tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post7632495050418829369..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley: South African Collection (August 2020)Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-46847130441307334892020-09-13T07:03:43.156-07:002020-09-13T07:03:43.156-07:00Hi Gerhard,
Great photos of the botanical garden! ...Hi Gerhard,<br />Great photos of the botanical garden! This is making me realize I really need to take a day trip out to Berkeley and have a visit where I spend more time checking out their succulents. The last few visits I've had were with family and friends so they've been quicker trips.<br /><br />For one of your photos, I think I may have an identification. To me, that mounding groundcover succulent looks like it might be Euphorbia clavaroides, which is supposed to be a pretty hardy species from the Lesotho area. I agree, it looks great juxtaposed against a large rock like that!<br /><br />Right now my whole succulent collection is in containers, but someday I hope to really get into landscaping a garden, and this species would definitely be on my list. Cool plant!Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00943717576634114261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4548688764235985592020-09-07T09:43:28.647-07:002020-09-07T09:43:28.647-07:00Yes, lots and lots of heathers - over 600 species ...Yes, lots and lots of heathers - over 600 species of Erica and related genera like Calluna. Most of them won't grow here (our native soils are alkaline) but I enjoy them greatly in places like UC Berkeley, the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-50065149018157595012020-09-07T09:41:27.911-07:002020-09-07T09:41:27.911-07:00You should go while the crowds are non-existent!
...You should go while the crowds are non-existent!<br /><br />Your aloes will be perfectly fine. I know it, ha ha.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-33997769034299869732020-09-07T09:40:31.378-07:002020-09-07T09:40:31.378-07:00For me, seeing Boophones this large is always a tr...For me, seeing Boophones this large is always a treat, whether in flower or in leaf. They're so slow growing!<br /><br />I hope you're doing OK in the heatwave. It's brutal in Southern California...Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-18734019261787404772020-09-06T19:28:50.421-07:002020-09-06T19:28:50.421-07:00An impressive collection. Didn't know SA had ...An impressive collection. Didn't know SA had ericas. Just read an article from the Kew website on how the illegal trade in cycads is driving them to extinction. Botanic gardens might be their last stronghold.luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-70097446878993669252020-09-06T18:02:51.320-07:002020-09-06T18:02:51.320-07:00I really need to go, have not been a single time t...I really need to go, have not been a single time this year. I almost always go on Sunday morning to arrive right when they open-parking is no problem then,and not too bad going home traffic either. I've started to move a couple of my smaller Aloes into the ground-it will be an experiment to see how they do in winter. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-87177702256740426722020-09-05T11:59:20.578-07:002020-09-05T11:59:20.578-07:00I didn't know that Boophone bloomed. I have t...I didn't know that Boophone bloomed. I have to look for Aloe elegans, which is a beauty. I got excited when I saw the online list of plants but, as curbside pickup isn't really an option, I'll go search Huntington's site and see if they're still shipping plants.<br /><br />Stay cool, Gerhard. We just hit 100F here and the heat index is reading 104.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com