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Was walking across an parking lot landscape island and saw this fluffy coyote brush. the seed heads looked like dandelion seed heads. Totally surprising. One good gust of wind and they would all be gone. At least half of the plant was covered in a layer of seeds one inch thick.Tried my best to capture the images yet the seed heads were so thickly clustered they almost turned out blurry. Captured eleven images,all from the female variety.
Arizona Sun gaillardia.
Find showy, easy to grow blanket flowers.
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Bring deep red color to your garden your garden with Gaillardia flowers like this one.
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Find your favorite zinnias to grow and fill this world with their beauty.
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Photograph of small mixed succulents in my garden. Homage to cactiphobia.
These are all low growing or trailing species, suitable for low garden borders or used between specimen plantings. The varieties here, which grow 4 - 6" tall, also suitable for containers, strawberry pots and living wreaths. There is one plant I've not labeled; see if you can spot it and label it.
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Cactus in a garden in Sonoma, California
Pretty purple and turquoise cactus with natural colors grows happily in this drought tolerant garden.
Found in Salsiando Mix, Macarenia is among the showiest of all zinnias.
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outstanding gazanias.
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Add colorful cosmos to your garden here.
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A rare container-grown specimen, sheltered inside in the Desert Conservatory at the Huntington Botanical Gardens. This variegated form is apparently very difficult to propagate and rarely pups, so it's much sought-after by collectors, and hard to find.
Thanks, everyone -- this just made #324 on EXPLORE today!
Find Outstanding zinnias for your garden.
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Black Sage (Salvia mellifera) pushes upward with quiet authority each spring, its whorled blossoms spiraling like herbal incense into the chaparral air. A medicinal powerhouse to Indigenous Californians and a nectar fountain for native bees and hummingbirds, this drought-tolerant sage thrives in sun-drenched hillsides. Each fuzzy calyx cradles a bloom, often white with hints of lavender, releasing volatile oils that perfume the path when crushed underfoot. In spring, it’s not just blooming—it’s practicing medicine.
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Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia flanaganii
Common Name(s): Madusa's Head
Synonym(s): Euphorbia caput v. medusae
Distribution: Cape Province - South Africa
Flower: Greenish Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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A couple weeks ago this was a neglected dirt patch covered with weeds and invasive Bermuda grass. This property belongs to a good friend who was planning a graduation party for his daughter. He asked for my help to adjust some paving stones. When I arrived on the scene I said, sure... but why not build a garden for the party as well?
I gave my friend some small succulent cuttings two years ago that were maturing in pots alongside the garage. I surveyed the area and assets at hand. There was some warm-season New Zealand spinach freely seeding in this spot. My plan; let's get rid of what we don't want, keep what we do, and repurpose what you already have.
We wanted to accomplish this goal organically with an eye for sustainable low-maintenance. Thus, no herbicides would be used and the plants needed to be drought tolerant to endure harsh Southern California summers.
All the weeding was done by hand and if you've ever removed Bermuda grass you know what a bitch that can be. I trimmed back the New Zealand spinach to be used as a temporary ground cover. We repurposed the succulents and planted them among the spinach. The majestic pineapple guava tree, another edible, provides the dramatic background. I lent some garden furniture and lighting for the party. All we needed to purchase was planter mix and few paver stones.
Total cost of this garden crash about 100 dollars.
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Candy Mix zinnias are delightfully cheerful.
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Echinacea 'Green Twister'
Grow outstanding echinaceas in your garden. in your garden.
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Photographed in my sister's cactus garden. In drought stricken southern California many people are switching to more drought tolerant gardens. I find those gardens to be more interesting photographically, and certainly more conserving of water.
This was a two person job to photograph, as this involved photographing spiny things on a slope. I handheld the camera, and my wife handheld a YN560-III in an 8.6 inch Lastolite softbox at camera right and pointing down to the flower. She put the flash as close to the plant as she could, and not get into the frame. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of cactus flowers are in my Cactus and Succulents set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/
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
A close-up celebration of Bahiopsis laciniata, or Tornleaf Goldeneye — a California native lighting up spring trails with sunshine petals and resilience rooted in drought-tolerant soil.
This is a flower from one of the more unusual succulent plants we have in our garden. How a plant that looks like this can produce a flower like this is a mystery to me.
I lit this very simply with a YN560-II in a 24 inch softbox camera left at 9 o'clock. The flash in manual mode was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
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, and the equipment that I use. 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/...