The one with the long thin fingers is a South African named Cotyledon orbiculata var longifolium. It's one of my favorite plants and I can send you a piece or two if you're interested. It's very easy to grow and propagate and does well in pots.
For some reason it's not widely available. It can get a little rugged looking, I guess. Might be a hard sell at a nursery. Mine all came from my grandfather's garden.
The flower is my favorite on any succulent. Here is a picture of the same plant with a different leaf shape at the San Francisco Botanical Garden: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2847025406_034783e02f_b.jpg
Jealous!! My garden is a dirt patch now.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics! Say, do you know that that succulent in the gnome photo is?
ReplyDeleteThe one with the long thin fingers is a South African named Cotyledon orbiculata var longifolium. It's one of my favorite plants and I can send you a piece or two if you're interested. It's very easy to grow and propagate and does well in pots.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason it's not widely available. It can get a little rugged looking, I guess. Might be a hard sell at a nursery. Mine all came from my grandfather's garden.
The flower is my favorite on any succulent. Here is a picture of the same plant with a different leaf shape at the San Francisco Botanical Garden: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2847025406_034783e02f_b.jpg
Here's another picture. I love the way it looks in pots.
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Makin' me sho'nuff miss Cali right now. It has been colder than a welldigger's buns in January around Seattle. Gittin sick of it. Oy!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love those roof top shots, Chuck. Very artsy and the plants look fabulous too. What a blue sky!
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Who needs words when you have a garden gnome.
ReplyDeleteI have a word: Supergardengnomealimeusextraflowerlicious! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the red thorns on that Agave.
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