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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium canariense
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Native Habitat: Canary Islands
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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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: 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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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Parodia erubescens
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Synonym(s): Echinocactus erubescens, Notocactus erubescens, Notocactus schlosseri
Distribution: Uruguay
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria runyonii “Topsy Turvy”
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Native Habitat: Mexico
Flower: Pink, Red
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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The flower spike on an agave aims for the clouds on an unusual summer day (in that these clouds appeared in the skies above water-parched Los Angeles, and even released a few raindrops).
Unfortunately, they didn't release enough to relieve drought conditions: the mayor announced water restrictions the very day this was shot (at Hashimoto Nursery on Sawtelle Blvd.). As for the agave, each rosette flowers once, then dies.
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: 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: Aizoaceae
Genus: Pleiospilos compactus
Common Name(s): Mimicry Plant
Synonym(s): Mesembryanthemum canum, Pleiospilos sesquiuncialis, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus inaequalis, Pleiospilos framesii, Pleiospilos rouxii, Pleiospilos kingiae, Punctillaria cana, Punctillaria dekenahi, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus, Pleiospilos leipoldtii, Pleiospilos latipetalus, Mesembryanthemum magnipunctatum, Pleiospilos longisepalus, Punctillaria sesquiuncialis, Pleiospilos latifolius, Pleiospilos canus, Pleiospilos willowmorensis, Pleiospilos dekenahi, Pleiospilos nobilis, Pleiospilos brevisepalus, Mesembryanthemum nobile, Pleiospilos peersii, Punctillaria magnipunctata, Pleiospilos magnipunctatus sesquiuncialis, Pleiospilos grandiflorus, Pleiospilos borealis
Native Habitat: Cape Province - South Africa
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Unusual
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If you participate in the Long Beach Lawn to Garden program, you can request a free rain barrel, along with advice on installing it.
Assuming that cost is the main criterion, I was surprised to find that the program buys blow-molded barrels of air, shipped all the way from Greece and then modified. These are made of food grade plastic, which probably makes a lot of sense if they're used to grow things people eat. They're probably made for use with wine or olive oil: big plastic amphoras.
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Not sure of this epiphyte hybrid... possibly Norma Cantafio.
This blossom opened last week in front of my studio and lasted about three days.
Beautiful Torrey Pines state park overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, city of Del Mar. The Torrey Pine is a rare conifer tree that only grows in this habitat and a few islands off the California coast. Endangered (species nearly extinct) due to habitat loss. Much of chaparral in the region is removed in case it should catch fire, and endanger the increasing number of housing tracts.
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!!!
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Sedum burrito
Common Name(s): Donkey Tail, Burro's Tail
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Distribution: Mexico
Flower: Red
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Ruth Kamula, a community-based seed producer in Kiboko, Kenya, planted KDV-1, a drought tolerant (DT) seed maize variety developed with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) as part of CIMMYT's Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project. "I am trying my hand at DT maize seed production because it will lift me and my family out of poverty. It is our lifeline during this time of drought," she says. (June 2009)
For more about DTMA see: dtma.cimmyt.org/.
Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT.
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!!!
After our visit to the succulent cafe and walk on the pier, we consulted Yelp for a burger joint close by (the wait for Ruby's on the pier was almost an hour) and chose Ty's Burger House. To my surprise they had an awesome outdoor garden with tons of succulents and a great spot to chill and eat what turned out to be fantastic hamburgers!!
Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Haworthia attenuata cv. "WIDE ZEBRA"
Common Name(s): Haworthia WIDE ZEBRA
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, White
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.
The bud gets bigger and bigger (now up to about 4") and still hasn't bloomed. The bigger one is already dwarfing the size of the plant! No wonder--once the bud cracks open, its species -- S. gigantea - becomes apparent.
Epiphyllum are epiphytic plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, this one native to Central America. Common names for these species include orchid cactus and phyllocactus. The plants known as epiphyllum hybrids, epiphyllums or simply "epis", are widely grown for their prized elegant and dramatic flowers. The blossoms are short-lived, lasting only a few days on the plant. Some varieties are fragrant, typically the varieties that only open at night.
The specimen above was a gift from a neighbor and is currently growing in a large terracotta pot with another variety of epiphyllum I photographed last year. In coastal areas, full sun is required for most epiphyllums to flower, while inland protection from midday sun is recommended. This plant resides in a area that gets full sun yet is hidden from view. Seen above now integrated into my small studio garden for a few weeks to show off the floral display.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Echinocactus grusonii
Common Name(s): Golden Barrel Cactus
Native Habitat: San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Queretaro de Arteaga - Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Haworthia attenuata cv 'Enon'
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia fimbriata
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Native Habitat: Eastern Cape Province - South Africa
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Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Blue Agave Plant. Stanford Avalon Gardens is a 7.6 acre community farm with over 200 plots. The site was started by farmers dislocated by the loss and bulldozing of the South-Central Urban Farm in 2006. Farmers grow many different fruits and vegetables as well as Mexican herbs and spices such as Halache, Pipicha, Epazote, Papalo and Chipiline. Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA
Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Haworthia truncata v Lime Green
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Native Habitat: South Africa
Cultivar Availability: Common in some Areas
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria shaviana hybrid var. “Red Glo”
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Native Habitat: Mexico
Flower: Pink
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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Gravel path through Kyte backyard, layered habitat California native plant mixed garden with shrubs, trees, perennials and grasses
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.
The tallest salvia I've ever grown is also my favorite. An upright Central American native that easily reaches eight feet tall. This specimen loves the sun but still performs well when slightly shaded. Seen here canoodling upward with an ornamental plum, Prunus cerasifera and some timber bamboo further back.
Probably the last plant portrait from my shared Venice garden. It's been so much fun documenting the ever changing landscape at this beach house. Will be retaining my studio next door where my shade garden is located. Acquiring a new property in the near future to begin again a garden of delight. The plan is to find enough land in Southern California to develop a specialty plant nursery focusing on sustainable, drought tolerant and native specimens.
A whole new chapter of documenting plants and gardens up ahead.
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: Ferocactus latispinus
Common Name(s): Crow's Claw Cactus, Devil's Tongue Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus latispinus, Bisnaga recurva, Cactus recurvus, Ferocactus recurvus, Cactus nobilis, Echinocactus spiralis, Echinocactus cornigerus, Bisnaga cornigera, Ferocactus nobilis
Native Habitat: Northern Mexico
Flower: Purple, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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