My Back 40 (Feet): Hot day in the garden

4/26/08

Hot day in the garden

It was 90 degrees F by 11 a.m. this morning.

The foxglove gave up a little bit of bloom

And Cream Cups gave everything it could.

Platystemon californicus

Phacelia campanulara (L) + Nemophila menziesii (R)

Gilia tricolor + Iris douglasiana

Platystemon californicus + Nemophila maculata

Stylomecon heterophylla

An unfortunate co-incidence of red + yellow.

Look away.

11 comments:

JvA said...: Unrelated, but I saw a couple of Gunnera in Seattle yesterday. First saw a Gunnera start at a plant sale for $30. Thought, oh, that's a lot. Later in the day we were at a nursery and I saw one the same size for $75. Yikes.; April 27, 2008 at 8:16 AM
Christopher C. NC said...: I like the shot of the Echium and the helicopter. How tall is that thing?

90 degees, kinda warm for San Fran in April. I was there in May once and it was freezing. We are expecting lows in the mid 30's again by Tuesday.; April 27, 2008 at 11:11 AM
chuck b. said...: Julie, $30 isn't unreasonable, but I've seen it for less.

Christopher, the one with the bee is around 6'6" or 6'8". The other one is taller, but it's also in a raised bed...I'd say it's closer to 7'. Also, they lean and curve a bit. Depending on how hot is, or how if they've had water recently (not--the watering has stopped), they may expand/contract vertically a few inches.; April 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Unknown said...: Hey... what's that gorgeous deep orange flower just below the pics of the California poppies? (I'm drooling.); April 27, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Anonymous said...: I love the pics of the Echium wildpretii. I did some research on these and I'm not surprised they do well on the sunny side of SF. How much water do they need?; April 27, 2008 at 7:53 PM
chuck b. said...: Kim, That's Stylomecon heterophylla, a poppy from Southern California.

Jonah, They don't need any supplemental water after a month or two, although I'm sure they drank some of their neighbors' water since being planted in May-07. Once the basal rosette gets to be a couple ft in diameter, it becomes impossible to water them specifically, even if you wanted to.; April 27, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi, Chuck...really like reading your blog, and the pics are great. It really has given me inspiration for designing my own garden oasis. I am wondering where you bought your Galileo thermometer? I can't find one as nice as the one you have. Thanks a bunch if you can give me that info :); April 28, 2008 at 9:50 AM
chuck b. said...: Mine was a gift. Amazon sells it, here; April 28, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Frances, said...: It all looks beautiful. The foxgloves are just ahead of mine, one bud is trying to peak out of its casing, but they are the same ones, I think. That echium is slightly scary with its height. Do they ever fall over with a strong wind, or need staking of some kind? How would it even be staked, with a ladder next to it?; April 29, 2008 at 3:23 AM
Unknown said...: Do you ever get tired of all of our questions? You're very patient with us all, Chuck. Thank you. :)

By the way, my inner 12-year-old takes over and giggles every time I read about your "Cream Cups." Ick. *grin*; April 29, 2008 at 5:46 PM
lisa said...: Hahahaha! Kim got that before I did, so there IS someone else with a juvenile sense of humor...cool! Thanks for the thermometer link, and I LOVE the perspective on the echium/bee photo. Prettiest skyscraper I've ever seen. :); May 1, 2008 at 1:42 PM

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