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Mimulus aurantiacus in container
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated There are actually many more different types of monkey flowers that are native to California and even areas of Chile in South America. These are the types I am growing: M. Aurantiacus var. aurantiacus - plants from seed collected ...
Help me identify these plants
Posted by zagyzebra
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated I have the cape honeysuckle in a hedge. Some of them are doing well and some look perpetually stressed. They are not full enough to make a proper privacy screen. I've had them for a number of years. I have almost perfect drainage ...
Plant and Trees for a Noisy Freeway
Posted by defuse
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated nil13, It's possible to go over six feet, but it would be prohibitively expensive and take a long time: engineering report (which may require substantial retrofitting or even rebuilding of the wall) and a variance approved by the ...
selling canary island date palm
Posted by M_N_A
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Well, that is good to know, catkim. We were told by a very well respected palm grower a little south of us that CIDP's were not the best candidates for transplanting (not in boxes, but from one established area to another), once t...
new plants!
Posted by Kelii00(9b)
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hosenemesisUpdated Sounds pretty. Post pics when they bloom! Renee
Suggestions for this tricky spot
Posted by manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)
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manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)Updated Thanks for the feedback, everybody. I'll post photos of plant or wall progress. Lars, we considered painting, but it seems we wouldn't be able to stucco later without removing the paint first. We will probably wait towards the end...
Are these cherries edible?
Posted by kferriere(9)
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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated They are purple leaf sand cherries( Prunus x cistena) or is it the purple leaf plum(Prunus cerasifera)? I think the plum one is a taller tree and the cherry one is shorter like a shrub, but they do look similar except the tree hei...
Euphorbia Cotinifolia in Southern California
Posted by PFCMCL(Orange Co., CA, USDA 11)
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manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)Updated Love how lush your garden looks, hose. The brugmansia & euphorbia are both lovely.
Kale question
Posted by CA Kate z9
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated Back to the original question, yes, kale will do that resprouting thing along with lots of other plants, including celery and green onions. Kales in socal can look like they've nearly died in summer and then suddenly perk up and s...
Lobelia tupa and Dierama pulcherrimum
Posted by chezron
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I also wish they did....I'd like to get a variety of dieramas without having to mail order them.....
new gardener with large garden...
Posted by PopT
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Get the Pat Welsh book "Southern California Gardening" or the newer organic version, and visit her website for great advice. She's in the San Diego area as well and so the information will be spot-on for you. My condolen...
Dwarf Cavendish Banana - Fruiting cycle?
Posted by The_Vito(10b)
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The_Vito(10b)Updated Thanks very much for that great information, soaht! That's exactly the kind of info I've been looking for. I doubt that we'll have any need to cut the whole bunch "before winter", as we don't really have an actual winter...
where to buy alfalfa meal
Posted by sandiego4s
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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated Have you tried taking a look at kelp4less.com they have the alfalfa meal and cottonseed meal. Their price is very reasonable(well at least to me since i haven't bought from any locals yet , so I can't really compare prices) and pl...
Bark chunks vs shredded redwood mulch
Posted by tinan
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tinanUpdated Well the bark chunks worked out great, because HD had a sale on the natural bark nuggets - 4 bags for $10! That's less than half what I paid for the shredded redwood last year, and it looks great :)
Silver sheen questions
Posted by DMBFiredancer
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dretutzUpdated Coastal Orange County here and my silver sheen is a great privacy screen along the driveway. Yes, one can see through it, but it gives the illusion of privacy and obscures the view of the driveway and parked cars. It is at least 2...
Slow growing star jasmine
Posted by kelpmermaid(10S24)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I have some but it took years to get going and it stays small because I don't have enough heat for it. But, I know someone in san mateo CA who has some that are well established and they don't even get watered and they are really ...
too cool! weather...
Posted by stanofh
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kristincarolUpdated We have had showers every day for the past four at least. I am grateful for help with the watering.
Lady's slipper in ground
Posted by tabassam
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phil.bunchUpdated That is a real crap shoot. If you have a frost free area with excellent drainage it might survive but I suspect it will be more of a gradual decline.
What is this pretty tree with burgundy leaves?
Posted by manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)
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Sara Malone Zone 9bUpdated Yeah but they are slow......and I open up the architecture to eliminate all of those crossing branches so the shade is quite dappled - nothing like a mulberry, for instance.
sowing seeds in coastal San Diego/Baggie Method?
Posted by jardinerowa
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated I live in coastal San Diego and don't plant heat loving crops like corn until June. Since it often stays warm through mid-October, there's still time for them to mature.
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