Archive for the ‘Plants’ Category
Succulent Flowers Today
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021Everything Loves Brugs
Monday, July 26th, 2021Often the first clue is leaf damage.
Some insects are so camouflaged it can be difficult to see them. Even when they are quite large.
Datura Progress
Sunday, July 25th, 2021Harvested seed planted in a flat March 14, 2021.
Normal Leaf Appearance
Abnormal Leaf Appearance
Damaged, but still very beautiful.
Datura Flower
The plants have a pungent odor; the flowers have a delicious fragrance.
Datura Developing Seedpod
Eventually the seedpod will become sharp enough to wound hands.
Nigella damascena
Friday, July 23rd, 2021
Romneya–Matilija poppy
Monday, July 19th, 2021It is common to see large Romneya growing between fields and roadways on the California Central Coast.
I purchased a 1-gallon Romneya plant. Popped it in the garden; it died. Purchased a second plant. Same thing happened.
After purchasing chicken grit for a soilless mix to transplant succulents, noticed a large Romneya growing near the parking lot, behind an office building. It clearly wasn’t cared for. Trash all around it and definitely multiple years of growth.
Snagged several seedpods with the hope of germination.
The plan will be to soak the seed in Super Smoke Plus.I used the product when I was growing protea.
This is a fun shot of one of the seedpods. Looks sculptural.
Haven’t decided when I will start the process. The seedpods are so beautiful, I am feeling a bit hesitant to crack them open.
Surprise Find
Monday, July 19th, 2021Last night I cleared the spent Evening Primrose from a patch of garden. I found this–
The succulent is about to bloom for the first time.
Passiflora and Datura
Friday, July 16th, 2021
Datura Tonight
Common Swallowtail
Friday, July 16th, 2021How can something so beautiful be common?
The Swallowtail visited one of my potted milkweed.
Papilio zelicaon
Wikipedia–Anise Swallowtail
Images of the Lifecycle of the Anise Swallowtail
Morning Glory
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Sansevieria Flowers in Garden
Monday, July 12th, 2021This is an unkempt section of the courtyard. There are several inches of oak and pine litter that I haven’t had the energy to clean up.
Inside the ‘fireplace’ there are several starts of Trapped Cactus, Sansevieria, and miscellaneous other plants.
Left to their own devices three Sansevieria have flower stems.
Not a single Sansevieria potted up inside and cared for, is blooming. Perhaps a plant can be given too much care?