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Tag: Daily Awesomes

Daily Awesome – Oxalis lutea

November 12, 2010

THE BULBOUS SOUTH AFRICAN OXALIS CAN BE VERY IMPRESSIVE, CHECK OUT THIS POT OF OXALIS LUTEA. It’s almost as if these bulbs knew that…

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A Morning Glory, Morning.

October 7, 2010

 Face it…there is nothing quite like sublime blue hue of morning glories. OK, maybe the color of meconopsis, but true blue is rare in…

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My Brunsvigia bosmaniae Blooms. A ‘documentary experience’, right in my own back yard.

September 27, 2010

BRUNSVIGIA BOSMANIAE Blooming in a large container “Is it? Is iT? Oh my gosh! Oh my Gosh, Oh my gosh!!! It’s a freaking bud”…

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Cape Fuchsia’s Never Stop

September 14, 2010

Two varieties of Phygelius capensis in my African border.  Phygelius capensis, or Cape Fuchsia ( not really a Fuchsia), provides long lasting color in…

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Extraordinary fall bulbs

September 12, 2010

 As our days grow shorter, many bulbs begin growth in earnest. The bees are buzzing so loud around the large long-tom pot of Nerine…

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Strawflowers

August 16, 2010

Strawflowers, Johnny’s Apricot/Peach Mix You may remember a post I made in April, when I planted the seed for these strawflowers, a popular blend…

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Acis autumnalis, the Autumn Snowflake

August 16, 2010

Acis autumnalis, an unusual late summer blooming bulb, blooming now in the alpine garden, and not in a pot. The alpine bed is a…

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In Bloom Today – Rebutia ‘watermelon’

July 29, 2010

As cacti go, the South American species reign as the most colorful and floriferous, especially the Rebutia species. I keep many in the cold…

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In Bloom Today – Scadoxus multiflorus, the Blood Lily

July 28, 2010

I thought I had lost it, my large pot of Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. kathernae which I’ve kept in an increasingly larger pot, every year…

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In Bloom Today – Echinops

July 28, 2010

Echinops ritro, one of more than 120 species of Echinops, but only a few of these thistles are growable in the perennial garden. I think…

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