Red & Pink Flowers - Notes

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Out of the Wilds and Into Your Garden

Gardening with Western L.A. County Native Plants Project SOUND – 2011 (our 7th year)

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Radiant Reds / Perfect Pinks

C.M. Vadheim and T. Drake

CSUDH & Madrona Marsh Preserve

Madrona Marsh Preserve

May 7 & 10, 2011

Most of our gardens include ‘Heritage Plants’

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Maybe you have a lovely, water-wise

pomegranate

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/23295039@N02/2551951823/

Perhaps you have a favorite red rose… © Project SOUND

…or maybe you’re

blessed with a

‘heritage’ camellia

Whether you want to add some color - or

need to complement existing plants - we

need to understand the ‘color’ red

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Red occupies and interesting

position on the color wheel

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http://www.fineartuniverse.com/2010_12_01_archive.html

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Cool reds look cool; warm reds, warm

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http://bettyla.com.au/2010/12/how-to-wear-red-this-season/

http://www.house-painting-info.com/the-scarlet-letter-the-

lovehate-relationship-with-red.html#axzz1LfMVJp2b

Is this the felling you want to create?

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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/il-giardino-rosso-guido-borelli.html

…or is this your idea of heaven?

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http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/garden-journal-05/spring-garden-journal-113.html

Warm reds looks best with other

warm colors; cool reds with purples

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http://joe-kelly.net/2008/05/

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Fortunately, flowers come in a wide range

of from magenta to red-orange

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http://doves2day.blogspot.com/2011/04/pink-saturday-native-pink.html

Cercis occidentales

Keckiella cordifolia

My suggestion: see it in flower before you

purchase (particularly for cultivars)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/gingermaddy/3778792586/

http://www.bakati.net/

http://www.ginnysherbs.com/

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ducts_id=197&language=en

Let’s brighten up this very green front yard


* Baja Fairyduster – Calliandra californica

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Baja Featherduster has a Baja look…

Size:

4-8 ft tall; may be more

4-5 ft wide; sprawls

Growth form:

Evergreen woody shrub (may lose leaves when stressed)

Many crossing branches – airy look; sprawls

Foliage: Bright green

Many small leaflets; lacy/ferny look

Unique and pretty; doesn’t look like a drought-tolerant plant

Larval food for Marine Blue

http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/C/Calliandra_californica.htm © Project SOUND

Flowers are weirdly

beautiful

Blooms: On and off throughout the

year

Peak after rains (spring & fall) in native environment

Flowers: Brillant red stamens

Hummingbird magnet; also butterflies & bees

Nothing quite like it

Seeds: in pea pods that explode when ripe; will need to be creative to collect them

http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/bajafairyduster.html

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Fairydusters add a unique

charm to the dry garden

Most often used as an accent or specimen plant (both for foliage and flowers)

Can be used as an informal hedge or screen

For a lush, tropical look

Fine for public areas if maintained

As an attractive pot plant

http://www.wildscaping.com/plants/plantprofiles/Calliandra_californica.htm

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http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/TEACH/floral/complements.jpg

Complementary colors

Are opposite on the color wheel

Have the most contrast in hue (color) of any color combination

Make a bold graphic statement

Make the brighter hue seem to “advance”

Lively – seem to be constantly in motion

http://www.fiber-

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Complementary color schemes in nature

can be dazzling!

http://www.hypermedic.com/colors/colortable.htm

Complementary colors can brighten up this

very green front yard

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But what is this is a camellia bush?


