Looking for native plants similar to bougainvillea?
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gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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Can you help me recreate a similar look?
Comments (4)If you like the look of those two homes, why not just replicate the plantings used on them? The link you provided has stereotypical southern California plants, such as the Cycas revoluta, Agave attenuata, what looks like Olive trees, English lavender, Navel Orange trees, etc. Boxwood hedges are often used in classic mediterranean garden designs, but you could just as easily use a similar substitute which is actually more drought tolerant, such as Myrsine africana. Besides the look, are you after installing a more drought tolerant garden which doesn't require much summer water? I'd suggest using a mix of California natives such as sun/drought loving Howard McMinn manzanitas, Salvia clevelandii sages, Sticky Monkey Flower and Dudleya caespitosa in combination with more drought tolerant succulents in combination with the Bougainvillea if you are after drought tolerance. South African plants such as Streltizia reginae, Plumbago capensis, Tecomaria capensis, Aloes and Mexican plants such as Agaves, Sedums, Crassulas, Echeverias, etc could also be part of an "old California" look. Gardens in Pasadena would be worth a visit to get more ideas of plant combinations, or a trip to the Norton Simon Museum grounds for a more contemporary take. You could also get lots of ideas for interesting plants by visiting the gardens at the new Getty Museum in the hills above Brentwood, and the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden would be an excellent location to see California natives that do well in southern California....See MoreLooking for ornamental Native shrub/small tree
Comments (19)Entling, after reading about Pagoda dogwood I was smitten. Beautiful form and nice flowers and berries. I ordered 40 native seedlings from a nursery in NH, including 10 Cornus alternifolia. But these are going to be little baby 1-2 year old seedlings! I'm impatient and want to buy something that's already 6 feet tall at least. Gcreek, height is not so much an issue, but width is (this location is about 8 feet from the driveway). Something that grew about 15-20 ft high would be great but not as wide. Red chokeberry is probably too short and shrubby (but great for the other side of the yard!) Cornus florida would be beautiful but would probably eventually get too wide. Amelanchier seems to grow more vertically than laterally. Kind of a rangy multi-stemmed habit, but maybe with good pruning it could be shaped nicely. I also read that it casts fairly light shade and has well behaved roots and perennials can be planted underneath (which is good because I already have peonies circling this burning bush)....See MoreBougainvillea like plants
Comments (8)Might I suggest > It is considered invasive in many places, but it does remind me of bougainvillea. For many years, it was the favorite plant on the western side of porches because it created a very dense green vine to shade the porch swing. I planted one in a whiskey barrel to contain the roots, and used tall bamboo poles to let it grow tall. It does grow from seeds, but sort of like the four o'clock plants, it makes a sizable tuber or corm, from which it regrows each year. I am not sure of the zone hardiness of this plant, but it takes it a couple of years to bloom. The leaves are heart shaped, crinkled up, and it climbs with curly tendrils not platelets, so it does not damage your home exterior. If you are growing stuff in zone 5, that is pretty cold. Have you thought about the huge climbing hydrangeas? I've seen those plants higher than a house in Boston. Of course not pink blossoms such as bougainvillea, but impressive none the less....See MoreLooking for similar to sunflower for winter (SoCal)
Comments (0)I planted a few mammoth sunflowers this year, and they have almost reached their 10' mark. They fit in really well for what I wanted - tall, skinny plants that add some color. The flowers do only face East, but that's okay - adds some bright sunny color to those driving by behind my house. Is there anything similar to a sunflower that favors winter - tall, skinny, colorful, and if it's edible that's definitely a bonus. While the sunflowers are almost 10', 7-8' would be fine as well for the winter option. I don't want it to be something too viney like that might need a trellis - bougainvillea comes to mind. But once the drivers-by, on their way to a stressful job, get hooked on my small burst of sunshine, I don't want to then send them into a depression come winter time when they are gone :-) The photo was taking facing mostly East, if that helps to know, probably about noon....See Moregobluedjm 9/18 CA
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