tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post369119569651970717..comments2024-03-27T19:59:56.174-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Ruth Bancroft Garden July 2017 private garden tour, part 2Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-62786222223083956912017-08-04T17:56:30.641-07:002017-08-04T17:56:30.641-07:00I honestly don't know what's up with Caesa...I honestly don't know what's up with Caesalpinia pulcherrima. I, too, brought one from from Arizona. It languished so I eventually removed it. It got plenty of heat here. Maybe water was the issue? But how do they survive (AND THRIVE!) in Arizona???Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4937998441498888662017-08-04T17:54:58.967-07:002017-08-04T17:54:58.967-07:00NOOOOOOOO. I don't want it to lose that beauti...NOOOOOOOO. I don't want it to lose that beautiful symmetry! <br /><br />On a related note, I've been waiting for my Yucca 'Margaritaville' to flower because it, too, will branch and lose its beautiful vase shape. Fortunately, it hasn't flowered yet although it's taller than I am now. I already have plans to replace it once it's flowered.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-25394444661074709732017-08-04T14:51:49.200-07:002017-08-04T14:51:49.200-07:00Beautiful garden--the scariest plants were well aw...Beautiful garden--the scariest plants were well away from the sidewalk--very wise. I'm not 100% thrilled with 'Bright Star' any more--it branches after bloom and loses that symmetry. Only 80% thrilled now. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-6450680519185943542017-08-04T13:08:37.691-07:002017-08-04T13:08:37.691-07:00Thank you, Galen. This is a particularly attractiv...Thank you, Galen. This is a particularly attractive chilopsis. I wish I had room for one but I've already planted three palo verdes and a palo blanco (Mariosousa willardiana, an acacia from Sonora, MX) in our front yard.<br /><br />I loved your garden. A little corner of Arizona in the Easy Bay!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85386043344970185222017-08-04T13:06:30.794-07:002017-08-04T13:06:30.794-07:00Yes, I'd love to see your closeups. I'm al...Yes, I'd love to see your closeups. I'm always too focused on the wider views.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-41517671889592782017-08-04T07:10:08.349-07:002017-08-04T07:10:08.349-07:00I'm on my second try with red bird of paradise...I'm on my second try with red bird of paradise (first hand-carried from AZ and the second bought at RBG), but neither are doing well. I had assumed it was not happy with the moderate temperatures here in Oakland, but maybe heat is not the factor, since you have plenty of that where you live???Cactus Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633317260555741956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-85027046935229653042017-08-03T21:08:57.271-07:002017-08-03T21:08:57.271-07:00The Chilopsis is 'Timeless Beauty' also kn...The Chilopsis is 'Timeless Beauty' also known as 'Monhews'. A nice feature is the lack of seed, so no plucking out hundreds of babies every spring. Galenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448495002764964938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-17947746137982909252017-08-03T18:14:06.561-07:002017-08-03T18:14:06.561-07:00Ha! I almost posted about this garden last night, ...Ha! I almost posted about this garden last night, but got distracted by vacation planning for next year. I think I will post it soon though-I took lots of close ups so it might make a good companion to yours. Sure was a nice garden I must say. <br /> kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-15123033998935866092017-08-03T14:39:10.888-07:002017-08-03T14:39:10.888-07:00Jane, that looks like it!! Thank you for doing the...Jane, that looks like it!! Thank you for doing the research.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42773488325863219492017-08-03T13:42:29.585-07:002017-08-03T13:42:29.585-07:00Look at this one from Theodore Payne
Species Name...Look at this one from Theodore Payne<br /><br />Species Name: Sphaeralcea ambigua 'Louis Hamilton'<br />Common Name: Louis Hamilton Apricot Mallow<br /><br />http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Sphaeralcea_ambigua_%27Louis_Hamilton%27Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-19861699212930781122017-08-03T12:46:39.023-07:002017-08-03T12:46:39.023-07:00I liked this garden for the same reasons you menti...I liked this garden for the same reasons you mentioned. "Less mannered" is my garden style as well--heck, it could be my middle name!<br /><br />I've tried red bird of paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) several times, but it was an epic fail each time. