plant list
Below is a partial listing of some of the plants I’m growing or have grown. I’ll link plant names to any posts discussing them in depth.
Feel free to ask any questions about the plants, offer any advice or leave comments!
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Plant
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Common name
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Image
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Location
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Date planted
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# of plants
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Notes
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More notes
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| Apricot | Behind studio | ca. 1995 |
1
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bare root | |||||
| Artemisia californica ‘Canyon Gray’ | Behind studio | 11/01/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | behind apricot | ||||
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Cistanthe grandiflora ‘Oo-la-la’
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a.k.a. Calandrinia grandiflora |
Behind studio
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3/2/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
| Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi | Behind studio | 10/12/08 | some | seed pkt | between osteospermum | ||||
| Clarkia rubicunda ssp. blasdalei | Behind studio | 10/12/08 | some | seed pkt | around apricot and misc. | ||||
| Clarkia williamsonii | Behind studio | 10/12/08, 1/18/09 |
half, other half |
seed pkt | near bog, around steps | ||||
| Dichelostemma capitatum, giant fm. | Blue dicks | Behind studio | 10/12/08 | 1 | seed pkt | behind fig, around apricot | |||
| Eriogonum fasciculatum ‘Dana Point’ | California buckwheat | Behind studio | 11/01/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | near S. mellifera, RIP 4/09 | |||
| Eschscholzia californica, coastal form | California poppy, coastal form | Behind studio | 10/12/08 | 1 | seed pkt | around fig, misc. | |||
| Isomera arborea | Bladderpod | Behind studio | 4/10/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Nemophila menziesii | Baby blue eyes | Behind studio | 10/12/08, 1/18/09 |
half, other half |
seed pkt | around fig | |||
| Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’ | Brown Turkey fig |
 Brown Turkey Fig fruiting |
Behind studio | ca. 1990 | 1 | 5 gallon plant | |||
| Leonotis leonorus | Lion’s ear | Behind studio | 9/21/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Lessingia filaginifolia californica | Behind studio | 11/01/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | near apricot | ||||
| Protea Pink Ice | Behind studio | ca 1990 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | |||||
| Salvia x Bee’s Bliss | Behind studio | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |||||
| Salvia mellifera repens | Creeping black sage | Behind studio | 9/14/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Strelitzia reginae | Bird of Paradise | Behind studio | |||||||
| Epipactus gigantea | Bog | 9/27/08 | 1 | rhizome | |||||
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Bog
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5/8/2008
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1
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plant | RIP 5/08 | |||||
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Drosera capensis, red form
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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plant | |||||
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Drosera capensis, wide form
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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3
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plants | |||||
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Drosera dichotoma ‘Giant’
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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2
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plants | |||||
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Drosera x’ ‘Marston Dragon’
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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plant | |||||
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Sarracenia “Trader Joe’s”
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Bog
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3/30/2008
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1
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plant | |||||
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Sarracenia alata
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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rhizome | |||||
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Sarracenia ‘Dixie Lace’
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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rhizome | |||||
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Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Tarnok’
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Bog
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5/2/2008
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2
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rhizomes | |||||
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Sarracenia leucophylla ‘Titan’
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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rhizome | |||||
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Sarracenia purpurea var. venosa
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Bog
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5/4/2008
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1
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rhizome | RIP 8/08 | ||||
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Sarracenia rubra
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Bog
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5/2/2008
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2
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rhizomes | |||||
| Arctostaphylos edmundsii ‘Carmel Sur’ | Front yard | 5/3/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | by aloe | ||||
| Arctostaphylos pungens | Pointleaf or Mexican manzanita | Front yard | 9/14/08 | 1 | 5 gallon plant | ||||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple three-awn | Front yard | 1/11/09 | several | seeds | raised bed, 4 spots | |||
| Astragalus nuttallii | Nuttall’s milkvetch, rattle-weed, | Front yard | 9/14/08, 9/21/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | later plant vanished | |||
| Brunsvigia orientalis | Front yard | 9/27/08 | 1 | bulb | near S. gregii | ||||
| Eriogonum arborescens | Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat | Front yard | 9/14/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Eriogonum giganteum | Saint Catherine’s lace | Front yard | 9/14/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Limonium californicum | Western Marsh-Rosemary, statice | Front yard | 9/21/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | 1 moved to new raised bed 04/09 | |||
| Lobelia laxiflora | Front yard | 2/15/2008 | 1 |
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RIP fall 08 | ||||
| Lotus scoparius | Deerweed | Front yard | 4/10/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | by walkway | |||
| Morea tripetala | Front yard | 9/27/08 | 7 | corms | near aloe | ||||
| Nerine sarniensis v. corusca major | Front yard | 9/27/08 | 3 | bulbs | near senecio | ||||
| Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Margarita B.O.P.’ | Front yard | 1/11/09 | 4 | 1 gallon | raised bed | ||||
| Purshia mexicana stansburyana | Cowania mexicana stansburyana | Front yard | 1/16/10 | 1 | 1 gallon | along front walk | |||
| Rhodophiala bifida | Front yard |