* Pink Fairy Duster – Calliandra eriophylla

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAER

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Fairydusters of the CA Desert

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C. californica C. eriophylla

form more vase shaped,

open low growing, more dense

size 2 to 4 times larger (smaller)

bloom bright red flowers whitish or pink

fruit seed pod seed pod (same)

http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Calliandra_eriophylla.html

Note: the two species will hybridize © Project SOUND

* Pink Fairy Duster – Calliandra eriophylla

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CAER

http://www.graniteseed.com/seeds/seed.php?id=Calliandra_eriophylla

http://www.saguaro-juniper.com/i_and_i/flowers/fairy_duster/fairy_duster.html

Sonoran Desert from CA & Baja to W. Texas

Dry, gravelly slopes & mesas ; often in beds of intermittent streams, bajadas, washes, etc. - rocky, sandy

In Spanish, Cabeza de angel refers to an angel's head or angel's hair

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Pink Fairyduster is a nice sized accent shrub

Size: 3-5+ ft tall (depends on water)

4-6+ ft wide

Growth form: Woody shrub

Mounded/upright to sprawling; can grow around existing shrubs

Light-colored bark

Foliage: Bright to medium green

Binnately pinnate – small pinna (like Acacia)

Roots: nitrogen-fixing bacteria; rhizomatous – will slowly spread

http://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/calliandraeriophylla.html

http://www.fourdir.com/p_fairy_duster.htm © 2005 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

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Flowers: ooh-la-la!!

Blooms: Just after the rains - usually

Jan-Apr in Western L.A. Co.

Will bloom off and on depending on watering schedule

Flowers: Pink: bright to very pale

The long, pink filaments of the stamens that make the showy display

Plant has a fluffy pink appearance in full bloom

Big attraction for large butterflies & hummingbirds!

http://www.sagebud.com/fairyduster-calliandra-eriophylla/

http://www.calflora.net/losangelesarboretum/whatsbloomingmay07C.html

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A plant of desert washes Soils: Texture: loves sandy/rocky soils

but fine in any well-drained

pH: any local

Light: Full sun for best flowering

Will take light shade

Water: Winter: needs adequate

Summer:

Best looking with occasional water (Zone 1-2 or 2) but very drought tolerant

Some water in Aug.

Fertilizer: none; likes poor soils; inorganic mulch

Glenn and Martha Vargas © California Academy of Sciences © Project SOUND

Showy accent plant

As a foundation plant

A water-wise accent shrub

As an informal hedge – or for erosion control on slopes

Even in large containers

Consider for Asian or Desert-themed gardens

http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Calliandra_eriophylla.html


Shaping Fairydusters

Have a good natural shape – can leave as is

Tip-prune during growing season to produce fuller shrub

Lightly prune to shape in late spring

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http://www.avondale.watersavingplants.com/eplant.php?plantnum=1346&return=b_aC http://www.elnativogrowers.com/Photographs_page/caleri.htm

So, we can deal with a camellia bush….

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Let’s add a little water-wise height & interest


Scarlet Larkspur – Delphinium cardinale

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vsny/2597287552/

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Scarlet Larkspur – Delphinium cardinale

Coastal CA & Sonoran Desert from Monterey Co to Baja

Locally in Santa Monicas & San Gabriels

Chaparral & sage scrub in dry open slopes, away from immediate coast to 5000'

Likes north facing slopes http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=6040&flora_id=1

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6434,6462,6469 http://biology.csusb.edu/PlantGuide/detail.php?id=Delphinium_cardinale&ref=1

You may have seen it in the Santa Monica Mtns

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http://www.researchlearningcenter.com/bloom/species/Delphinium_cardinale.htm

http://doves2day.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html

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Scarlet Larkspur: a

bold statement Size:

3-6+ ft tall

2-3 ft wide

Growth form: Herbaceous perennial

Upright, branched form

Dies back to ground in late summer/fall

Foliage: Medium to blue-green

Deeply incised leaves – typical for Larkspurs

Roots: all parts of Delphiniums – especially roots – are toxic if eaten

http://www.yerbabuenanursery.com/viewplant.php?pid=0253

http://www.researchlearningcenter.com/bloom/species/Delphinium_cardinale.htm http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/DelphiniumSpeciesOne

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Flowers are majestic

Blooms: usually late spring/ summer (April-July) – when ground starts to dry

Flowers: Cardinal to red-orange with

yellow

Flowers large – 2-3”

