{"id":5752,"date":"2015-06-12T10:12:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T17:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:03:16","slug":"and-i-called-myself-a-foliage-gardener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/and-i-called-myself-a-foliage-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"and I called myself a foliage gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I bet I don&#8217;t need to tell you, there are so many delights in the garden, it&#8217;s hard to\u00a0know which way to run.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This greeted me when I opened the bedroom blinds yesterday morning. A dwarf Magnolia grandiflora loaded with blooms. It was here when we moved in, and I&#8217;m glad they made this selection.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5772\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5772\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153801\/IMG_05991-e1434120823133.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5772\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153801\/IMG_05991-e1434120823133.jpg\" alt=\"Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' ? A smaller one, at any rate.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153801\/IMG_05991-e1434120823133.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153801\/IMG_05991-e1434120823133-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a title=\"Dwarf Southern Magnolia\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/412\/magnolia-grandiflora-edith-bogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnolia grandiflora &#8216;Edith Bogue&#8217;<\/a> ? A small grandiflora sized for city gardens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And this Opuntia humifusa. It gets completely shriveled in winter, but always makes a spectacular comeback. A crazy amount of buds this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5770\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0596.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5770\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0596.jpg\" alt=\"Opuntia humifusa with a million buds. This is going to be good.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0596-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a title=\"Prickly Pear Cactus aka Opuntia Humifusa to zone 4a\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6679\/opuntia-humifusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opuntia humifusa<\/a> with a million buds. This is going to be good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5771\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5771\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0590.jpg\" alt=\"Opuntia humifusa aka Prickly Pear.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153803\/IMG_0590-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a title=\"Opuntia humifusa\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6679\/opuntia-humifusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opuntia humifusa<\/a> aka Prickly Pear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little piece of the O. humifusa that I broke off the mother plant and tossed in the Sea of Juniper garden out front. It&#8217;s blooming too! If you ever thought getting an Opuntia, this is the one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5773\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5773\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153759\/IMG_0543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5773\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153759\/IMG_0543.jpg\" alt=\"A pad from Opuntia humifusa tossed in the front bed, and blooming too.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153759\/IMG_0543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153759\/IMG_0543-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">A pad from Opuntia humifusa tossed in the front bed, and blooming too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I love Canna musafolia, and have both the green and red varieties. So much fun, and so reliable. The Red Banana Canna is from a one-gallon pot I bought 2 summers ago. I&#8217;ve divided once, and look, still lots to share. The feathery plant in front is <a title=\"Amsonia hubritchii Summer and Fall interest.\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6261\/amsonia-hubrichtii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amosonia hubritchii<\/a>, another stunner. I&#8217;m babysitting a <a title=\"Eupatorium 'Elegant Feathers'\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/10538\/eupatorium-capillifolium-elegant-plume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eupatorium &#8216;Elegant Feathers&#8217;<\/a> for Danger Garden. That would look good with this too. I had one in my Alameda garden, but not here yet. Must remedy that situation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5768\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5768\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5768\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153805\/IMG_0607.jpg\" alt=\"Canna musafolia 'Red' aka Red Banana Canna. A good one for Rosanna Rosanna Danna...\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153805\/IMG_0607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153805\/IMG_0607-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><\/p>\n<p>I transplanted several Tertrapax from <a title=\"Ron Wagner's garden via Danger Garden\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedangergarden.com\/2014\/09\/a-little-hollywood-in-portlands-cully.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Wagner&#8217;s garden<\/a>, before he left for Thailand with just a suitcase in hand. He had a lot of garden to leave behind. But imagine what he can grow there. I don&#8217;t have contact information, but if anyone out there does, it&#8217;d be great to know what Ron&#8217;s up to.<\/p>\n<p>[caption id=\"attachment_5769\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153804\/IMG_9883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5769\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153804\/IMG_9883.jpg\" alt=\"Tetrapanax transplanted successful from Ron Wagner's garden. Hope I don't rue the day.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153804\/IMG_9883.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153804\/IMG_9883-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a> Tetrapanax transplanted successful from Ron Wagner&#8217;s garden. Hoping I don&#8217;t rue the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kniphofia is a \u00a0spectacular plant, and I need more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5767\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5767\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153806\/IMG_0609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5767\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153806\/IMG_0609.jpg\" alt=\"Kniphofia '?'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153806\/IMG_0609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153806\/IMG_0609-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Kniphofia &#8216;Lightning Bug&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So happy this little pomegranate pulled through. I killed one in the past, but this guy so far, knock on wood.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5766\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5766\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153807\/IMG_0624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5766\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153807\/IMG_0624.jpg\" alt=\"Punica granatum 'Nana' aka Nana Dwarf Pomegranate.