{"id":1505,"date":"2014-11-03T21:27:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T05:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2023-11-28T06:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:16:09","slug":"10-plants-that-made-me-do-a-double-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/10-plants-that-made-me-do-a-double-take\/","title":{"rendered":"10 plants that made me do a double-take"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some plants just require that you pull over for a closer look. These oddballs stopped me dead in my tracks.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

1. In-ground Portland agaves<\/h2>\n

\"st<\/p>\n

Happy looking Portland Agaves are always worthy of closer inspection so we can try this at home. McMennamins joints have the coolest horticulturalists. Best parking lot gardens ever, hands down.<\/p>\n

2. Naturalized in ground Portland agaves at a home without gardening staff<\/h2>\n

\"naturalized<\/p>\n

Double points for this surprise crop of agaves that have clearly been here for a while and are happy enough to spread. They probably got lucky with a micro-climate protected from rain under the eaves of the house, with heat radiating from the stone foundation.<\/p>\n

3. Black mondo grass vertical wall<\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"black\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"black\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Never seen it grown like this before. It takes on a whole new exotic jungle personality when vertical.<\/p>\n

4. Hesperaloe blooming… in Portland… in October<\/h2>\n

\"hesperaloe<\/p>\n

In Las Vegas or Palm Springs, sure, no big deal. But in Portland, it’s a rare site.<\/p>\n

5. Porch ferns<\/h2>\n

\"porch<\/p>\n

The ferns are calling from inside the house.<\/p>\n

6. Something beautiful this way comes<\/h2>\n

\"mystery<\/p>\n

I don’t know what it is, but I must have it. Anything that looks this beautiful in a misty rain belongs in a Portland garden, even though our rainy days seemed they would never arrive this year.<\/p>\n

7. Who needs christmas tree ornaments when you have persimmons dripping from the branches?<\/h2>\n

\"persimmon\"<\/p>\n

Seriously good for fall and winter. You want to look out your window on a chilly day and see these clinging to the bare branches.<\/p>\n

8. The creature blooms<\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"IMG_4227\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\"artemisia\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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\nArtemisia versicolor ‘Sea Foam.’<\/a> Who knew this coral wannabe bloomed?<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"artemisia\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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\nThe leaves are still the coolest part.<\/p>\n

9. Dried carnivorous plants<\/h2>\n

\"Sarracenia\"
\nDIY project courtesy of one naughty dog. If you remove your Sarracenia from it’s container, hide it in the garden, and deposit it on your doorstep a month later, you get a quite beautiful and quite dead pitcher plant.<\/p>\n

10. It’s a noodle, right?<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"puppies\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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\nStems of an Akebia quinata make quite good props when you want to reenact Lady and the Tramp scenes. It’s a fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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