Sunday, July 16, 2017

Foliage Follow Up - July 2017

The day after Bloom Day, Pam at Digging hosts Foliage Follow Up - to look at foliage in the garden. With our heat, most of my foliage comes from agave and cacti. Here are some foliage-focused views right now:

this agave does not care much about heat...

I love the banding on the big furcraea in the front garden.

the opuntia is happily basking in our heat. 

my a. ovatifolia in actual shade from my palo verde tree.
 I'm probably far too excited about that tree finally making some shade for other plants.
my new plant lust - xMangave (here is 'Tooth Fairy') has lots of colors

a. 'Cream Spike' seems to mind the heat the least of all my variegated agaves
a. 'Royal Spine' (or 'Little Shark') is happy in the summer.

yucca rostrata lets the sun flow through its hair (um, leaves)

a. shawii looks like flames coming out of it's tube. 
It's not all spiky though - some soft leaves are adding some cooling silver tones to the garden:
centaurea gymnocarpa (here with seed heads) adds big pools of silver to the hill side

eucalyptus macrocarpa may never make blooms, but the silver foliage looks great over the warmer rocks
Go visit Pam's blog for more great examples of foliage in summer gardens!
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12 comments:

  1. Kris PetersonJuly 16, 2017 at 9:18 PM

    You have a great-looking collection of agaves, Renee! I love that mangave too. I'm impressed by just how many new (to me) mangaves have come to market of late.

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    1. ReneeJuly 23, 2017 at 11:25 PM

      Thank you! I love all the new mangaves - it seemed like there were so many this year...

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  2. Pam/Digging https://www.penick.net/diggingJuly 16, 2017 at 9:32 PM

    It's great to see all your heat-thriving agaves and other plants. Our plants need to be super tough to get through our summers, don't they? That they can be sexy too is a bonus! Pam/Digging: penick.net

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    1. ReneeJuly 23, 2017 at 11:26 PM

      Tough and sexy... No wonder agaves are so great! Thanks for visiting! Your garden continues to be such an inspiration!

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  3. danger gardenJuly 17, 2017 at 8:43 AM

    Some real beauties!

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  4. Hoover BooJuly 18, 2017 at 6:40 PM

    Beautiful Agaves. They look great even in your desert climate. You don't think E. macrocarpa will bloom? They are pretty tough plants.

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    1. ReneeJuly 23, 2017 at 11:28 PM

      Maybe eventually? This winter, all the growing tips froze. I think that's where the buds were supposed to be? But maybe I'm wrong and I'll get those gorgeous red flowers... Now you have me hoping! Thank you!

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  5. David C.July 19, 2017 at 6:51 PM

    Excellent summer interest: spikes or softer plants.

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    1. ReneeJuly 23, 2017 at 11:28 PM

      Thank you! No constructive criticism? You have such great inputs when I read your blog...

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  6. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern GardeningJuly 20, 2017 at 3:01 PM

    Your Agave and cacti are wonderful. I love the interesting variegation of the 'Cream Spike' Agave.

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    1. ReneeJuly 23, 2017 at 11:29 PM

      Thank you! 'Cream Spike' is one of my favorites... Just waiting for pups...

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