Post Archive January 2010
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ – California Mountain Lilac
California Mountain Lilac, the first of three Ceanothus plants in my patio garden. Moderately fast grower and pretty spring bloomer.
Category: California Mountain Lilac
Carpenteria Californica – Bush Anemone
This past weekend I planted the latest addition to the garden. A native California shrub named Bush Anemone (Carpenteria Californica).
Category: Bush Anemone
Calystegia Macrostegia ssp. Cyclostegia ‘Candy Cane’
Morning Glory is a fast growing vine native to California’s Channel Islands. The large white and pink flowers are a favorite of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and mine.
Category: Morning Glory Candy Cane
Bougainvillea Spectabilis var. Brasiliensis
Introduction to our purple colored Bougainvillea. This cheerful addition to the patio garden is attractive to butterflies and bees and will hopefully become a screen plant on the west wall.
Category: Bougainvillea Brasiliensis
Bougainvillea X Buttiana ‘Orange King’
Fast growing hybrid vine from South America. This will hopefully hide our A/C unit behind abundant clusters of bright orange bracts.
Category: Bougainvillea Orange King
Bougainvillea Buttiana ‘Barbara Karst’
The reddish pink variety of our three Brazilian shrubby vines, the Bougainvillea ‘Barbara Karst’.
Category: Bougainvillea Barbara Karst
Asclepias Fascicularis – Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Narrow Leaf Milkweed isn’t a showy flower but it’s not a weed either. It is in fact a crucial plant in helping to support the struggling Monarch Butterfly population.
Category: Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Arctostaphylos Densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’ – Howard McMinn Manzanita
The Howard McMinn Manzanita is a slow growing shrub which will eventually reach 6′x6′. White/pink flowers in the winter and edible berries in spring and summer.
