Friday, April 1, 2016

On the streets of Los Angeles – where I come from those are houseplants!

Here I am again, back in Los Angeles. It was December 21st and I was headed to pick up Andrew who'd been enjoying time at The Last Bookstore, in downtown L.A. However when I spotted this HUGE Kalanchoe beharensis I had to pull over and snap a couple of photos, after all that's a winter-time houseplant where I come from, here...it's a tree!

Seriously amazing.

My plant is just a little guy who gets to spend summer outside on the patio...

There was a baby in the hellstrip.

A seedling from the mother plant?

There was also an Opuntia tree, in a half barrel. Why not?

And tree sized Euphorbia tirucalli, another plant that for me is just a container plant. Outside in the summer, inside in the winter.

*sigh*...

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24 comments:

  1. California is a crazy place!

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  2. Where I come from these are props in a science fiction movie! That's what happens when you're from California.... ;o)

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  3. Loree, how successful are you in getting that gorgeous color out of your Euphorbia tirucalli's? Sometimes my big boy comes close, but never like these. I'm almost wondering if our sun is too intense.
    Think the bottom is out of the half barrel?

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    1. I have a couple of them, it's hit or miss though...one colors up really good, another not so much. I wish I knew why!

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  4. Did Mr Seuss live in LA?

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    1. Dr. Seuss lived on Mt. Soledad in La Jolla (San Diego), I rode my bike past his house.

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  5. That is the largest Kalanchoe beharensis I have ever seen!!

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  6. How amazing... I didn't realize they got that big!

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  7. Sigh. I knew the Kalanchoe and fire thingy stayed outside in LA from photos and blogs, but seriously? They grow into trees? Amazing. Thanks for sharing your shots.

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    1. Can you imagine living among those giants?

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  8. I like the baby Kalanchoe the best! Cute shape and size. Everything grows so well in S. CA, but I feel the same way about the PNW. You guys can grow the spring bulb plants and the lilacs and the apples that don't do as well in S. CA, right?

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    1. Yes that's true, but they don't seem as exotic to me. I suppose since I grew up with them?

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  9. I saw a Kalanchoe like that recently at my local botanic garden and even I was surprised. It wasn't as tall as the specimen you came across but it was as wide and even more flower-laden if my memory serves me. As to the 'Sticks on Fire', they can be downright scary when they get to roof-top height! My old garden became a jungle over time and I find myself wondering if my current garden will grow out of control in time as well...

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  10. That Kalanchoe... ooooooh.... ;-) Just checked Dave's Garden (see what you've done) and found it might make it through summer here after all...! Wish I'd known that sooner!

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  11. Yeah, we can grow Kalanchoes eight feet tall, but I still have Hosta envy.

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  12. I remember my first sight of west coat plants when I was in my 20s. They still are other worldly to me all these years later.

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  13. If only my Euphorbia would look like that. I can handle bringing it in every fall, and I am okay with it not obtaining that size. I just wish it would color up like those you saw.

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