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-67769256848617885302017-08-03T12:44:10.533-07:002017-08-03T12:44:10.533-07:00You're so right. Few plants look as good backl...You're so right. Few plants look as good backlit as chollas do. I'm probably overly cautious but I'm having a hard enough time around the three or four potted opuntias I have...Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-88971138667431919302017-08-03T12:24:03.162-07:002017-08-03T12:24:03.162-07:00Re: Sphaeralcea, it definitely looks similar. I wi...Re: Sphaeralcea, it definitely looks similar. I wish I had asked, but Galen, the homeowner, was busy the entire time I was there.<br /><br />I have a love/fear relationship with chollas. I think my garden is too small, esp. since we have a dog...<br /><br />Hoping that Yucca 'Bright Star' will become more available soon!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-83152924067593450162017-08-03T12:22:25.497-07:002017-08-03T12:22:25.497-07:00Over time it becomes a truly impressive plant!Over time it becomes a truly impressive plant!Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34994761720983097562017-08-03T12:21:48.978-07:002017-08-03T12:21:48.978-07:00I have an orange globe mallow but this color is ve...I have an orange globe mallow but this color is very interesting. The leaves are more silver than on mine. Maybe a cultivar?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-33841378592152199442017-08-03T12:20:36.809-07:002017-08-03T12:20:36.809-07:00I wish I had enough room to grow chollas - in a co...I wish I had enough room to grow chollas - in a corner where they don't "attack" people.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-66503439737584205742017-08-03T11:43:04.726-07:002017-08-03T11:43:04.726-07:00I love the chollas - they use light beautifully in...I love the chollas - they use light beautifully in the garden but their prickly character makes me apprehensive. I would love to add a desert willow to my garden but space is becoming more and more of an issue.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-5572371428306738782017-08-03T11:37:33.733-07:002017-08-03T11:37:33.733-07:00There was much to like about this garden! The own...There was much to like about this garden! The owner, unlike the others in the tour, has done the garden without professional help. He was incredibly generous in sharing ideas, sources, and techniques (even though I had arrived very late to this site). The garden (and even the house color) has the "feel" of being in the desert, what with its stand of cholla and opuntia, as well as the softening effect of the beautiful mallow and desert willow. He had even experimented with Scottsdale's signature Red Bird of Paradise, but eventually had disposed of it (too large and too messy) in favor of the aloidendron. This garden was by far my favorite of the four. (I have chollas, including teddy bear, opuntia, and even ocotillo in my yard, so I prefer this less mannered look...)Cactus Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633317260555741956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-76240753334291656462017-08-03T11:35:25.808-07:002017-08-03T11:35:25.808-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-546535750652398522017-08-03T10:03:29.889-07:002017-08-03T10:03:29.889-07:00Could the wispy pink-flowered plant be a desert ma...Could the wispy pink-flowered plant be a desert mallow, sphaeralcea? The chollas do look very cool. Now that the corgi no longer roams the garden, I might consider planting some. And I totally agree with you re Bright Star -- top of the wish list, but I only see big, expensive specimens here.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-26278063751270937712017-08-03T09:48:50.356-07:002017-08-03T09:48:50.356-07:00The Agave salmiana is yet another agave I wish I c...The Agave salmiana is yet another agave I wish I could find here! a stunning plant in all senses.MDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472409345156364028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-54894132567552467762017-08-03T08:56:19.328-07:002017-08-03T08:56:19.328-07:00That Agave salmiana is beautiful! I believe the p...That Agave salmiana is beautiful! I believe the plant you are asking about in third photo is desert globe mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) they are most often seen in orange, but are also available in a variety of other colors. <br />M. Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719697340699379134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4581172441680649482017-08-03T08:55:59.081-07:002017-08-03T08:55:59.081-07:00Wonderful! Oh how I wish I could grow those spikes...Wonderful! Oh how I wish I could grow those spikes in the ground...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com