Plant of the Month – January
Desert Agave Agave deserti Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 2-6 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun Bloom Time: Spring (May); Summer (June-July) Native to: California, Arizona, Baja California Hardiness: Cold hardy to 15°F Desert Agave forms symmetrical rosettes of fleshy leaves in this slow-growing monocot. Stiff, sword-like, blue-green leaves are edged with prickles, and tipped with a sharp spine. After 8-20 years, a flowering stalk shoots up, growing 5-15 feet tall in just weeks, with […]
Plant of the Month – November
Moroccan Mound Euphorbia resinifera Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall x 3-5 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Winter (Feb), Spring (Mar-May) Native to: Morocco, Canary Islands Hardiness: Cold hardy to 20°F Moroccan Mound’s defense adaptations against herbivores are what adds to this plant’s striking appearance. Its four-sided stems are covered in dense clusters of spines that vary in color from black to reddish-brown to yellow. Although it looks like […]
Plant of the Month – August
Lady’s Slipper, Slipper Plant Euphorbia lomelii, syn. Pedilanthus macrocarpus Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Low Mature Size: 3-4 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Spring (Mar-May), Fall (Sept-Oct) Native to: Baja California, Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to 25°F Lady’s Slipper looks like it may have come from Dr. Seuss’ imagination, with its unusual bird-shaped flowers and candle-like, leafless stems. This distinctive succulent forms a clump of upright, mostly leafless, silvery green stems as […]
Plant of the Month – March
Sansevieria, Snake Plant Dracaena trifasciata Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 2-3 ft. tall x 1-3 ft. wide Exposure: Part sun, full shade outdoors Bloom Time: Infrequent in Spring (Mar-May), Summer (June-Aug) Native to: Africa Hardiness: Cold hardy to 30°F Sansevieria, or Snake Plant, may be your perfect answer to that garden challenge of finding a plant that can thrive in full shade under an eave or patio cover and yet require little watering. With over 60 species as […]
Plant of the Month
Ghost Plant Graptopetalum paraguayense Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 0.5-1 ft. tall x 2-3 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun Bloom Time: Spring (Mar-May) Native to: Mexico Hardiness: Cold hardy to 20°F Ghost Plant is one of the most widely grown of all succulents, popular for over a century because it is so easy to grow and offers an intriguing range of pastel leaf colors. In full sun, its fleshy leaves blush pink, purple, and […]
Plant of the Month – October
Golden Toothed Aloe Aloe nobilis Plant Form: Succulent Water Use: Very low Mature Size: 1-2 ft. tall x 3-4 ft. wide Exposure: Full sun, part sun, filtered sun Bloom Time: Spring (Mar – May), Summer (June – Aug) Native to: South Africa Hardiness: Cold hardy to 20°F Golden Toothed Aloe is a rosette-forming succulent that can create a mounded colony of close rosettes spreading up to 3-4 feet wide. Its fleshy leaves are bright green when grown in light shade, […]
