{"id":2352,"date":"2014-12-03T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T17:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:30:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:30:33","slug":"plants-ive-loved-and-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/plants-ive-loved-and-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants I\u2019ve loved, and lost\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While out running errands one day I made a quick stop at the hardware store (not to be confused with a\u00a0big-box store, after all <a href=\"https:\/\/winkshardware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winks\u00a0is the real deal<\/a>). I was quite surprised to see an extremely healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6894\/brachyglottis-greyi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brachyglottis greyi<\/a> growing beside\u00a0the parking lot.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-overall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2358\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-overall.jpg\" alt=\"Brachyglottis greyi at Winks overall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-overall.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-overall-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-close-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2357\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"Brachyglottis greyi at Winks close up\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-close-up.jpg 788w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155704\/Brachyglottis-greyi-at-Winks-close-up-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThat sighting got me all nostalgic for my own Brachyglottis\u00a0greyi which just up and died last August&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155702\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-overall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2360\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155702\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-overall.jpg\" alt=\"my Brachyglottis greyi overall\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155702\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-overall.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155702\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-overall-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155703\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-close-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2359\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155703\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"my Brachyglottis greyi close up\" width=\"938\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155703\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-close-up.jpg 938w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155703\/my-Brachyglottis-greyi-close-up-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I loved that plant and still mourn its passing, I had big plans for the foliage to be a part of my holiday decorating. As I drove\u00a0away from the store I got to thinking about all the plants I\u2019ve loved and lost, there have been many&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155700\/Phormium-front-garden.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155700\/Phormium-front-garden-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2370\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2370'>\n\t\t\t\tA few of the many phormium once growing in my front garden\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155700\/Phormium-NOID.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155700\/Phormium-NOID-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2371\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2371'>\n\t\t\t\tPhormium NOID (that&#8217;s what you get when you buy at the big box)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155659\/Phormium-Tom-Thumb.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155659\/Phormium-Tom-Thumb-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2372\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2372'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\" https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/516\/phormium-tom-thumb\/\"> Phormium \u2018Tom Thumb\u2019 <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At the high point I had upwards of 15 phormium in my garden, then the PKWs hit (phormium killing winters) and I&#8217;ve only replanted a few, always to be enjoyed as temporary beauties &#8211; never as structure plants. Although, of course, it makes me happy when they stick around.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155657\/x-Mangave-Macho-Mocha.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155657\/x-Mangave-Macho-Mocha-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2376\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2376'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/x-mangave-macho-mocha\/\">x Mangave &#8216;Macho Mocha&#8217; <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155658\/Fremontodendron-California-Glory.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155658\/Fremontodendron-California-Glory-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2375\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2375'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/276\/fremontodendron-california-glory\/\">Fremontodendron &#8216;California Glory&#8217;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155659\/Agave-montana-Baccarat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155659\/Agave-montana-Baccarat-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2374\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2374'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/47\/agave-baccarat\/\">Agave montana &#8216;Baccarat&#8217; <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I knew when I planted the\u00a0mangave it would eventually succumb to the cold temperatures, but it was lovely while it lasted. The\u00a0f<span style=\"color: #222222;\">remontodendron is a mystery, one day it was happy and blooming, the next it was dead. That\u00a0Agave montana &#8216;Baccarat&#8217; was my first real success with an agave here in Portland. It fell victim to an untimely broken bone that kept me from removing some temporary winter cover, allowing rot to set in.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155656\/Callistemon-pallidus-Blue-Foliage%E2%80%99.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155656\/Callistemon-pallidus-Blue-Foliage%E2%80%99-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2380\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2380'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/callistemon-pallidus-blue-leaved-form\/\"> Callistemon pallidus &#8216;Blue Foliage\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155656\/Acacia-pravissima.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155656\/Acacia-pravissima-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2379\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2379'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/8124\/acacia-pravissima\/\">Acacia pravissima<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155655\/Musella-lasiocarpa.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155655\/Musella-lasiocarpa-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2381\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2381'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/3995\/musella-lasiocarpa\/\">Musella lasiocarpa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You&#8217;ve never seen foliage glow like the new growth on\u00a0Callistemon pallidus &#8216;Blue Foliage\u2019. And if you&#8217;ve already guessed it was winter that did in this beauty, well, you&#8217;d be correct. Ditto on the acacia. The\u00a0Musella lasiocarpa dies after blooming, although it&#8217;s pups should have carried on. What the heck, we&#8217;ll blame that one on the cold too.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-2352 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155654\/Clianthus-puniceus-and-Euphorbia-stygiana.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155654\/Clianthus-puniceus-and-Euphorbia-stygiana-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2384\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2384'>\n\t\t\t\tClianthus puniceus on the left and Euphorbia stygiana at the middle back\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155654\/Clianthus-puniceus-flower.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155654\/Clianthus-puniceus-flower-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2385\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2385'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6930\/clianthus-puniceus\/\"> Clianthus puniceus<\/a> flowers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Clianthus-puniceus-foliage.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Clianthus-puniceus-foliage-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2386\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2386'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6930\/clianthus-puniceus\/\"> Clianthus puniceus<\/a> foliage\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A mild winter allowed both the\u00a0Clianthus puniceus and Euphorbia stygiana to grow large enough to bloom, before they died over the next. I am grateful I got to see them in flower, and in fact I don&#8217;t regret growing any of these plants. I loved them, and lost them, but while they grew in my garden I completely enjoyed them. Heck I even learned a few things, that\u00a0Agave montana &#8216;Baccarat&#8217;\u00a0taught me lessons I&#8217;ve applied to the<span style=\"color: #222222;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedangergarden.com\/2014\/11\/the-agave-report-november-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0agaves currently growing in my garden<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And finally&#8230;that plant that started my stroll down memory lane, the\u00a0Brachyglottis greyi?\u00a0Wouldn&#8217;t ya know it, a pair followed me home from a recent nursery visit! Yes, I&#8217;m going to try again. That&#8217;s what a gardener does right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Brachyglottis-greyi-from-Cornell-Farm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2389\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Brachyglottis-greyi-from-Cornell-Farm.jpg\" alt=\"Brachyglottis greyi from Cornell Farm\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Brachyglottis-greyi-from-Cornell-Farm.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01155653\/Brachyglottis-greyi-from-Cornell-Farm-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While out running errands one day I made a quick stop at the hardware store (not to be confused with a\u00a0big-box store, after all Winks\u00a0is the real deal). I was quite surprised to see an extremely healthy Brachyglottis greyi growing beside\u00a0the parking lot. 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