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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.
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.
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch
Black Oak Tree, Quercus kelloggii and evergreen manzanita shrubs in front yard of Kyte California native plant garden
Photo from the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum's first public plant sale of the spring 2014 season. Taken by Katie Hetrick 4.5.14.
Photo from the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum's first public plant sale of the spring 2014 season. Taken by Katie Hetrick 4.5.14.
Photo from the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum's first public plant sale of the spring 2014 season. Taken by Katie Hetrick 4.5.14.
San Diego Live Forever - Dudleya edulis is an evergreen perennial with white flowers in Summer. Likes sun and good soil drainage. Drought tolerant and needs dry climate like in Southern California.
Photo from the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum's first public plant sale of the spring 2014 season. Taken by Katie Hetrick 4.5.14.
LOSE YOUR LAWN THE BAY-FRIENDLY WAY WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Main Library
Presented by Bay-Friendly Educator and Master Composter Lori Caldwell, and Professional Landscape Designer Sue Oda
Workshop participants learned how to lose their lawns without tearing them out. Lori Caldwell and Sue Oda walked participants through the steps of converting their lawns without breaking their backs or their wallets, providing design and plant selection advice.
Lori Caldwell provided a hands-on demonstration of sheet mulching—an innovative technique of layering materials on top of your lawn, allowing you to plant right into it. Additionally, workshop participants learned how to participate in the local water agency’s water conservation rebate program.
Attendees received a free copy of the Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide and were entered into a drawing for additional garden gifts.
This workshop was presented as part of the Hayward Seed Lending Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Hayward Library. The Seed Lending Library operates as a community seed exchange. "Check out" a variety of vegetable and flower seeds to plant in your personal garden. In return, consider harvesting some of the seeds from mature plants for your own use and for sharing with the Seed Lending Library. It's easy to become a member or volunteer - learn more at: hayward-ca.gov/seeds. Join the Hayward Seed Lending Library Club's interactive forum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/haywardseeds/
Check out more resources for lawn conversion at www.LoseYourLawn.org.
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch
Lonicera involucrata ledebourii , Twinberry Honeysuckle is an interesting California native plant. Twin flowers appear on the same stem followed by two soft shiney black berries. The berries are edible. Attracts hummingbirds and is garden tolerant. Usually it like to lean on nearby plants and send out long branches of thick green leaves. Grows fast and likes full to partial sun. The flowers are orange-red and appear from Spring through Summer. Seems to be drought-tolerant but does best with some water nearby.
Available for purchase at Las Pilitas Plant nursery in Escondido, CA
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe pumila
Common Name(s): Flower Dust Plant
Synonym(s):
Native Habitat: Madagascar
Flower: Pink
Cultivar Availability: Common Locally in Some Areas
R. Porch's Private Collection
Photo from the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum's first public plant sale of the spring 2014 season. Taken by Katie Hetrick 4.5.14.
Upside-Down Trees
These funny looking trees are called Baobab Trees. Six species of baobab trees grow in the dry forests and spiny desert regions of western Madagascar. They have massive trunks topped by a crown of branches that look almost root-like. But while strange in form, they're well adapted to life in arid lands. Baobabs send down deep tap roots to reach moisture lying beneath the surface. They can hold large amounts of water in their swollen trunks to help see them through dry times. And during the dry season they drop their leaves to conserve water.
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch
Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cappa Blanca’ or ‘Cape Blanco’, Spoon-Leaved Stonecrop
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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
R. Porch's Private Collection
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch
Scenes from the Sherman Oaks Garden Tour 2018 -- For more photos and gardening content, visit A Gardener's Notebook with Douglas E. Welch