Category: Succulents

Hike South Hills SLO, CA

Plants seen today during hike South Hills in San Luis Obispo, CA.

All of the names came from Google AI. Some information wasn’t available or contradictory. Sorry if incorrect.

Viola pedunculata
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Acmispon
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Calystegia macrostegia
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Chlorogalum pomeridianum
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Dipterostemon
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Dodecatheon
First time that I have ever seen them in this location. Unsuccessfully attempted to grow this plant in my garden.
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Dodecatheon
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Eschscholzia californica
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Fritillaria biflora
Another plant that I’ve not seen in this location. Interesting that there was a single plant very near the trail.
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Fritillaria biflora
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Lathyrus vestitus with Bee
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Lomatium macrocarpum
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Phacelia
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Phacelia
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Plantago
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Stachys bullata
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Dudleya
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New Plants and Seeds Purchased the Last Day of 2021

Milkweed

Early 2021 I purchased milkweed seed and planted them in flats and directly in the gardens. Only a single plant survived. Well, this is it today. Not sure how much longer it will survive.

Milkweed Plant

The tropical Milkweed, that is not recommended for Monarchs, doesn’t seem to die back.

Tropical Milkweed Plants

Tropical Milkweed Plants

Volunteer plants have occurred.

Tropical Milkweed Volunteer

The annoying thing is that I planted the proper milkweed seed in the exact locations and not a single sprout.

Milkweed Seeds

When I planted the seed, I unfortunately found two Monarch caterpillars. They should have gone through the chrysalis cycle and been on their journey to someplace warmer.

Monarch Caterpillar

Monarch Caterpillar

Concerned about them. The night temperature has been in the low 40s. I have tried caring for caterpillars in the past with no success. I hate leaving them on their own, but right now I am waiting to see what happens.

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Kalanchoe

Kalanchoe

Tillandsias Pretty Boy
Tillandsias pretty boy

Removed the wire hanger and constructed a hanger of linen.
Tillandsias pretty boy

Tillandsias pretty boy

Tillandsias pretty boy flowers

Tillandsias Houston Colossus

Tillandsias Houston Colossus

Made a wee linen basket for this plant.

Tillandsias Houston Colossus

Tillandsias hanging from shelf

They frame my laptop, how cool is that?!

Why?

If a purple succulent leaves is desired, buy a succulent with purple leaves. There are loads of succulents in a variety of purple colors.

Painted Succulent

Painted Succulent

I don’t have purple succulents. When I brought the Echeveria Black Knight home, it was more of a reddish purple, natural, and beautiful. It has been living in the garden since July 2017. The color changes with the amount of light that it receives.

Echeveria

Much better than peeling paint.

Lovely Gift of Succulents

Dioscorea elephantipes

Dioscorea elephantipes

Dioscorea elephantipes

Dioscorea elephantipes

Dioscorea elephantipes

Wikipedia–Dioscorea elephantipes

South African National Biodiversity Institute

World of Succulents

Lapidaria margaretae

Lapidaria margaretae

Lapidaria margaretae

Wikipedia–Lapidaria margaretae

World of Succulents–Lapidaria margaretae

Lecanopteris luzonensis

Lecanopteris luzonensis

Lecanopteris luzonensis

Wikipedia–Lecanopteris luzonensis

Wistuba–Lecanopteris luzonensis

Sansevieria fischeri
Sansevieria fischeri

Sansevieria fischeri

Garden.org–Sansevieria fischeri

Sansevieria grandis
Sansevieria grandis

Sansevieria grandis

Planting Man–Sansevieria grandis

San Marcus Growers–Sansevieria grandis

Sansevieria pinguicula

Sansevieria pinguicula

Sansevieria pinguicula

Wikipedia–Dracaena pinguicula

Plantophiles–Sansevieria pinguicula/

Sansevieria rorida

Sansevieria rorida

Sansevieria rorida

Wikipedia–Dracaena hanningtonii

World of Succulents–Sansevieria ehrenbergii

Bryan’s Plants Potted