Today we're exploring the Subtropical Garden at the Huntington: "Plants that can tolerate occasional mild frost grow in this four-acre hillside garden on the scarp of the Raymond Hill earthquake fault. The south-facing slope is one of the warmest areas of the gardens, providing a nurturing home for plants from areas of the world with mild climates and winter rainfall similar to Southern California’s and other subtropical climates with summer rainfall"...(more)
Anthocleista grandiflora, commonly known as the Forest fever tree.
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Up close...
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Oldenburgia grandis - I thought the leaves were cool but see here and here for photos of the odd flowers.
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There was a hummingbird darting around these Kniphofia...eventually it started circling a little to close for comfort.
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Afraid I would get in the way of a meal?
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As I was trying to get a shot of the hummingbird there was a guy intensely studying a plant just a few feet away, he was kind of freaking me out. Then I realized what he was staring at...
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They were all over the Gomphocarpus fruticosus/Swan milkweed.
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Pretty cool eh?
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Russelia equisetiformis, another of those "wish I could grow it" plants...
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Sonchus canariensis...
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Yes, I wish I could grow this one too, well in the ground. I do grow it in a container.
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Barleria stellato-tomentosa
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Dendriopoterium menendezii in the back, Sonchus in the front (that was as much as the sign said, just Sonchus)...
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I bet you can't tell that Sonchus is "in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family"...
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Ha, of course you can!
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Dendriopoterium menendezii
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Now that's a Brugmansia!
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Ah the smell...
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Heaven!
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And finally, Bocconia arborea - say it with me now "I wish I could..."
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Next week the Desert Garden!!!
All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
Anthocleista grandiflora, commonly known as the Forest fever tree.
Up close...
Oldenburgia grandis - I thought the leaves were cool but see here and here for photos of the odd flowers.
There was a hummingbird darting around these Kniphofia...eventually it started circling a little to close for comfort.
Afraid I would get in the way of a meal?
As I was trying to get a shot of the hummingbird there was a guy intensely studying a plant just a few feet away, he was kind of freaking me out. Then I realized what he was staring at...
They were all over the Gomphocarpus fruticosus/Swan milkweed.
Pretty cool eh?
Russelia equisetiformis, another of those "wish I could grow it" plants...
Sonchus canariensis...
Yes, I wish I could grow this one too, well in the ground. I do grow it in a container.
Barleria stellato-tomentosa
Dendriopoterium menendezii in the back, Sonchus in the front (that was as much as the sign said, just Sonchus)...
I bet you can't tell that Sonchus is "in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family"...
Ha, of course you can!
Dendriopoterium menendezii
Now that's a Brugmansia!
Ah the smell...
Heaven!
And finally, Bocconia arborea - say it with me now "I wish I could..."
Next week the Desert Garden!!!
All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.