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bulb | near senecio | ||||
| Salvia apiana | White sage | Front yard | 5/08 | 1 | 2 inch pot | moved 4/09, nearer aloes | |||
| Salvia x Bee’s Bliss | Front yard | 5/3/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | by walkway | ||||
| Salvia chamaedryoides var. isochroma |
Front yard | 1/11/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | rt of front walk | ||||
| Salvia clevelandii “Winnifred Gilman’ | Front yard | 5/3/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | raised bed | ||||
| Salvia officianalis ‘Purpurea’ | Purple sage | Front yard | 1/11/09 | 1 | 4 inch pot | raised bed | |||
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert mallow | Front yard | 9/14/08 | 2 | 1 gallon plant | SW corner | |||
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Tulipa tarda
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Front yard
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10
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bulbs | ||||||
| Veltheimia capensis | Front yard | 9/27/08 | 2 | bulbs | near senecio | ||||
| Verbena lilacina | Front yard | 12/08 (1), 1/11/09 (2) | 3 | 1 gallon | 1st by pennisetum, 2nd in raised bed, 3rd rt of front steps; raised bed plant moved 5/3/09 to by walkway | ||||
| Epidendrum, red | Greenhouse bed | 9/28/08 | 6 | clumps | transplants and divisions from front window bed | ||||
| Frangula californica ‘Tranquil Margerita’ | Rhamnus californica, Tranquil Margerita coffeeberry | Greenhouse bed | 1/16/10 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
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Euphorbia characias ssp. Wulfenii
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Greenhouse bed
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | transplanted 9/08 from behind studio, removed 2009 | ||||
| Agastache aurantiaca ‘Apricot Sprite’ | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |||||
| Celosia New Look | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 6pack | |||||
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Gaura lindheimeri ‘Passionate Rainbow’
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Greenhouse bed
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3/9/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | repotted ca. 4/2/2008 / removed 9/28/08 | ||||
| Pepper Shisito | Greenhouse bed | 5/30/2009 | 1 | 6pack | removed 1/10 | ||||
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Salvia lyrata ‘Purple Volcano’
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lyre-leaf sage |
Greenhouse bed
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4/20/2008
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1
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4 inch pot | ||||
| Salvia spalthacea | Greenhouse bed | 4/2009 | 1 | 1 gallon | |||||
| Verbena bonariensis | Greenhouse bed | 4/2009 | 1 | 1gallon | |||||
| Scadoxus puniceus Magnificus | Blood- Royal- Paintbrush-lily | Greenhouse bed | 9/28/08 | 1 | bulb | ||||
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides |
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fall/07 | 1 | 6pack | |||||
| Clerodendrum myricoides ‘Ugandense’ | Butterfly bush, Oxford bush, Cambridge bush | Kitchen window garden | 1990s? | 1 | 1 gallon plant | transplanted to current location after being potted during remodel | |||
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Juncus patens
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Spike or Common Rush |
Kitchen window garden
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | divided into 2, 9/21/08 | |||
| Rehmannia elata | Chinese foxglove | Kitchen window garden | 9/21/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Aechmea gamosepala | New raised bed | 11/07 | several | plants | transplanted from old garden | ||||
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Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Black Stem’
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Black stem taro |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | Didn’t survive winter | |||
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Amorphophallus konjak
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New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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1
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tuber | |||||
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Arctotis acaulis ‘Magenta’
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New raised bed
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||||
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Arisaema fargesii
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New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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4
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tubers | |||||
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Astelia chathamica
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Silver Spear |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | Removed, 8/08 | |||
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Calochortus superbus
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Mariposa Lily |
New raised bed
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10
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bulbs | |||||
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Celosia New Look
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New raised bed
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5/20/2008
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3
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4 inch pots | Died down, removed, 9/08 | ||||
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Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’
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aka C. elegans ‘Newelii’ |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | moved from front yard, 9/14/08 | |||
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Citrus reticulata subsp. unshiu ‘Owari’
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Tangerine, Satsuma (Frost Owari) |
New raised bed
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11/11/2007
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1
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5 gallon plant | ||||
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Cyathea cooperi
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Australian tree fern |
New raised bed
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11/11/2007
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1
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from large potted plant | ||||
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Dianella revoluta ‘Baby Bliss’
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Toad Flax |
New raised bed
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11/16/2007
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2
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’
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New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||||
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Euphorbia characias ssp. Wulfenii
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Behind studio
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | transplanted 9/08 from behind studio | ||||
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Euphorbia lambii
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New raised bed
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3/9/2008
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4
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1 gallon plant | In pots, 3 in this bed, 1 outside front window | ||||
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Fritilaria meleagris
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Checkered Lily |
New raised bed
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20?
