Garden Blog Latest Entries
What’s Blooming: Phacelia Campanularia (Desert Bluebells)
What’s blooming in the patio garden mid way through February 2010 and a few words about yesterdays trip to the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley.
Happy New Bird House
Based on a recommendation from the National Wildlife Federation, I have built a little bird house to offer shelter to the small feathered visitors who frequent our patio garden.
New Native Plant Inventory and Competition at the Matilija Nursery
Latest native plant inventory and other great updates at the Matilija Nursery website. The Matilija Nursery sells California Native plants exclusively, promoting wildlife-friendly and water-wise gardening and landscaping.
Plant Journal Latest Entries
Introducing Rosa Californica – California Wild Rose
Like roses in your garden? Consider one native to California. Rosa Californica is a moderately fast grower that is drought tolerant and can handle conditions that many exotic roses cannot. Pretty pink flowers in late spring to summer and hips in the autumn that are good for tea.
Introducing Romneya Coulteri – Matilija Poppy
Spectacular flowering plant with large summer blooms that look like fried eggs. Grows fast and can spread aggressively so it might not be an idea candidate for our patio garden.
Introducing Ribes Speciosum – Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry
Ribes Speciosum is a very spikey California native shrub that makes a great barrier if you want to keep animals and people out of your yard. Bright red fuchsia type flowers in the winter and spring.
Plant Journals
- Blue Bush Lupine
Lupinus Propinquus
Entries: 1 - Bougainvillea Barbara Karst
Bougainvillea Buttiana 'Barbara Karst'
Entries: 1 - Bougainvillea Brasiliensis
Bougainvillea Spectabilis var. Brasiliensis
Entries: 1 - Bougainvillea Orange King
Bougainvillea X Buttiana 'Orange King'
Entries: 1 - Bush Anemone
Carpenteria Californica
Entries: 1 - Bush Poppy
Dendromecon Rigida
Entries: 1 - Bush Snapdragon Gran Canyon
Galvezia Juncea 'Gran Canyon'
Entries: 1 - California Lilac Dark Star
Ceanothus 'Dark Star'
Entries: 1 - California Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus 'Concha'
Entries: 1 - California Poppy
Eschscholzia Californica
Entries: 1 - California Wild Rose
Rosa Californica
Entries: 1 - Catalina Fuchsia
Epilobium Canum 'Catalina'
Entries: 1 - Coffeeberry Bonita Linda
Rhamnus Californica 'Bonita Linda'
Entries: 1 - Common California Fuchsia
Epilobium Canum ssp. Canum
Entries: 1 - Desert Willow
Chilopsis Linearis
Entries: 1 - Flannel Bush San Gabriel
Fremontodendron 'San Gabriel'
Entries: 1 - Fuchsia-flowering Gooseberry
Ribes Speciosum
Entries: 1 - Heart-leaved Penstemon
Keckiella Cordifolia
Entries: 1 - Howard McMinn Manzanita
Arctostaphylos Densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Entries: 1 - Indian Mallow
Abutilon Palmeri
Entries: 1 - Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids
Iris Pacific Coast Hybrids
Entries: 1 - Island Snapdragon
Galvezia Speciosa
Entries: 1 - Matilija Poppy
Romneya Coulteri
Entries: 1 - Morning Glory Candy Cane
Calystegia Macrostegia ssp. Cyclostegia 'Candy Cane'
Entries: 1 - Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Asclepias Fascicularis
Entries: 1 - Pink-flowering Currant
Ribes Sanguineum var. Glutinosum
Entries: 1 - Pitcher Sage
Lepechinia Calycina
Entries: 1 - Purple Hopseed Bush
Dodonaea Viscosa 'Purpurea'
Entries: 1 - Ray Hartman Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
Entries: 1 - Red Fairyduster
Calliandra Californica
Entries: 1 - Red-Heart Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus Spinosus
Entries: 1 - Sticky Monkeyflower
Mimulus Aurantiacus
Entries: 1 - Sugarbush
Rhus Ovata
Entries: 1 - Toyon
Heteromeles Arbutifolia
Entries: 1 - Western Columbine
Aquilegia Formosa
Entries: 1 - Western Redbud
Cercis Occidentalis
Entries: 1 - Wildflowers
Various
Entries: 1