tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post2414404598589408939..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: UC Santa Cruz Arboretum fall 2012: South AfricaGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-3024810087794066412019-03-02T13:44:16.330-08:002019-03-02T13:44:16.330-08:00Great photos as usual, Gerhard. Just to let you k...Great photos as usual, Gerhard. Just to let you know, I think the 1st 3 photos you have labeled as Protea neriifolia are really 1 of the Protea repens. Kellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435591352474651835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-24025048525820005832012-11-03T09:12:48.907-07:002012-11-03T09:12:48.907-07:00The restios provides a beautiful backdrop to the f...The restios provides a beautiful backdrop to the flowering protaceae. If I had a few acres, I'd try to create a miniature South African garden.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-89409726733695478002012-11-03T09:10:28.201-07:002012-11-03T09:10:28.201-07:00Loree, I think the silver tree would be marginal h...Loree, I think the silver tree would be marginal here. I was tempted to buy one at the Arboretum gift shop ($12 for a 1 gallon plant) but it gets so huge, we just don't have the room.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-38657730335754849402012-11-03T09:08:40.088-07:002012-11-03T09:08:40.088-07:00Some of the restios were partially dead. I was qui...Some of the restios were partially dead. I was quite shocked. I'm trying to find out why.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-10746809191263159262012-11-03T09:07:32.790-07:002012-11-03T09:07:32.790-07:00I've found a nursery in the Monterey area that...I've found a nursery in the Monterey area that carries Safari Sunshine. I'll grab one on our next trip. Too gorgeous not to have.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I bought a leucadendron hybrid called Safari Sunset recently (red bracts with a yellow center, but not variegated). I'll plant it tomorrow in the front yard.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4030984989870413882012-11-03T05:57:55.574-07:002012-11-03T05:57:55.574-07:00Very nice! I caught a glimpse of a restio in one o...Very nice! I caught a glimpse of a restio in one of the photos I think, and that got me excited. Dozens of beautiful photos of blooms in this post, and I'm just not satisfied. What's wrong with me today? ;-)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-70047883189129916952012-11-02T22:27:09.045-07:002012-11-02T22:27:09.045-07:00Simply beautiful! Oh to be able to grow these in m...Simply beautiful! Oh to be able to grow these in my garden, what a life that would be! Gerhard can you grow the silver tree in your garden?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13184493617153273602012-11-02T11:42:26.464-07:002012-11-02T11:42:26.464-07:00Drooling over these beautiful flowers! Leucadendro...Drooling over these beautiful flowers! Leucadendron salignum × laureolum ‘Safari Sunshine’ makes me want to move to South Africa or at least California. I love restios so I'm looking forward to your post about those!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-43164026764067507952012-11-02T11:38:21.889-07:002012-11-02T11:38:21.889-07:00Wow, protea porn! The sunny weather has certainly ...Wow, protea porn! The sunny weather has certainly enhanced the beauty of the plants (and photos!). Hope you get hold of Safari Sunshine soon, it's a gorgeous plant and one of my favourites!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com