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bulbs | |||||
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Fritilaria persica ‘Plum Bells’
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New raised bed
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1
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bulb | ||||||
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Gaura lindheimeri
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Pink gaura |
New raised bed
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Spring
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2
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4 inch pot | ||||
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Geum ‘Red Wings’
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New raised bed
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | Relocated 9/14/08 | ||||
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Hedychium coccineum ‘Tara’
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Ginger (orange) |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Hedychium gardnerianum
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Kahili ginger (yellow) |
New raised bed
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11/11/2007
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2
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from rhizomes | ||||
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Heliotropum arborescens ‘Fragrance Delight’
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Heliotrope |
New raised bed
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3/9/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Jatropha integerrima
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Spicy Jatropha |
New raised bed
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11/16/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Melianthus major
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Honey bush |
New raised bed
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Myoporum parvifolium
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New raised bed
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3/9/2008
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50+
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flat | most removed 3/12/2008 | ||||
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Ornithogalum dubium ‘Orange Cream’
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New raised bed
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10
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bulbs | ||||||
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Oxalis adenophylla
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Silver Shamrock |
New raised bed
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45
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bulbs | |||||
| Oxalis bowiei | New raised bed | 10/3/08 | 6 | bulbs | |||||
| Oxalis purpurea ‘Garnet’ | New raised bed | 10/3/08 | 4 | bulbs | |||||
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Penstemon Bubble Gum
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New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||||
| Pennisetum glaucum ‘Purple Majesty’ | Purple millet | New raised bed | 10/4/08 | 6 | 3 inch pot | plants originally from seed | |||
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Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
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New raised bed
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5/20/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||||
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Plectranthus ciliatus ‘Zulu Wonder’
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New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | Out of control, removed 9/14/08 | ||||
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Ranunculus Tecolote white
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New raised bed
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10
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tubers | ||||||
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Salvia cacaliaefolia
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Ivy Leaf Sage, Guatemalan Blue Vine Sage, Gentian Leaf Sage |
 Ivy-leaved sage plant |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||
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Salvia discolor
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andean sage |
New raised bed
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5/20/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
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Baby Sage, Blackcurrant Sage, Cherry Sage |
New raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’
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New raised bed
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3/9/2008
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2
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1 gallont plant | |||||
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Salvia nemerosa ‘Snow Hills’
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New raised bed
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5/20/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08 | ||||
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Salvia patens ‘Oceano Blue’
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New raised bed
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5/20/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08 | ||||
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Salvia sagittata
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Arrow leaf sage |
New raised bed
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3/9/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | Moved 9/14/08 | |||
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Thymus lanuginosus
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Wooly thyme |
New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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3
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4 inch pot | ||||
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Thymus praecox acticus
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Elfin thyme |
New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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1
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flat | ||||
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Thymus x citriodorus
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Lime thyme |
New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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1
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4 inch pot | ||||
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Thymus x citriodorus ‘Creeping Doone’s’
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Creeping Doone’s thyme |
New raised bed
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3/12/2008
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2
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4 inch pot | ||||
| Epipactus gigantea | Pond | 9/27/08 | 2 | rhizomes | in 1 pot, upper pond | ||||
| Epidendrum, red | Pond beds | 9/28/08 | 3 | clumps | divisions and transplants from front window bed | ||||
| Salvia sp. HW | Pond beds | 9/27/08 | 1 | 2 inch pot | against fence | ||||
| Tillandsia caput-medusae | Pond beds | 1990s | 1 | plant | hanging over pond | ||||
| Tillandsia latifolia | Pond beds | 1990s | 2 | plants | hanging over pond | ||||
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Adenium obesum
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Potted
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1
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4 inch pot | ||||||
| Arctostaphylos pungens | Pointleaf or Mexican manzanita | Potted | 9/27/08 | 5 | seeded pots | various seed treatments tried | |||
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Coreopsis gigantea
