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Planting – Page 4

Self-Sowers & Plant Volunteers

I once asked my gardener Raymundo why he never weeds. “Because in your garden, Senora,” he replied, “you can ‘t tell the difference between a weed and a flower!” He had notice d that in our mild Southern California climate many garden plants are self-sowers, plants that drop fertile seeds which germinate to become “volunteers,”little […]

All About Pelargoniums

All About Pelargoniums – (Common name: Geranium) WHAT IS A PELARGONIUM? Often called by the common name of geranium, the genus Pelargonium is a wide range of species, selections, and hybrids, which are wood-based perennials, some of them shrubby, and almost all of them originally from South Africa. We now have many hybrids and selections. […]

Native Grasses & Succulents Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon

Grasses Not listing any grasses due to invasive qualities. Succulents Agave shawii—Shaw agave***  Excellent barrier plant with clean appearance, bold, architectural  shape and ferocious spines. Uniquely-shaped bloom spike is   attractive to hummingbirds. Cylindropuntia prolifera—Coast cholla**  Extremely prickly plant for keeping out intruders, not for use near paths. Opuntia littoralis; O. orricula—Coast prickley pear**  Effective spiney […]

Native Annuals Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon

 Abronia umbellate ssp. umbellate—Sand verbena  Prostrate and spreading with purple flowers in spring and summer   common in sandy coastal clearings. Camissonia bistorta—Calfornia sun cup  One of the more easily identified yellow spring wildflowers common  in sandy soil near coast. Cryptantha intermedia—Popcorn flower  Coastal wildflower with bunches of white flowers on hairy plant in    Spring. […]

Native Perennials Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon

Achillea millefolium—Yarrow**  Frequent member of our coastal plant community Aster chilensis ‘Point Saint George’—Point Saint George aster**  Improved selection of a similar aster species to the species of aster  found growing in coastal San Diego. Aster subulatus var. ligulatus—Slim aster  Grows near coastal lagoons, such as Buena Vista Coreopsis maritima—Sea dahlia***  Cannot take summer irrigation. […]

Native Shrubs Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon

SHRUBS Adenostoma fasciculatum—Chamise  Most abundant shrub in some local coastal chaparral, often called “Chamise  chaparral”. Known for spring bloom but often flowers in fall. Arctostaphylos glandulosa, ssp. crassifolia—Del Mar manzanita  Coastal manzanita endemic to local region. Arctostaphylos pumila—Sandmat manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursa—kinnikinnick  From northern California but will grow here. Artemisia californica—California sagebrush888  Frequently found in old […]

Plant Clivia beneath Wisteria

When choosing a wisteria, insist on a grafted specimen. Grafted wisterias bloom the first year after planting, but seed-grown plants may not bloom for 12 years after planting. Japanese wisterias (Wisteria floribunda) twine clockwise and have long flowers that open from top to bottom and bloom for a month or more. The leaves come out […]