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Is this a butterfly bush?
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated Yes, I remember that butterflies like milkweed from my days releasing butterflies in elementary school. Not sure if we have Monarchs here, but plenty of others of course. I probably have some sort of photo editing software. Thanks...
California Info
Posted by Maggie M.(z7 Sunset7 CA Sierra Foothills)
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devoletUpdated I'm in the extreme to exceptionally dry area though all our reservoirs seem full and the hills are green. I drive to a few in the area and look, and check the waterfall activity on Mt. Tam. We did not get enough rain but everythin...
Pruning 2 figs trees
Posted by CA Kate z9
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MrClintUpdated There are two types of fig growers in this world -- those that pinch and those that don't. I don't. Pinching is more of a cold region tactic to get the tree to ripen the current figs quickly before frost. I can harvest figs up unt...
potted Hydrangea given as a gift
Posted by roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)
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roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)Updated Thank you everyone!!
When do Wisteria Bloom?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated That was funny Fred51! The previous owner showed a photo of this thing in bloom, and it was beautiful! I'm sure the grafted part died and what we have is simple root stock. It's in a container, but might find a new home in the com...
Not-too-aggressive vine for shade
Posted by heckabore
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heckaboreUpdated Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. I have decided to take a chance with clematis after all. I found one called Lemon Bells at Digging Dog Nursery and decided to take a chance on it. I have trachelospermum growing elsewhere in...
Kangaroo Paw Question
Posted by blue_can
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Fred51Updated Kangaroo paw are best not planted too deep and like a well drained soil in a warm sunny position, with good air circulation, and make sure you don't over feed them as they are phosphorus sensitive. And too much nitrogen is also a ...
best blueberry variety for northern Cali?
Posted by yowza(7b, way northern California)
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MrClintUpdated I think you would still want to grow the SHB varieties, but check locally with a qualified nurseryman if you can. That's what I grow down here and enjoy them all! My favorite overall is 'Sunshine Blue'. You will want to plant a co...
First epiphyllum of the season
Posted by Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated Photo from this morning of an epiphyllum called "Tabasco" that I bought last summer at a sale at the L.A. County Arboretum. I was very happy to get a bloom this year and like the red color. Lars
Show me your mandevillas!
Posted by vp_78
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stanofhUpdated This winter would have been a great one to try ADP. I don't know..a turning point here?. Its getting to where almost anything I say "Doesn't grow here" is becoming "Didnt grow here before,...now does!" So,bay a...
Worthy Volunteer? I.D. Please
Posted by martinca_gw
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Looks a little like a seedling Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). The seedlings foliage are a little different than the new foliage on a more mature Toyon. The photo looks like a couple of seedling Toyon that have appeared in the ga...
Someone is happy this Spring!
Posted by MK
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Yes that is gorgeous. The blues are my favorites.
oxalis, oh how i love it..(SARCASM). help plz
Posted by cottagecindy
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socksUpdated I agree about not spraying herbicides.
Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour: May 3rd and 4th
Posted by JasperDale(z10Ca)
JasperDale(z10Ca)After a one year hiatus and newly reorganized, the Mary Lou Heard Memorial Garden Tour is back for 2014 !!! 43 Gardens ranging from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano await you and your fellow gardening enthusiasts. For more info. please...
Did Someone Say Garlic?
Posted by calbayarea(9 SF Bay/Fremont)
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MKUpdated Okay, I'm putting it my calendar for 12/21---I usually think to plant garlic in spring but find that's too late. But my green onions are coming up now.
Crepe Myrtle alive?
Posted by jgchow(z9 CA)
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j0nd03Updated MIke, waiting 3 years would truly epitomize the word "patient" LOL
Unusual response to hard pruning
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated We inherited camellias 50 years old. They grew up above the roof about 3 feet. When we needed to replace the roof and gutters I cut all four down to about four feet high. The trunk diameters were over four inch at that height. All...
Sour Cherry Saplings to need good home(s)
Posted by savoiu(9A (San Jose))
savoiu(9A (San Jose))I have 3 such saplings that are just about to break buds. Nick
I think I killed a monarch caterpillar
Posted by lynne3450
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WinslowsMomUpdated I would love to see a picture of the milkweed that you planted. I think I planted it too, but I can't figure out what this stuff coming up is. It looks like a different weed ! I don't want to get rid of something that will help th...
Plantings with Sweet Pea "petite butterflies"?
Posted by vp_78
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WinslowsMomUpdated I love my sweetpea bush. It will fill up the space by next year. In the mean time why not just plant some white bacopa. Two or three bacopas will soon cover the ground around it. I like lobelia too mixed with bacopa. Alysum smells...
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