tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post4716519470194763739..comments2024-02-05T20:25:14.080-08:00Comments on Parallel 49 Palms and Exotics: April Foliage Follow-up!!!Louishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-65406635546233399972013-04-20T14:41:29.897-07:002013-04-20T14:41:29.897-07:00Thanks, Pam! I naturally would agree about the pal...Thanks, Pam! I naturally would agree about the palm fronds. They just evoke warmth and happiness! Happy spring to you too.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-366970329753442482013-04-19T12:49:17.186-07:002013-04-19T12:49:17.186-07:00Palm leaves are so lovely when light shines throug...Palm leaves are so lovely when light shines through them -- good capture! I can hear the garden-loving excitement in your voice. Happy spring to you, Louis!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-12478027117675458702013-04-18T23:23:31.108-07:002013-04-18T23:23:31.108-07:00Thanks so much, Cindy. It has become a go to plant...Thanks so much, Cindy. It has become a go to plant for me. They have much of the interest of agave Americana variegata which melts in our wet PNW weather. I love yuccas!Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-25603529945370543762013-04-18T20:09:36.650-07:002013-04-18T20:09:36.650-07:00The Yucca gloriosa appears to be a very healthy gr...The Yucca gloriosa appears to be a very healthy growing plant.. Great job!Cindyhttp://cindyhelens.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-16528166291371716422013-04-18T08:11:50.944-07:002013-04-18T08:11:50.944-07:00Thanks! That butia has never suffered any severe d...Thanks! That butia has never suffered any severe damage. I baby it along. 99.9% of the year it gets no care. But when temps dip into the low 20's or threaten to drop into the teens I string in old school christmas lights and give it a wrap with some burlap. It honestly takes about 10 minutes and only has to be done a couple times each year. When my grandfather died (just over 5 years ago) I planted that palm. It was a kind of therapeutic thing at the time. I wanted to grow something. I wanted something living to remind me of that winter.<br /><br />I'm soo glad you got more gloriosa! Six dollars is amazing!!! I think I paid $70 for my 3 gallon (confessions of a yucca lover)Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-143556494069307782013-04-18T08:07:26.323-07:002013-04-18T08:07:26.323-07:00Hahaha year of summer is right!!! I should start d...Hahaha year of summer is right!!! I should start declaring more sunshine and warm temperatures. You know it's funny you talk about sense of place because I was looking at my black mondo in full sun with opuntia, phormium, trachycarpus and thinking that while it felt like worlds away from here, it was distinctly PNW.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-51898420796398622422013-04-18T08:05:14.314-07:002013-04-18T08:05:14.314-07:00Amazing, right?! I absolutely love them. I actuall...Amazing, right?! I absolutely love them. I actually find myself dreaming about them from time to time. And then I wake up and realize I have serious issues.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-91144121479929286782013-04-18T08:04:31.554-07:002013-04-18T08:04:31.554-07:00It's a great plant! I hope that you find your ...It's a great plant! I hope that you find your gloriosa!!! And thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I appreciate it.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-7960547790325953852013-04-18T08:03:52.265-07:002013-04-18T08:03:52.265-07:00I'm glad your basking! basking is a favourite ...I'm glad your basking! basking is a favourite activity of mine. And you're right, limited it has been.<br /><br />Yucca gloriosa 'variegata' is the kind and it has been really tough for me. I have heard reports of others getting some spots on their's but I have never really had any. The arms of this yucca are quite stiff so I make sure to take any leaves or anything out in the fall time to allow for better air circulation and to limit any rotting materials around the base of the plant.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-40484048505694344002013-04-18T07:59:56.069-07:002013-04-18T07:59:56.069-07:00Thanks Shirley. Thats kind of what I was thinking ...Thanks Shirley. Thats kind of what I was thinking and going for so it makes me glad! <br /><br />Mondo grass is such a staple. Probably a shade plant for Texas.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-11939268313595440732013-04-17T21:00:40.425-07:002013-04-17T21:00:40.425-07:00Your foliage looks fantastic. Especially impressi...Your foliage looks fantastic. Especially impressive is the Butia capitata in the first picture It looks like it's never suffered any winter damage. Do you protect it in some way? I love the plant but see so many around here that get damaged. <br /><br />In your honor I purchased 4 more yucca gloriosa variegatas to put in my garden. Also because I love the ones I have and these were incredibly cheap at 6.00 a gallon.<br /><br />Happy endless summer! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-86648216696506838762013-04-17T15:12:08.920-07:002013-04-17T15:12:08.920-07:00I must say, you declared this your year of endless...I must say, you declared this your year of endless summer, and it looks like you got it (short of seeing a thermometer)! I like your note of the camellias, to pretend that you're in SoCal...I think that's the greatest aspect of gardens, creating illusion, within some sense-of-place.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-25975621599168113852013-04-16T21:56:10.133-07:002013-04-16T21:56:10.133-07:00I was just admiring the new growth about to burst ...I was just admiring the new growth about to burst out on my Scheffleras as well, aren't they just the best!!?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-74663187662244847722013-04-16T21:28:33.571-07:002013-04-16T21:28:33.571-07:00I love the Yucca gloriosa, and I wish I could find...I love the Yucca gloriosa, and I wish I could find some here. Happy Foliage Follow-up to you, and thank you for sharing your gorgeous pictures!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-74148303608324371262013-04-16T21:27:41.483-07:002013-04-16T21:27:41.483-07:00I love the Yucca gloriosa, and I wish I could find...I love the Yucca gloriosa, and I wish I could find some here. Happy Foliage Follow-up to you, and thank you for sharing your gorgeous pictures!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-78845509551292306752013-04-16T19:13:58.646-07:002013-04-16T19:13:58.646-07:00I am basking vicariously in your enjoyment of the ...I am basking vicariously in your enjoyment of the limited sun we've had, Louis!! That Yucca gloriosa is new to me, beautiful(!!) and looks like a good candidate for my garden. I must look into it further, since both Y. 'Color Guard' and Y. 'Bright Edge' have been less than happy in my garden lately. Happy Foliage Follow-Up to you!!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428399855033732471.post-20200864620927315792013-04-16T17:31:25.439-07:002013-04-16T17:31:25.439-07:00That first photo looks so familiar it could be in ...That first photo looks so familiar it could be in my neighborhood. Black mondo and the bright sedum are perfect together, will need to try than one now that I have found the mondo grass.<br /><br />It all looks so good with your lovely sunshine.<br />Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com