Gardening: Name This Plant
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Stunning Pink Amaryllis Bella Donna Blooms In Pacifica, California
Amaryllis Bella Donna blooms in Pacifica, California in August, and it was truly a stunning sight, as you can see! Two years ago I photographed Amaryllis Bella Donna In Oakland, California, and it was actually the first time I’d seen this very impressive bulb showing off its blooms. This time however, the quantity of flowers…
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How To Grow Foxtail Agave As Seen In Pacifica, CA
I’ll admit I love agave, and I would love to know how to grow foxtail agave as seen in Pacifica, CA! I know the title on the photo says “giant agave” but that might be confusing is that is actually the name of a different agave plant, that I actually shared previously. I don’t know…
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Purple Statice Blooms On The Coast In Pacifica, CA
Stunning clusters of purple statice bloom on the coast in Pacifica, California in August and the sight is truly something worth sharing with you! Most of us only know statice as a flower often added to bouquets, so seeing it growing is quite interesting. I actually spotted wild statice (also called sea lavender) growing in…
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Amazing Agave Century Plant Blooms With A 3 Story Stalk
Yes, it is true, the amazing Agave century plant blooms with a 3 story stalk, that is 9 meters tall, so and very eye catching. I couldn’t help but notice this agave Americana blooming in Pacifica, California, and it is too stunning not to share with you! As you may know, I am a gardening…
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Pink Mallow Blooms At The Beach In Pacifica, California
I love stalk flowers and especially the light pink mallow that blooms as a native in Israel, amidst dry golden weeds such that the pink blooms are especially stunning. On our recent trip to Pacifica, California I was especially surprised to see mallow ( actually part of a large family called Malvaceae) growing at the…
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Pink Verbena Meets Dracaena In A Summer Planter
Summer planters filled with flowers, especially in places where there is a cold winter, are just so very very lovely! So proud of my plant loving brother (it is in the genes, apparently) for assembling this lovely example of "thriller, filler and spiller" using draecena for the thriller, impatiens for the filler and pink verbena…
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Bower Vine Blooms In A Northern Israel Container Garden
As a somewhat experienced container gardener, I always advise my readers, and friends to take a look around their neighborhood, see what plants are flourishing, and go for that! And of course do take note of the location, like shade, direct sun, partial sun, a protective wall etc. At it turns out, Bower Vine, Pandorea…
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Burgundy Phaelanopsis Orchid In Bloom!
As the proud proprietor of a mini orchid sanctuary for neglected orchids, when I've had success in nurturing a neglected plant not only back to life but into blooming glory it is truly exciting! Last summer a family friend who is a landscaper in Tel Aviv gifted me with a whole crate full of what…
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Sunrise Salmon Pink Phalaenopsis Orchid Blooms!
My orchid sanctuary, filled with more than 20 previously orphaned and almost dead orchids that I've managed to bring to life, is filled with lovely blooming orchids and for the first time ever I now have phalaenopsis orchids that are referred to as red, salmon, sunrise or pink, you name it! This particular plant has…
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How To Get Your Lipstick Plant To Bloom!
In May of 2024 I was given a gift certificate to our local nursery, and in June, just in time for Shavuot I purchased, among other things, a lovely lipstick plant, not in bloom. Blooming houseplants are generally sold when in bloom or with buds, since most folks don't know all that much about plants,…
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Stunning Coleus In A Lovely Mixed Garden Bed With Elephant’s Ear!
This week I was walking in one of the old stone alleys in my neighborhood, and a slightly neglected one at that, and came across this stunning garden bed with Coleus, wow! It is positioned perfectly to detract from the electric box, and I guess there was a hole of some kind in the ground…
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The Haworth’s Aeonium Succulent Blooms In Northern Israel
One of my prized succulents is in bloom and it is so wonderful! Ten years or so ago a dear friend passed away unexpectedly, and alone, leaving the community to go through her things. I decided to make sure that her plants didn't end up in the dumpster, so I took both plants and cuttings…