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Emily Hill demonstrating the sedum plugs slated to be planted on the roof.
On March 7, 2009 Friends of Trees replanted their ecoroof with more drought-tolerant and low-growing plants.
Annie's Verbena
Most verbenas are not hardy in my Zone 5 garden (Denver, Colorado), however I came across this hybrid from High Country Gardens (www.highcountrygardens.com) that claimed to be winter hardy to Zone 3. I ordered three of them in 2009 and am happy to say that not only have they survived the cold winters, but have also produced numerous seedlings each spring that I transplant to other areas of the yard and even put in containers. Mine start blooming in April and don't stop until late October. Well worth the money!
Golden Tarweed, Deinandra fasciculata, blooming by Lake Wohlford. California native plant growing from central California to lower Baja California. Tarweed exudes resin, thereby giving tarweed its common name. The resin is thought to reduce water loss from plant tissue during the long dry summer.
Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Haworthia glauca
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Haworthia reinwardtii glauca, Haworthia reinwardtii glauca, Haworthia carrissoi
Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Green, White
Cultivar Availability: Uncommon
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Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Faucaria tigrina
Common Name(s): Tiger's Jaw
Synonym(s): Mesembryanthemum tigrinum
Native Habitat: South Africa
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe orgyalis
Common Name(s): Copper Spoons
Synonym(s):
Native Habitat: Madagascar
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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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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Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Rebutia marsoneri
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Rebutia senilis, Rebutia krainziana, Rebutia minuscula
Native Habitat: Jujuy - Argentina
Flower: Orange, White, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Canyon Sunflower is a large upright perennial that grows 3' - 5' high producing two inch dahlia-like sunflowers. The foliage is fragrant, semi-succulent and tender. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, California is the only state in which Canyon Sunflower is native. Venegasia carpesioides is found throughout the Transverse Ranges in relatively moist and shaded Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub and Southern Oak Woodland habitats where it also appears as a pioneer species on slopes following fire. This native California wildflower not only tolerates shade and dry conditions but also produces bright yellow flowers over a long extended season from winter through fall. The flowers produce a nectar that attracts many insects as pollinators including butterflies.
In the domestic garden, Canyon sunflower will tolerate drought conditions, full sun to light shade yet looks best and flowers year round with regular irrigation. Does not tolerate frost below 20 degrees, but can grow back from frost damage.
I visited Oasis water efficient gardens on Sunday, what a fantastic place! I brought some great succulents home and I have a few new projects underway.
California Buckwheat is a small Californian native shrub that grows 2' - 3' high. This is a common flowering perennial found in the Coastal Sage, Chaparral and Valley Grasslands. The small pink flowers are attractive to bees and blooms appear from April to October. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Eriogonum fasciculatum is indigenous to California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Native American groups utilized parts of this plant for a number of medicinal uses, including the treatment of headache, diarrhea, and wounds.
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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Fig trees are highly productive, Mediterranean natives perfect for growing in a California landscape. Black mission figs are one of the most common figs grown in California. For more information about growing fig trees visit GardenZeus.com.
Zamia furfuracea is a cycad native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico. Although not a palm tree (Arecaceae), its growth habit is superficially similar to a palm; therefore it is commonly known as "Cardboard Palm" but the alternate name Cardboard Cycad is preferable. Other names include Cardboard Plant, Cardboard Sago, Jamaican Sago and Mexican Cycad (from Mexican Spanish Cícada Mexicana). The plant's binomial name comes from the Latin zamia, for "pine nut", and furfuracea, meaning "mealy" or "scurfy".
All parts of the plant are poisonous to animals and humans. The toxicity causes liver and kidney failure, as well as eventual paralysis. Dehydration sets in very quickly. No treatment for the poisoning is currently known.
Unique variety of golden yellow cosmos planted to accent our herb garden. This annual flower is native to Mexico and drought tolerant once established.
An unidentified Echeveria hybrid in full sun on our patio. This hybrid produces a beautiful 2' tall flower.
We have a variety of gazanias in our front yard, and they are really lovely. They add lots of color. They are very happy flowers.
The lovely salmon-colored flowers of a miniature tree-like "Iceplant," Mestoklema tuberosum. Native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
A potted specimen in my collection.
Encinitas, California.
March 22, 2010.
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Pleiospilos nelii
Common Name(s): Split Rock
Synonym(s): Pleiospilos pedunculata, Pleiospilos tricolor
Native Habitat: Cape Province - South Africa
Flower: Orange, Yellow, White
Cultivar Availability: Common
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Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula cotyledonis
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s):
Native Habitat: Namibia, South Africa
Flower: White
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
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