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Bearded iris: transplanted rhizomes in full sun squishy and dried
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated If you want to go get more in case of failure Lowes has them 50% off. I saw a woman getting some today along with muscari...which won't bloom very well here.
help me identify this plant?
Posted by misslisamham
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eloise_caUpdated I first thought of honeysuckle, but it also looks like the lavender trumpet vine.
Carrot wood tree roots sprounting
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Looking around the UC Davis site, it appears one recommended technique is to make cuts in an exposed root with a machete-type device and pour straight round up immediately into the wounds. Something you might try...
Midas Touch in No. Ca.?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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hosenemesisUpdated Roses. I think the Rose Forum might be better for your question, bob.
Too late to transplant bearded Iris now?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Good luck, Renee! I hope they don't rot. After reading everywhere else to not cover them with mulch or anything else (except in cold climates), and then seeing this one statement to cover them in So Cal, it makes me wonder which o...
Erigeron 'WR' - Wayne Roderick- self seeds?
Posted by elvie
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated It is an unknown hybrid with E. glauca, so any seedlings will not be identical to the parent. It was selected by Wayne Roderick, who was unable to determine what the exact cross was, and passed it on to Nevin Smith at Wintergreen ...
When you want the bare stems to show...
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Bamboos and Aeoniums are two great examples of this design intent, and Aeonium arboreum in particular, along with Aeonium undulatum or Aeonium arboreum 'Swartzkop' are also good for this. Unfortunately for anyone who contemplates ...
Urban funky garden design
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Kay, unfortunately too many gardens that are installed as xeriscapes can tend to be boring and sterile, but it isn't the plants' fault, but lack of imaginative design. I suspect that if I were doing designs in southern California ...
Tree ID
Posted by lrb2431
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated I love the blossoms of the Jacaranda! Until they drop all over the driveway.... But they sure are pretty!! That looks like a very nice landscape tree!
Can I get more than one season/year out of vinca?
Posted by HappyinmyGarden1000
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socksUpdated Even when I pull mine out, volunteers pop up in the spring. Yay, free plants.
slope with old, dying junipers
Posted by ljrd3(z9 / 10 CA)
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Have you considered Plumbago auriculata? It is a tough plant and would be happy to cover the junipers. Bonus are the masses of blue or white flowers and Marine Blue butterflies. Galvezia speciosa or G. speciosa 'Firecracker' may a...
Red Calliandra for San Diego
Posted by chezron
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated I've been reluctant to reply because I only have direct experience with one specimen of Calliandra californica planted in the ground at my house. It's planted adjacent to my driveway in a front garden that receives no summer irrig...
What is my zone
Posted by jjbjjbh
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated The package of freesias should tell you how deep and how far apart. I place mine about 4-5 inches or so apart. They multiply very easily. Mass plantings IMO much prettier than a row. If you get the freesias in right away they will...
Saving very old climbing roses
Posted by misslisamham
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jxbrownUpdated What Al said. Plus I suspect those canes are sprouting from rootstock and the graft has died.
go giants!!!
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
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toffee-el(Z8b Sunset Z13 Elev 4650ft)Updated Go Giants!!
Sparaxis elegans...where/when to buy?
Posted by datura222
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated They are very easy to grow in the garden, and will survive on rainfall alone if planted in the fall, but will also tolerate summer irrigation without rotting out the bulbs if the drainage is very good, like on a raised mound. Also...
browning protea
Posted by chezron
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Should be able to locate how-to-grow info online. Perhaps your county's Extension Service office has info. To locate your county's office, use this clickable map http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/ How to grow, see this http://c...
Winter Gardens
Posted by chezterr
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated I just planted broccoli and Swiss chard, but I'm in an almost frost-free zone. Bok choy grows really fast, so I can probably squeeze in a crop this fall. Lettuce is in a clay pot - easier to protect from insects and snails. Here i...
Partial shade, drought tolerant plants for coastal San Diego
Posted by llopis
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Like lgteacher, I would do Echeverias/Graptoverias and other little succulents such as small hybrid Aloes and Aeoniums. Low maintenance and they are happy with just a little sun and no more. Hummingbirds love the flowers, too. If ...
Where can I find Greyia sutherlandii?
Posted by chezron
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated I don't know but if you find it let us know where, please.
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