A few late May Blooms..

[Silas_Sancona]

A few non- cactus flowers around the yard atm.. primarily out front.  Stuff out back has been very sporadic so far this year.

Guaiacum coulteri. Mature, potted specimens out back have been very shy flowering so far this year. The specimen out front has flowered twice. Odd, lol






Cordia parvifolia




Calliandra californica. Cactus peeking above it on the left is Stenocereus stellatus.




Caesalpinia mexicana  **Now Erythrostemon mexicanus**


Senna covesii, Some of the smaller plants anyway. Big specimen is taking a break atm.




Dichrostachys cinerea.. Not the original specimen i had but a sucker that had rooted into the ground next to the pot some time ago. Despite the reputation for this tree to be thorny, this specimen has yet to produce many.



 

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[Palmensammler]

Amazing colours.  Could you please send the sunshine to Germany.  We get depressive because of our bad weather 

Eckhard

Edited May 24, 2021 by Palmensammler

[Paradise Found]

Spring blooms in the desert can be very beautiful.  Thanks for sharing. 

[Peter]

On 5/23/2021 at 8:29 PM, Silas_Sancona said:

 

That Dichrostachys cinerea is cool-has it ever been tried in Socal before do you know?

[Silas_Sancona]

46 minutes ago, Peter said:

That Dichrostachys cinerea is cool-has it ever been tried in Socal before do you know?

Can't say for certain but think so.. Wish Ken ( Fastfeat ) were around since he might have better insight on any specimens out there. There's a bigger specimen in Glendale that has done fine for years, even thru some of the colder winters.

Some people hate the tree because it can sucker, and be thorny ( some smaller " twigs " terminate in a thorny end ) It's also one of those trees that might spread if it escaped into a riparian area ( though i have yet to see seedlings under the specimen in Glendale ) My original specimen did form seed occasionally. This one has yet to set any. Have plenty ( of seed ) from the Glendale specimen though. May collect a little more from that tree soon.

[jimmyt]

I don’t have much blooming after the big freeze but here is a cholla bloom.

[bubba]

Spectacular!

[Silas_Sancona]

'Couple extras to add...

Leucophyllum X " Lynn's Legacy " TX. Sage / Ranger.  One of the best of the many varieties out there.







Sacred Datura,  Datura wrightii. A roadside weed to some, fantastic, warm season color to others that helps lure in moths that pollinate such plants as Plumeria, Nacapule Jasmine, Rock Trumpet, & other members in the Mandevilla Genus  ..and helps keeps them ( well, their caterpillars ) off your Tomatoes.  This weird, flowering out of season plant apparently corrected itself this year and is starting it's flowering cycle in- sync. w/ the normal schedule for the species here in the area. Was looking a bit rough until i soaked it a couple times over the last 3 weeks. Building up to monster status again atm. Might add a couple more pictures when more  flowers open -either tonight, or tomorrow-


FL. Black Olive, Bucida sp.. " Insect " on the flowers in Pic. #2 is a sp. of Bee Fly, not some new mutant Mosquito.




Hibiscus " Can't remember the cultivar name of atm " Smaller noid Hibiscus i still have  still hasn't set any flowers yet..


Bursera silviae ( Male specimen ).. Just a few flowers on this specimen this year.

 

[Silas_Sancona]

On 5/28/2021 at 10:24 AM, Silas_Sancona said:

'Couple extras to add...

Sacred Datura,  Datura wrightii.    ..Might add a couple more pictures when more  flowers open -either tonight, or tomorrow.

Last night


This morning..  Completely faded by about 11AM.

[SailorBold]

I picked up a Texas Sage Lynns Legacy at a local nursery..   It was the last one they had.  I first noticed this plant blooming on the side of the road in Oct. last year...  absolutely spectacular and huge with Im guessing no irrigation....   Im definitely looking forward to this one... should add some nice color to my front yard.  Thanks for posting Nathan always enjoy your topics..

Edited May 30, 2021 by SailorBold

[Silas_Sancona]

3 minutes ago, SailorBold said:

I picked up a Texas Sage Lynns Legacy at a local nursery..   It was the last one they had.  I first noticed this plant blooming on the side of the road in Oct. last year...  absolutely spectacular and huge with Im guessing no irrigation....   Im definitely looking forward to this one... should add some nice color to my front yard.  Thanks for posting Nathan always enjoy your topics..

You'll really enjoy this cultivar.. Never gets too big like some of the other kinds can, and will flower each time it is soaked or humidity is high. At the same time, very tough.. Admit i kind of abuse the two out front by withholding water a little more than i could yet it still does fine.

If you can find it, L Revoltum, which supposedly grows at higher elevations, is another nice TX. Sage species. Flowers are a hard to describe light blue rather than a shade of purple/ lavender.

L. zygophyllum is one of the nicest white/ silver-leaved shrubs we can grow in the desert. Great contrast for anything w/ foliage that has that Turquoise-y green color ( Washingtonia filifera ), or steely blue ( Agave, Yucca rostrata,  Brahea, etc ) ..and the flowers are the darkest blue of any of the cultivated species/ cultivars. Makes anything w/ red orange or yellow flowers pop.  Usually stays short like Lynn's Legacy as well. Had i though about it at the time, i'd have planted a few of these around the front yard as well to contrast the L. L.'s out there.

[Palmensammler]

Amazing colour. A real gem.

Eckhard