tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post5137937478089209111..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Ruth Bancroft Garden in early November (1 of 2)Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-86750361463529722182016-11-15T07:19:14.623-08:002016-11-15T07:19:14.623-08:00Swoon. Thanks for the great images! They're a ...Swoon. Thanks for the great images! They're a balm to my rain-weary PNW eyes.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6218087474109745322016-11-14T14:34:56.012-08:002016-11-14T14:34:56.012-08:00You and me both! I had never noticed it before.You and me both! I had never noticed it before.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-49458549224991993632016-11-14T14:34:37.863-08:002016-11-14T14:34:37.863-08:00I lucked out, seeing how it's sunny there almo...I lucked out, seeing how it's sunny there almost 300 days of the year :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60616731966695463552016-11-14T14:33:59.173-08:002016-11-14T14:33:59.173-08:00Cold? Will it *ever* get cold this year? Seriously...Cold? Will it *ever* get cold this year? Seriously, mid-70s in the middle of November? Not that I'm complaining--I hate the cold.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-63166890724016732082016-11-14T14:33:17.235-08:002016-11-14T14:33:17.235-08:00Kris, I know you mean about agaves! I try to keep ...Kris, I know you mean about agaves! I try to keep up, but new species are still being discovered (as well as new cultivars selected and hybrids created). I find that very exciting.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13276650253872350032016-11-14T14:32:10.302-08:002016-11-14T14:32:10.302-08:00I'm looking for a Hechtia lanata now :-).
I h...I'm looking for a Hechtia lanata now :-).<br /><br />I have an Encephalartos horridus, but it's tiny. It'll take 30 years or longer to get to the size of the specimen at the RBG. I wonder if I'll be able to bring it with me to the old folks' home when the time comes?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91782638811783665232016-11-14T14:30:35.388-08:002016-11-14T14:30:35.388-08:00Neither had I! This is the first time I've cau...Neither had I! This is the first time I've caught the fall color peak at the RBG.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13298393422971644292016-11-14T09:58:10.630-08:002016-11-14T09:58:10.630-08:00Wowsa...lovely photos Gerhard, I'm especially ...Wowsa...lovely photos Gerhard, I'm especially enamored with the Hechtia lanata.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-52892792317621453452016-11-14T08:54:06.192-08:002016-11-14T08:54:06.192-08:00How great that you made it on an overcast day ! Su...How great that you made it on an overcast day ! Sure makes the colors pop. The foliage on that Brunsvigia is exquisite ..kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4543187433517980052016-11-13T21:12:54.241-08:002016-11-13T21:12:54.241-08:00Dang it's so pretty. I need to pay it a visit ...Dang it's so pretty. I need to pay it a visit before it gets too cold. But then I can always look at your beautiful photos. Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-14479822654923981352016-11-13T20:56:06.116-08:002016-11-13T20:56:06.116-08:00I echo the other commentators - that fall color ad...I echo the other commentators - that fall color adds a whole new dimension to your as always beautiful photos. The post also reinforces the realization that there are SO many agaves with which I'm still unacquainted. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-11348062404340446012016-11-13T17:36:53.562-08:002016-11-13T17:36:53.562-08:00The Hechtia is dreamy and the Encephalartos even b...The Hechtia is dreamy and the Encephalartos even better. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-36681106014924004192016-11-13T13:14:42.473-08:002016-11-13T13:14:42.473-08:00That backdrop of fall color with blue agaves is sp...That backdrop of fall color with blue agaves is spectacular. I don't think I've seen that before!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-77778293070197490742016-11-13T11:38:20.334-08:002016-11-13T11:38:20.334-08:00P.S. The next time you find yourself in Davis, ple...P.S. The next time you find yourself in Davis, please come by!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-78901828187250287272016-11-13T11:37:47.770-08:002016-11-13T11:37:47.770-08:00Jane, there are a lot of Chinese pistache trees ar...Jane, there are a lot of Chinese pistache trees around here. In fact, we have one in our backyard. Ours is just now starting to turn color.<br /><br />I really wish now I'd walked over to those trees to see what they were.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-53953089710183895112016-11-13T11:34:47.877-08:002016-11-13T11:34:47.877-08:00About those trees ... we drove up the 5 to the 580...About those trees ... we drove up the 5 to the 580 to the 101 to Rohnert Park to Davis and back home last weekend. These colorful trees were everywhere. I did not know them. They are not native. They are planted in the rest areas and along the city streets and even the causeway along San Pablo Bay, I-80 to Sacto. There is even one in my granddaughter's apartment courtyard. They are not acers. The leaf is compound with pointed tips. I've come to the conclusion that they are either Chinese pistache or Rhus lanceolata, the prairie flame tree, both in the Anacardiaceae or sumac family. The Rhus laceolata is said to grow and color well in desert areas. And I've seen the pistache in brilliant color in dry places like Hwy 99 in Bakersfield. Any divergent opinions are quite welcome. This a great mystery to me that I would like to solve.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.com