Sunday, April 23, 2006
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Plant Prospecting
On my last trip to San Jose del Cabo I spied this wonderful native shrub loaded with flowers. It was in a garbage-strewn arroyo not far from a dead car. I immediately pulled over, jumped out and found some seedlings. Luckily I had my trowel handy so it was easy to dig them up and put them in a plastic bag. When I got home I potted them and it looks like all are surviving. I keyed them out using the Flora of Baja, as Sphaeracea axillaris var. violacea. This plant was about five feet tall! I'm thrilled to add them to my native plant collection. I also collected some seed.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Clumping Mammillaria
I'm crazy about these whitish clumping Mammillarias. I have three different kinds. When I bought them, I had no idea what they would become since they had no labels and were only a single head. I used to buy almost every cactus I could find. Some survived, some didn't. Each Spring, the top head sprouts side heads and the clump expands. I think I've had this one around four years.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Cybergardening
I sometimes hang out on Dave's Garden in the Cactus and Succulent Forum and I came across a link to magnificent photos of Lotusland--a fabulous garden in Santa Barbara. Check them out--I recommend viewing them as a slideshow and definitely try and visit this garden sometime. I was there about five years ago and can see that I need to schedule another visit.