Spread along a tall flowering stalk – typical of Larkspurs

Much larger & bolder than our purple-blue Larkspurs

Attracts hummingbird pollinators

Makes a showy, long-lasting cut flower

http://www.plantscomprehensive.com/category/tags/san-diego-native-landscaping

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniesannuals/4439583858/

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Dry & some shade Soils:

Texture: well-drained; rocky

pH: any local

Light: Full sun only in coolest gardens

along coast

Part-shade (morning sun) or dappled shade is perfect

Water: Winter: adequate

Summer: needs summer dry period after flowering – Zone 1 (maybe 1-2)

Fertilizer: none; likes poor soils

Other: protect from slugs & snails; summer water encourages fungal diseases; may need to stake - tall

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/205893/

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Glorious red for dry

shade!

On dry hillsides

At the backs of dry mixed beds

For a water-wise cottage garden

Under oaks

Spectacular massed! http://www.flickr.com/photos/82479320@N00/4297811407/

http://www.plantscomprehensive.com/category/tags/san-diego-native-landscaping

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Delphinium

from seed

Let seeds ripen/dry on the plant

Collect dry pods when they begin to split; remove seeds

Fresh seeds need no pre-treatment

Stored seeds may benefit from ½ to 1 month cold-moist treatment

Plant in warm weather of fall

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http://www.researchlearningcenter.com/bloom/sp

ecies/Delphinium_cardinale.htm

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* Red (Canyon) Larkspur – Delphinium nudicaule

http://www.vertograd-s.ru/catalog/mn/Delphinium/Delphinium_nudicaule_Fox.html

Analogous colors: because they’re from

the same ‘family’ they always look well

together

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http://dundeeunited.us/color/color_3.html

‘Hot colors’ garden theme uses

analogous colors

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http://garden-photos-com.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Backyard-Deck-Patio-Stock-

Images/G0000cU2.IvH6QQM/I0000pg.rlII4gcE http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=324

http://sbwildflowers.wordpress.com/wildflowers/ranunculaceae/delphinium/delphinium

-cardinale/

http://sbwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/delphinium-cardinale-flower2.jpeg

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Remember: hardscape

can also be used to add

garden color

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http://www.nurseriesonline.co.uk/Garden/Garden_Design.html

http://garden.onsugar.com/tag/flower+garden

Penstemons: pale blues to red hot reds…

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* Palmer’s Penstemon – Penstemon palmeri

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* Palmer’s Penstemon – Penstemon palmeri

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7483,0,7541

http://www.flickr.com/photos/facilitybikeclub/3609173980/

Mojave Desert foothills/mountains to UT, AZ, NM

Washes, roadsides, canyon floors in scrub to pinyon-juniper

AKA ‘Wild Pink Snapdragon’

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Palmer’s Penstemon: one tall penstemon

Size: 3-5+ ft tall

2-3 ft wide


wildflower

Erect stems with leaves primarily basal

Foliage: Distinctive blue or gray-

green

Fleshy; shapes typical or penstemon (triangular & toothed)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Penstemon_palmeri © Project SOUND

Flowers are out of an

English garden

Blooms: late spring to summer

Long bloom season – 4+ weeks

Flowers: Light pink to light lavender

with magenta markings – very striking

Flowers on tall, showy stalks; remind many people of hollyhocks or snapdragons

Flowers more open than most penstemons; sweet scent

Make a great cut flower

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Penstemon_palmeri

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Penstemons like dry Soils:

Texture: well-drained; likes sand but even clays are fine in most years

pH: any local (up to 8.5)

Light: full sun; fine in hot places

Water: Winter: adequate

Summer: none to little (Zone 1 or 1-2) once established; taper off after flowering


Other: No mulch or use an inorganic

May need to tie up the tall stalks

Let it go to seed to replace itself

Prune back the dead stalks

http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/1874/penstemon-palmeri-palmers-penstemon/