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Potted
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3/9/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | Planted 9/14/08—dormant? alive? | ||||
| Coreopsis gigantea | Potted | 9/27/08 | 7 | seeded pots | |||||
| Crassula ‘Buddha’s Temple’ | Potted | 1/11/09 | 1 | 2 inch pot | |||||
| Crassula perfoliata variegata | Potted | 1/11/09 | 1 | 2 inch pot | |||||
| Datura wrightii | toloache | Potted | 9/27/08 | 2 | seeded pots | ||||
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Echium russicum
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Potted
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3/12/2008
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6
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seeded pots | |||||
| Eriogonum grande rubescens | San Miguel Island buckwheat | Potted | 9/27/08 | 6 | seeded pots | ||||
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Fragaria vesca Ruegen
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Alpine strawberry |
Potted
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3/12/2008
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seeded pots | |||||
| Penstemon centranthifolius | Scarlet bugler | Potted | 10/3/08 | 6 | seeded pots | ||||
| Penstemon spectabilis | Showy penstemon | Potted | 10/3/08 | 2 | seeded pots | ||||
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Pulsatilla turczaninowii
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Potted
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3/12/2008
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6
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seeded pots | |||||
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Salvia sp. B
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Potted | 9/27/08 | 1 | 2 inch pot | in greenhouse | ||||
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Sisyrinchium bellum
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Blue-eyed grass |
Potted
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3/12/2008
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6
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seeded pots | ||||
| Sphaeralcea ambigua | Desert mallow | Potted | 9/27/08 | 4 | seeded pots | ||||
| Thamnochortus acuminatus | Potted | 10/19/08 | 4 | seeded pots | |||||
| Thamnochortus schlecteri | Potted | 10/19/08 | 6 | seeded pots | |||||
| Euphorbia cotinifolia | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/08 | 1 | 5 gallon | |||||
| Galvezia juncea ‘Gran Cañon’ | Gran Cañon Baja bush snapdragon | Potted-Roof deck | 11/2/08 | 1 | 1 gallon plant | ||||
| Kalanchoe prolifera | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/08 | 1 | 2 gallon | |||||
| Lomandra longifolia | Potted-Roof deck | 8/11/08 | 1 | 2 gallon | |||||
| Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia |
Del Mar Manzanita | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 1 | 5 gallon | ||||
| Encelia californica | Coast Sunflower | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Eriogonum fasciculatum | California Buckwheat | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Fremontodendron El Dorado Gold | El Dorado Gold Fremontia | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | RIP—Gophers ate it | |||
| Galvezia speciosa | Island Snapdragon | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Isocoma menziesii | Slope garden | 5/30/09 | 3 | 3 inch pots | |||||
| Salvia apiana | White Sage | Slope garden | 3/20/09 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Salvia leucophylla ‘Amethyst Bluff’ | Amethyst Bluff Sage | Slope garden | 3/19/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Solanum parishii | Parhish’s nightshade | Slope garden | 3/26/09 | 2 | 1 gallon | 1-RIP, Neighbor stepped on | |||
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Camellia sasanqua ‘Cleopatra’
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Studio raised bed
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | moved 2/17/2008 | ||||
| Frangula californica ‘Eve Case’ | Rhamnus californica, Eve Case Coffeeberry | Studio Raised bed | 1/16/10 | 2 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Frangula californica ‘Tranquil Margerita’ | Rhamnus californica, Tranquil Margerita coffeeberry | 1 gallon | |||||||
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Heuchera maxima
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Island Alum Root |
Studio raised bed
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2/15/2008
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3
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Hines Purpleleaf’
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aka ‘Plum Delight’ |
Studio raised bed
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3/9/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
| Ribes sanguineum glutinosum | Pink flowered gooseberry | Studio raised bed | 1/16/10 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana | Studio raised bed | 1/16/10 | 1 | 1 gallon | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner’s lettuce | Various | 11/22/2008 | 1 | seed packet | veggie garden, raised bed, behind studio near fig | |||
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Echium Wildpretii
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Various
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3/12/2008
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12
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seeded pots | |||||
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Senecio mandraliscae
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Blue finger, Blue Chalk Sticks |
Various
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11/18/2007
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Tomato ‘Cherokee Purple’
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Various
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3/12/2008
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6
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seeded pots | |||||
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Carpenteria californica
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Bush Anenome |
Wood pile garden
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
| Clarkia amoena ssp. whitneyi | Wood pile garden | 10/12/08 | some | seed | in 2 spots in rear | ||||
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Diplacus ‘Jack’
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monkey flower (red) |
Wood pile garden
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2/16/2008
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2
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1 gallon plant | ||||
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Diplacus ‘Robin’
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monkey flower (orange) |
Wood pile garden
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2/16/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | RIP—overwatered? | |||
| Echium wildprettii | Tower of jewels | Wood pile garden | summer 08 | 2 | 1 from seed, 1 seed transplant | ||||
| Lotus scoparius | Deerweed | Wood pile garden | 4/10/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
| Oxalis purpurea ‘Garnet’ | Wood pile garden | 10/3/08 | 4 | bulbs | |||||
| Solanum xanti | Purple Nightsahde, Blue Witch | Wood pile garden | 3/20/09 | 1 | 1 gallon | ||||
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Spiraea douglasii
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Wood pile garden
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | |||||
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Zauschneria californica ‘Catalina’
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California Fuschia |
Wood pile garden
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2/15/2008
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1
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1 gallon plant | ||||
Sphaeralcea munroana
July 26 2008 01:09 pm
Betsy on 06 Aug 2009 at 5:48 am #
If I could only be this organized! Lovin’ your blog!