation system, radiant heated floors, a solar water heating system, a fireplace run on denatured alcohol and utilizes a multitude of recycled materials and Forest Stewardship Council cedar. Santa Monica, California, USA
Eriogonum crocatum -Saffron Buckwheat, Ventura Buckwheat, Conejo Buckwheat, yellow flowering, silver gray foliage California native perennial
This enormous (12 feet across; 12 feet high) mound of green leafless branches is a climbing vine/shrub. Growing without support, its branches trail on the ground, hiding the trunk that's underneath somewhere.
Photographed at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA, where it's known as the "green haystack" .
This is a Black Prince Echeveria, this was a little pressie for my friend Mindy. I love the way the bright yellow bowl looked with the dark purple leaves.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Astrophytum myriostigma
Common Name(s): Bishop's Cap, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus myriostigma, Astrophytum prismaticum, Astrophytum columnare, Astrophytum coahuilense, Astrophytum tulense
Native Habitat: Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas - Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Shade groundcover, Fragaria californica (F. vesca) - Woodland Strawberry under Oak tree California native plant garden, Judith Lowry Larner Seeds
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria longimamma
Common Name(s): Finger Cactus, Nipple Cactus, Pineapple Cactus
Synonym(s): Dolichothele longimamma, Mammillaria uberiformis, Dolichothele uberiformis
Native Habitat: Hidalgo, Queretaro de Arteaga - Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinopsis oxygona
Common Name(s): Easter Lily Cactus
Synonym(s): Cereus oxygonus, Cereus multiplex, Echinopsis multiplex, Echinopsis schwantesii, Echinopsis paraguayensis, Echinopsis eyriesii
Native Habitat: Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero - Argentina : Paraguay : Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija - Bolivia : Uruguay
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Leuchtenbergia principis
Common Name(s): Agave Cactus, Cob Cactus, Prism Cactus
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Native Habitat: Coahuila de Zaragoza, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas – Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Aristaloe aristata
Common Name(s): Lace Aloe, Torch Plant, Guinea-fowl aloe
Synonym(s): Aloe ellenbergeri, Aloe aristata parvifolia, Aloe longiaristata, Aloe aristata leiophylla
Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, Orange, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria crinita
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Synonym(s): Ebnerella crinita, Chilita crinita, Mammillaria criniformis, Mammillaria wildii, Mammillaria schelhasii, Ebnerella schelhasii, Mammillaria painteri, Ebnerella painteri, Neomammillaria pygmaea, Mammillaria pygmaea, Ebnerella pygmaea, Chilita pygmaea, Mammillaria aurihamata, Ebnerella aurhamata, Chilita aurihamata, Mammillaria erectohamata, Ebnerella erectohamata, Chilita erectohamata, Mammillaria pubispina, Ebnerella pubispina, Chilita pubispina, Mammillaria zeilmanniana, Ebnerella zeilmanniana, Chilita zeilmanniana, Mammillaria leucantha, Mammillaria gilensis, Ebnerella gilensis, Chilita gilensis, Mammillaria aureoviridis, Mammillaria calleana, Mammillaria mollihamata, Mammillaria monancistracantha, Mammillaria cadereytana, Mammillaria nana, Mammillaria duwei, Mammillaria variabilis, Mammillaria brevicrinita, Mammillaria puberula, Mammillaria moeller-valdeziana, Mammillaria felipensis, Mammillaria tezontle, Mammillaria scheinvariana
Native Habitat: Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico (State), Michoacan de Ocampo, Queretaro de
Arteaga, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas - Mexico
Flower: Magenta, Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Gymnocalycium riojense subsp. piltziorum
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Synonym(s): Gymnocalycium triacanthum, Gymnocalycium piltziorum, Gymnocalycium bodenbenderianum
Native Habitat: Catamarca, La Rioja - Argentina
Flower: Pink, White
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria elongata
Common Name(s): Ladyfinger Cactus
Synonym(s): Chilita elongata, Leptocladodia elongata, Mammillaria echinaria, Chilita echinaria
Native Habitat: Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Queretaro de Arteaga – Mexico
Flower: Pink, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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The Dark brown part is a section of the cactus that died a couple years back from frost damage
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Ferocactus pilosus
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Synonym(s): Echinocactus pilosus, Ferocactus stainesii, Echinocactus piliferus, Ferocactus piliferus, Ferocactus pringlei
Native Habitat: Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas - Mexico
Flower: Red, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Unusual
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Dudleya pulverulenta is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Grows best in part shade on rock shelves for good drainage. Plant rosette at angle so water will drain off the crown and you have a good rock garden plant. The epidermis of the plant is covered with a dense coating of chalky, powdery wax. Flowers appear on long slender white stems. An attractive California native perfect for xeriscaping.
Beth Chatto’s Dry Garden, Essex, England: The renowned plants-woman, Beth Chatto, turned an old gravel car park into a superb dry garden. This area of Essex has average rainfall less than 20” per annum. She has chosen drought tolerant plants that put on a splendid display in the poorest of soils. Her creative planting provides inspiration and shows what can be done in a garden that is never irrigated. The gravel paths meandering through this part of the garden are designed to resemble part of a dried up river bed, with parts spilling over the edges.
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: Parodia werneri
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Notocactus uebelmannianus, Notocactus arachnites, Parodia crassigibba
Distribution: Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Flower: Purple, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Winter Blooms
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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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.