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153807\/IMG_0624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153807\/IMG_0624-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Punica granatum &#8216;Nana&#8217; aka Nana Dwarf Pomegranate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t realize the back of the leaf did this. Crazy good, no?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5760\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5760\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153809\/IMG_0622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5760\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153809\/IMG_0622.jpg\" alt=\"Colocasia -- look at the backside. To die for!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153809\/IMG_0622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153809\/IMG_0622-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Colocasia &#8212; look at the backside. To die for! (i.d. to follow)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The front of the leaf\u00a0isn&#8217;t too terrible either.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5793\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5793\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153754\/IMG_0551.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5793\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153754\/IMG_0551.jpg\" alt=\"Colocasia, great coming and going. aka African Mask.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153754\/IMG_0551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153754\/IMG_0551-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Colocasia, great coming and going. aka African Mask.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My daughter, Megan, alerted me to this plant. It&#8217;s in the garden behind the Cyperus Papyrus, and mimics the shape nicely, but much denser. A cool plant-which I should have gotten in the ground sooner, but it&#8217;s performing just the same.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5755\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5755\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153812\/IMG_0565.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5755\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153812\/IMG_0565.jpg\" alt=\"Dianthus 'Green Wicky'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153812\/IMG_0565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153812\/IMG_0565-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Dianthus &#8216;Green Wicky&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love this King Tut Papyrus and get every year as an annual. It&#8217;s always under $10. Once I found it in 4&#8243; pots for $2.69 and I bought a bunch. (If anyone sees at Means for these ridiculously low prices, grab me a half-dozen. I swear, I&#8217;m good for it.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5774\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5774\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153758\/IMG_0278.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5774\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153758\/IMG_0278.jpg\" alt=\"Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut'\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153758\/IMG_0278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153758\/IMG_0278-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Cyperus papyrus &#8216;King Tut&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5775\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5775\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153757\/IMG_0623.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5775\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153757\/IMG_0623.jpg\" alt=\"Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut' always performs.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153757\/IMG_0623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153757\/IMG_0623-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Cyperus papyrus &#8216;King Tut&#8217; always performs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The scent of this Nicotiana, a plant I picked up a few years ago for $3.99 at Garden Fever, is spectacular. It hitched a ride with other transplants from the Alameda garden and I didn&#8217;t realize I had it until it popped up like crazy. I considered yanking because it&#8217;s so prolific, until I caught its\u00a0scent. It perfumes the house at night. A good one for planting by your bedroom window.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, out front, a Jasmine&#8211;also here when we moved&#8211;in is blooming like crazy. I really hadn&#8217;t considered the importance of fragrance&#8211;other than in, oh fragrance, sure. But it&#8217;s\u00a0intoxicating scent wafts through the entire house. It can take a drastic haircut and still be great. You probably need some of this, too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5778\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5778\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153756\/IMG_0626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153756\/IMG_0626.jpg\" alt=\"Trachelospermum jasminoides might eat your house, but with heavenly scent.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153756\/IMG_0626.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153756\/IMG_0626-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Trachelospermum jasminoides might eat your house, but the\u00a0heavenly scent is worth it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On an early post, I think I claimed this Lobelia and Hesperaloe played well together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5779\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5779\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/DSCN2769.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5779\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/DSCN2769.jpg\" alt=\"Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia and Hesperaloe parviflora\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/DSCN2769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/DSCN2769-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia and Hesperaloe parviflora<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But as you can see, the Lobelia is taking charge. I probably should untangle that mess come fall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5780\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5780\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/IMG_0606.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5780\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/IMG_0606.jpg\" alt=\"What Hesperaloe? I only see Lobelia. Though hummingbirds are quite happy.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/IMG_0606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153755\/IMG_0606-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">What Hesperaloe? I only see Lobelia. Though hummingbirds are quite happy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The potted summer tropicals are on the rise. Hoping they&#8217;ll be show ready in a couple\u00a0weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5795\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_5795\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153753\/IMG_0552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5795\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153753\/IMG_0552.jpg\" alt=\"Potted summer tropicals. Yes they want water, but I'm spare elsewhere.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153753\/IMG_0552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01153753\/IMG_0552-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_5795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Potted summer tropicals. Yes they want water, but I&#8217;m spare elsewhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait to see pictures of your gardens. We love hearing from you. 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