Happy Friday! We've been hoping that Friday's Plantidote would become Petidote. But this seems like a good spot for weekly garden and plant link round up. Grab your reading glasses, today's plate is overflowing .... Read below the fold...
A perennial in Zones 9 and 10, angelonia is resistant to drought and heat. The plants bloom all summer and well into fall, plus some varieties have the added bonus of fragrance. There are white, deep purple, and lavender striped angelonia available. Here are more details on growing this plant. Read below the fold...
The mystery plant has been identified, thanks to jerztomato (hat tip coming your way!). It is a shrubby version of St. John's wort, which is probably better known as an alternative remedy for depression. Read below the fold...
A multistemmed tree that grows to about 15 feet in height. The name comes from the leaves' resemblance to paring knives, although in this shot they look more like little shark fins.
There are dozens of different kinds of acacias, with about 30 or so actively grown in Zones 9 through 11. The flowers are fragrant, the trees are drought tolerant once they're established, and they're great at holding up hillsides, something we like a lot here in earthquake country. Read below the fold...
Welcome to Autumn in Zone 10! Yes, it's just a veritable riot of colors, ranging from green to another shade of green. Ooops, almost forgot the pale yellow. Three colors this year -- actually, more like 2.5. Wow!! Read below the fold...
The last hibiscus of summer. Actually, this plant blooms all year, but it's most productive in summer. And there aren't any more blossoms at the moment, so I'm declaring this the end of summer. Tomorrow, autumn in Zone 10. Stay tuned ....
Aaaand we’re back, with another edition of Plantidote links to fun on the internetz. If the format looks familiar, that’s because I totally stole it from lambert. Or as they say in Hollywood, it’s an homage, people!
UPDATE: Thanks to insanely sane, we now know that the plant is a wisteria and what appear to be berries are actually buds. Eventually, they'll look like this.
Thanks, YesMaybe, for sending in the image!
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Whatever it is, I love it! The question is -- what are we looking at? Insectidoter YesMaybe sent in the image, wondering the same thing. Read below the fold...
Just trying something new here -- a few links to garden and plant related things. If you like this, send us a thumbs up. Or, even better, send any links you run across for next week (twig4now[at]gmail.com).
Are climate change, stolen elections, geopolitical instability, and kleptocrats messing with the economy keeping you up at night? If so, it's only because you are not aware of the much more insidious threat to humankind -- and you better pay attention, people, because they're coming. Yes, it's cats with thumbs!! Read below the fold...
To tree or not to tree, that is the question. This small (14" high) volunteer sprouted in a container where something else was growing. Eventually, the other thing, whatever it was, got transplanted. Now I need to decide whether or not to plant this tree. Normally, the answer would be an enthusiastic "Hell, yes!" It's a nice tree, colorful, hardy, etc. But there's a dark side.... Read below the fold...
While I'm in my undisclosed location, here's one more scenic shot of LA's Franklin Canyon Park, this time of the lake. Back soon!! Read below the fold...