Grow at the backs of dry beds, like Foxgloves, for cottage garden look

In desert themed of rock gardens; hot, dry, hard-to-water places

Massed with native grasses, shrubs

In the habitat garden (hummingbirds; butterflies; bumble bees

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http://bloominrs.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/palmers-penstemon/

Great choice for water-wise

flower beds

http://www.alplains.com/Catalog9.html

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Penstemon_palmeri_11.jpg

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Cool color scheme with reds

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http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/perennial-plants/perennial-verbena.html

http://agardenplace.com/G/pc/garden-globe-magenta.html © Project SOUND

All colors have a somber & a light-hearted

aspect Shades (Tones):

Are darker/more somber versions of a color

Created by adding black to the color (hue)

Tints: Are the lighter/more

frivolous versions of a hue

Created by adding white to the hue

http://www.justbynature.com/images/HDColor33a.gif

You can combine many colors in your garden as long as

they are light enough tints or dark enough shades

http://fastflowers.co.uk/product.php?xProd=95&xSec=3

Pastels can be used to integrate..

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But maybe we need a mid-height warm red

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Firecracker Penstemon – Penstemon eatonii

Patrick J. Alexander @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

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Firecracker Penstemon is a typical Penstemon

Size:

1-3 ft tall

2-3 ft wide


Drought deciduous

Most of foliage in a mounded clump at the base

Foliage: Thick, leathery leaves;

somewhat coarse looking

Lance-shaped; dark green

Roots: deep taproot

http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=5964

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Flowers are just

fantastic

Blooms: Summer; usually May-July in

coastal S. CA

Long bloom period – blooms open sequentially

Flowers: Scarlet red; tubular

Along stems above foliage

Extremely showy when massed

Cutting of spent stalks may encourage more blooms

Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies (all Penstemons)

Vegetative reproduction: easy by divisions

Al Schneider @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

© 2008 Thomas Stoughton

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Garden uses for

Firecracker Penstemon

As an attractive pot plant; be sure pot is deep enough

Great for dry banks and slopes

Nice with other Zone 2 perennials and shrubs

Good bet for the hummingbird and butterfly garden

Spectacular when massed

Excellent choice for dry shade under oaks and other native trees © 1996 Christopher L. Christie

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Scarlet Bugler – Penstemon centranthifolius

http://www.researchlearningcenter.org/bloom/species/Penstemon_centranthifolius.htm

CA foothills from Lake Co. to Baja & foothills of the Mojave Desert

Dry, open or wooded places, generally in chaparral or oak woodland but also in other communities, below 6500 ft.

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Scarlet Bugler – Penstemon centranthifolius

© Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7483,7494

http://homepage.mac.com/cjbowdish/ManzanaTrailandFigueroaMtMay2008/

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A flash of color, perennial style

Size: 2-4 ft tall

2-3 ft wide


Upright form

Dies back in late summer/fall

Foliage: Attractive blue-green color

Simple leaves – many basal

Foliage looks nice & succulent even before it blooms

© 2003 Charles E. Jones © Project SOUND

Flowers are showy

Blooms: mid- to late spring - usually Apr-June in our area, but may be later.

Flowers: Bright red to red-orange

(less common) – glow in the sun

Narrow, tubular shape – hummingbird flower

Along tall, rather narrow flowering stalks – somewhat like large Heuchera

Long-lasting & showy


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Penstemons need summer dormant period

Soils: Texture: any well-drained incl. clays

pH: any local

Light: Full sun to part-shade – dappled

shade fine

Water: Winter: adequate until flowering

commences

Summer: begin to taper off watering as flowering peaks – no water after flowering


Other: use only inorganic mulches like gravel or crushed rock.

