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Bay Area cacti?
Posted by NorCalNiko(USDA 9 Sunset 16/17)
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elvieUpdated If you happen to go to Berkeley here are some places: I just picked up a few more agaves today from the UCB Botanical Gardens. Their cacti and succulent nursery is open thursdays 10:30 to 1:30, and they have a nice selection, and ...
No mow alternatives to turf grass
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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elvieUpdated Ok, I just happened to stumble on one of the actual containers my grass originally came in. The label says "Carex praegracilis ("pansa")", grown by Monterey Bay Nursery. So that explains why mine thrives in cla...
need trees for screening/blocking out commercial buildings, sign
Posted by globalfamily4
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ketvalgal(sunset23)Updated Um, do you need a tree with a 50 foot diameter? All the trees you mentioned except the olive, will get that wide. That is as big or bigger than most LA backyards. Maybe look for narrower trees and shrubs. What is your water situat...
Arborists and free mulch?
Posted by species_crab(NorCal)
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species_crab(NorCal)Updated hi hoovb, i sure do! the timing of this project is awful. i am trying to avoid using the most delicate types and sticking to tougher ones. i am especially worried about the fremontodendrons, because they are fairly delicate but we...
Campanula id
Posted by jerryinsocal(CA Sunset 18)
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jerryinsocal(CA Sunset 18)Updated It seems I cannot upload an image in a follow up message and it appears that this forum no longer allows photos anyway. So I am going to repost in another forum. Thanks anyway. Jerry
Campanula Portenschlagiana (Dalmation Bellflower)
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thank you, Al and Bob. I'll plant it out this week.
Pomagranite trees
Posted by Wayne3782
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ned1(z9/ss15 NorCal)Updated Al is right. My fruiting varieties always have lots of pretty flowers but only some of them set fruit. We get some fruit every year, but occasionally with our cool summer nights they don't get ready to eat until September. The amo...
Can I grow echeveria in ground all year in San Jose?
Posted by datura222
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated They thrive under shade cloth in the Bancroft Garden out in Walnut Creek, where it commonly gets into the 90's�F each summer. Ought to be fine with morning sun in San Jose, or dappled sun.
Stumpy & not-quite-normal smelling sweetpeas
Posted by sooz
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soozUpdated Thanks calistoga and RB. I did read the seed packets (none of them said stumpy or not fragrant--in fact, they said the opposite!), and am still puzzled. From now on, I'm avoiding anything sold by Botanical Interests! Here in So Ca...
Critters in My Garden
Posted by purpleroses(SanDiegoCA)
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CA Kate z9Updated Lovely presentation! thanks for sharing.
Climbing plant ID
Posted by wiccadgardener(z8 CA)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Pomegranates are very pretty :-) You can prune the branches back if you don't like them so floppy, then transplant it in the winter when it goes dormant. I think they make very nice small trees!
Question for lgteacher
Posted by tressa(SECA)
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tressa(SECA)Updated Thank you!
Manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' surface roots and weed barrier
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Al, all the plants were planted at the same time the fabric was laid down; most were planted through cut openings. The plants seems OK after a few years, but it doesn't seem ideal for the long-term. Natives don't grow in nature wi...
Areca palms in SoCal?
Posted by sanda(Uz10/Sz23 SoCal)
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shappyUpdated I just put some of these in a planter near my pool. I'm in coastal S. Cal, so my partly shaded, mostly cool, foggy mornings should not be a problem. I put them in because I want some privacy around 6-12 feet or so (they aren't tha...
Suggestions for orange-yellow flowers?
Posted by manifest(USDA 11a, Sunset 24, CA)
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated Looks like Helianthemum 'Henfield Brilliant' or 'Fire Dragon'. Related to Cistus but in a separate genus.
Plant ID: possibly Rhipsalis, with pink blooms
Posted by homey_bird
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echeveruca(11a)Updated Generally speaking, rhipsalis can be hard to ID, let alone one without a photo. Try www.rhiipsalis.com or the Cacti & Succulents forum. Good luck.
The year of the spontaneous seedlings!
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Oh, I love volunteers. The best ones for me I don't even have to work for, they pop up in my nursery pots and strawberry pots...linaria purpurea in its purple and pink forms. echium / Pride of Madeiras, verbascum chaixii album, Sw...
Tallest and most fragrant Pittosporum?
Posted by toffee-el(Z8b Sunset Z13 Elev 4650ft)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Maybe the native Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)? Its pretty fast, even from seed, and supports the native bird population. Also a very tough plant. Other possibilities? California live oak (trim it into a nice hedge!), hollyleaf ...
Climbing Plant ID (sorry, no pics :( )
Posted by wiccadgardener(z8 CA)
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eloise_caUpdated Can you take a pix with your cell?
X-post: Napa Country Iris Garden
Posted by jakkom
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hosenemesisUpdated Has the flower developed that razor-thin dark line around the standards yet? Sometimes they start to look better once they settle in. Renee
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