I used quotes when I referred to David’s garden as the “final” stop of the day because there was one more. Really we were all drunk on plants and gardens at this point, so when someone suggested a drive-by garden that was on our way home, well, why not have just one more drink garden…
The plants in this post are all along the public sidewalk…
Kumara plicatilis (aka Aloe plicatilis and the fan-aloe) with a blooming Agave desmetiana ‘Joe Hoak’.
It’s such a beautiful Agave, and so very not hardy up here in Portland.
Of course neither are Aeonium. Wow, look at the size of those monsters!
I’m not going to make a guess on these handsome Agaves.
Or the palms…
But that white bloomer, that’s Retama raetam (aka Genista raetam or white weeping broom).I’d never seen a white blooming broom before (I only know them as yellow) so this was a nice sighting for me.
Beautiful flowers…
But the same awkward shape as Genista aetnensis, the broom I’m familiar with.
This post is a final wrap on the Saturday gardens from my spring Bay Area Extravaganza. Believe it or not, I’ve still got Sunday gardens to share!