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Penstemons shine

in dry areas

Dry hillsides; lovely massed

With local native grasses

Paired with Salvias, other penstemons

Under oaks or other water-wise trees & shrubs

http://xasauantoday.com/2009/05/04/spring-at-the-indians/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/2388294009/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/12205793@N04/5116623276/

Use Penstemons to add medium height in the

driest parts of your yard

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Let’s add some wildflowers and bulbs to

brighten up our cool color scheme

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* Godetia/Farewell-to-spring – Clarkia amoena

http://www.yerbabuenanursery.com/images/garden_weekly/amoena_cu1_wk12_big.jpg © Project SOUND

* Godetia – Clarkia amoena

http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-

bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5263,5341,5343

CA and OR coast north of San Francisco Bay

Generally open, drying places, < 1500 ft.

Found in coastal scrub, prairies and dry open coastal slopes & bluffs

A staple of cottage gardens world-wide since the 1800’s

Charles Webber © California Academy of Sciences

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Godeta is similar to our local Clarkias

Size: 1-3 ft tall

1-2 ft wide

Growth form: Annual wildflower

Upright, branched form

Foliage: Leaves simple

Typically blue-green to gray-green – may be tinged with red or magenta

© 2002 George Jackson © Project SOUND

Flowers: C. purpurea

on steroids Blooms:

Spring/summer: usually Apr-June in our area but may be later into summer with water – 2-4 months

Flowers: Glorious two-toned colors: usually

featuring magenta, but may be more purple or more pink

Incredibly showy – like Elegant Clarkia but larger and often more bright

Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Seeds: many small seeds in capsules – will reseed on bare ground or gravel/crushed rock mulch; edible

http://www.americanmeadows.com/godetia-seeds?___store=default

© 2002 George Jackson http://www.rampantscotland.com/colour/supplement070818.htm

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Godetias: Annual

Wildflowers Soils:

Texture: any

pH: any local

Light: Full sun to light shade

Water: Winter: plenty of water when

growing

Summer: water until flowering slows, then taper off to none

Fertilizer: whatever – not particular

Other: can serial sow seeds every 2 weeks to get longer bloom (into summer with water)

© 2005 Doreen L. Smith

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Cottage garden & more

Lovely in containers – with bulbs and other annuals

Massed on slopes with grasses

In mid-beds for cottage garden

To fill in spaces that need a little color © 1998 Gary A. Monroe

© Br. Alfred Brousseau, Saint Mary's College

Annuals & bulbs: for accents & bare spaces

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Fill in spaces with warm/cool annuals & bulbs

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* Firecracker Flower – Dichelostemma ida-maia

J.S. Peterson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database © Project SOUND

* Firecracker Flower – Dichelostemma ida-maia

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101565


Coastal areas and coastal foothills of N. CA and OR

Sea level to ~2500 ft

In woodland openings or grassy areas, grasslands

http://www.ogrodkroton.pl/towar.1921.dichellostemma.-.ida.maia.html

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Firecracker Flower – a Dichelostema at heart

Size: to 1 ft tall

1- 1 ½ ft wide

Growth form: Perennial from a bulb; dies

back to bulb after blooming

Dainty

Foliage: Grass-like leaves

Die back about the time of blooming

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Flowers: wow!

Blooms: In spring – depends on rains

Usually Apr-May in S. CA

Flowers: Cardinal to dark red –

unopened flowers are green-tipped

Cylindrical – long & narrow

In clusters at end of the flowering stalk

flowers hang; fruits are erect

Look like firecrackers – hence the common name

Attract hummingbirds & butterflies

Gary A. Monroe @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database http://www.flickr.com/photos/succulentisima/4584516278/

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Plant Requirements Soils: Texture: most – well-drained

pH: any local

Light: Best in light shade to fairly

shady

Great under trees; north side of buildings

Water: Winter: adequate water

Summer: need summer dry after flowering


Other: fine with organic mulch if summer dry

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniesannuals/4408931419/

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Bulbs are great fillers

Along walkways

In pots

With other bulbs

Massed for color

http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=14-0103

http://newhollandbulb.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_76659

http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/dichelostemma-ida-maia-images-large-134271/

With ‘Queen Fabiola’

http://ele-middleman.at.webry.info/200606/article_37.html

The Pacific Bulb Society

Organized in 2002 to benefit people who garden with bulbs.

