{"id":10954,"date":"2016-06-24T09:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=10954"},"modified":"2023-11-12T21:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T05:25:04","slug":"cirsium-occidentale-aka-cobweb-thistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/garden-nurseries\/cirsium-occidentale-aka-cobweb-thistle\/","title":{"rendered":"Cirsium occidentale aka Cobweb Thistle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flower or seed head: debating which I\u00a0like more. As you can see, it’s a tough choice. Right now I’ve got Cirsium occidentale<\/a>\u00a0planted next to Echium wildpretii<\/a>, a happy accident, aka a place where I could still see dirt.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a feeling both plants will have seeded to their hearts’ content, so come next year, look out. It’s amazing how jam-packed the Sea of Juniper has gotten already. It seemed so well behaved when I started.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>
New baby plant with plenty of room–or so I thought.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fact, all the\u00a0beds seemed that way, in the beginning. More on that another day. (Hah, can you believe it. I’m hereby\u00a0curbing a tangential aside.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cobweb<\/a>
Cobweb Thistle getting its spines on. Still manageable, and cute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I hadn’t seen in bloom before, so wasn’t sure what to expect. If it’d stopped here, I’d have thought it was terrific. But, of course, it still had\u00a0more to show.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The bloom looks terrific at all stages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They filled in. (The bricks are lying around–in various shapes and sizes–thinking about where they want to live.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cirsium<\/a>
Cirsium occidentale and Echium wildpretti teaming up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So much for my claim things only get too big and wild if you’re lucky. Ai yi yi. The glorious grass on the left is Pennisetum macrourum<\/a>\u00a0aka African Feather Grass, a gift from Scott Weber of Rhone Street Gardens<\/a>. They got huge\u00a0after\u00a0just one season.<\/p>\n

\"Sea<\/a>
Sea of Juniper in the neat and contained days–with first season of African Feather Grass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s a wide shot from the front of the bed with African Feather Grass in Bloom. It didn’t completely die back this past winter, and now they’re super\u00a0fellas. I love it when they wave their blooms about freely.<\/p>\n

\"Sea<\/a>
Sea of Juniper from the front angle–with African Feather Grass in Bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These textures play well together. Ricinus ‘New Zealand Purple<\/a>‘ aka Castor Beans (DO NOT EAT)<\/em>\u00a0seeded around from last year’s plant,\u00a0a gift from Loree at Danger Garden<\/a>, so big ruby leaves will be joining the scene soon.<\/p>\n

\"Textural<\/a>
Textural compatibility. Love these together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another angle. That African Feather Grass\u00a0gets along well with other plants–until it swallows them up.<\/p>\n

\"Pretty<\/a>
Pretty Maids All in a Row<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are your strategies for managing abundance? I’d sure love to pack some additional\u00a0strategy alongside\u00a0my enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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