Emphasis on ‘successfully growing bulbs in our yards and gardens and in sharing our successes, and our failures too, with our fellow members.’

Pacific Bulb Society List – discussion forum

Pacific Bulb Society Wiki


http://seedbyte.blogspot.com/2009_12_11_archive.html

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/

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* Crinkled Onion – Allium crispum

http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/283/39997.html

Central CA coast

On clay slopes, including serpentine, < 2000 ft.

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* Crinkled Onion – Allium crispum

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101348


http://www.timetotrack.com/jay/ccal/onionc2.htm

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Crinkled Onion: a pretty native Allium

Size: ~ 1 ft tall

< 1 ft wide

Growth form: Perennial wildflower from a

bulb

Dies back to the bulb in summer

Foliage: Strap-like blue-green to

medium-green leaves

Leaves begin to die back before flowering

© 2008 Aaron Schusteff

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Magenta flowers

Blooms: In spring - usually Mar-May in S.

CA,

Flowers last 3-4 weeks

Flowers: Bright magenta color

Typical bell-shaped onion flowers – slightly larger then local onions

Flowers in cluster of stalks at the end of the flowering stalk

Seeds: Small, dark angular seeds

Vegetative reproduction: Rounded bulbs

http://drystonegarden.com/index.php/2009/04/allium-unifolium/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allium_crispum_2.jpg

http://drystonegarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/alliumcrispumopt.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Allium_crispum_2.jpg

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Plant Requirements

Soils: Texture: does best in clay soils

pH: any local

Light: Full sun to part shade

Fine under trees

Water: Winter: adequate until

flowering

Summer: needs summer dry period after flowering complete


Other: inorganic mulch, if any

Gary A. Monroe @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

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Onions: decorative additions

to the garden

As an attractive pot plant

Fine in part-shade under oaks & pines

Plant with native grasses

Mass for prettiest show

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows//

East+Anglia+Show+Formal+Photos/259/?page=3

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/469645349/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sftrajan/3455172798/

The choice of red/pink filler plants is

expanding every year – with the

popularity of native plants

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http://www.calfloranursery.com/pages_plantlists/plantinfo.html

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Island Buckwheat – Eriogonum grande

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Heuchera cultivars: white to red

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Heuchera 'Canyon Duet'

'Canyon Delight' ‘Canyon Melody’

‘Canyon Chimes’

‘Canyon Belle’

Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) cultivars

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‘Rosy Red’

http://www.larnerseeds.com/_pages/wildflower_perennial.html ‘Island Pink’

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/05/3502356/arboretu

m-all-star-plants.html

‘Red Velvet’

http://www.tinpenny.plus.com/CatFrame.htm

‘Pink Grapefruit’

Bright, saturated reds are – let’s face

it – ‘leading lady’ colors

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http://www.skinnyvscurvy.com/eva-longoria/eva-

longoria-fabulous-red-dress-golden-globes.html http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/photolib/people/Girl%20Red%20Dress.htm


Unless, of course, everyone’s

wearing a red dress!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehearttruth/2176283654/

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Tips for using Reds: don’t overdo

© Project SOUND http://www.lecormier.com/Summer%202009.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lytes_Cary_2009_Red_Garden.JPG

http://www.123rf.com/photo_485889_a-red-flower-garden-border.html

http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2009/06/fickle-hill-old-rose-nursery-june/

Tips for using red: massed is good

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http://rol.vn/resourcedetail/6/1268/the-ultimate-magic-garden/

Tips for using red: use contrast to

increase the effects

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http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/color-theme-garden-ideas2.htm http://www.gardenvisit.com/garden/long_house_reserve_and_sculpture_garden

We hope we’ve convinced you that there are

many red/pink flower choices

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We need your help

Suggest good places to see native plants growing in garden setting – fill out sheet

‘Adopt an Oak’ program – we’ll send a flier

‘Native Habitat Gardens in a Box’ – need schools for pilot program

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Let’s go see the garden

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