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Mon, March 21, 2005 - 10:18 AMoh my... I have so many favorites
Grasses: Melica Imperfecta, Melica Californica, Purple Nasella
Annuals: Impatients
Trees: Oaks... any oaks.
Perennials: Monardella villosa (Coyote Mint), and about a dozen others.
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Sun, May 8, 2005 - 6:37 PMeee! I got a bit excited just looking at the plants you listed Mike!
'cause I"m a complete dork that gets excited about plants....
Anyhow, I'd have to say some of my favorite plants are
Ceanothus (just about any)
Artemisia californica, timber bamboo, and purple smoke tree...
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Sun, May 8, 2005 - 8:28 PMWho's Mike?
Who couldn't love Artemisia californica? I just planted a few in my backyard. And Ceanothus with its lovely shades of purple. It goes exceptionally well with Cercis Occidentalis (Western Rebud). They bloom at the same time. :)
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Tue, May 10, 2005 - 7:43 PMperennial: definately Eryngium alpinum actually any of the sea holly.
tree: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
climber: Dutchman's pipe
as for a grass: Juncus effesus 'spiralis' pretty easily.
this is a hard question.
phooey.
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Sun, June 12, 2005 - 7:37 PMThe best plants are the ones that work best in the environment it's located. How's that for a noncommital answer?
Having said that, I'll go with Acer griseum, Crataegus phaenopyrum, and Cleveland Sage (don't know the botanical). -
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Mon, June 20, 2005 - 3:51 PMCleveland sage=salvia clevelandii
I'm a total plant freak. I can't pick just one plant, but my favorite plants together (by themselves they are so-so except the grass, which is nice in large drifts) are:
Nassella (Stipa) tenuissima, Lavandula x intermedia 'Provence', and Hemerocallis 'Orange' (evergreen) mixed together. The textures and colors complement each other.
One of my favorite shade plants is Viburnum davidii. I really like Carex tumulicola too. and on and on I could go. -
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Sat, July 30, 2005 - 6:21 PMoaks oaks oaks oaks oaks!!
also really falling in love with agaves lately...they are so sculptural and amazing. but aren't all plants?
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Fri, December 8, 2006 - 10:41 AMIve been waiting for this question for a long time.....acer griseum, liquidambar styracti??, albizia, arctostophylus uva-ursi, ribes sanguineum, viburnum plicatum tomentosem, cornus alternifolia, forsythia ( the really low growing type) , gladiola, gallium odoratum,...I don't know about all the spelling. I could keep going for awhile...They all have to be used in the right manner though...
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Mon, December 11, 2006 - 1:38 PMMosses and ferns. I also like salix purpurea #157.
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Mon, February 19, 2007 - 9:51 PMPlants!!!! Yay!
Favorites are tough...Love lots of different plants, depending on mood, time of year, or even an interesting application.
Love-love: Cercis occidentalis (there's a wonderful grove at the UC Davis Arboretum!), Quercus spp., Juncus repens, Muhlenbergia rigens, lotsuv different succulents, and Equisetum (I know, it's soooo bad, but me loooooooves!) -
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Tue, February 20, 2007 - 7:13 AMEquisetum hyemale is native to California. As long as you keep it confined with root barriers it shouldn't be a problem.
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Mon, March 12, 2007 - 10:48 AMedibles that can be used as landscape ornamentals, like chard and kale and blueberry and strawberry and lemonade berry and silverberry -
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Fri, April 13, 2007 - 5:52 PMMmmmm, plants of all sorts fascinate me! They are wonderous indeed.
My favorite right now is Limonium perezii, Sea Lavender. It does so well out here in the SF Bay Area.
But my all time favorite flower is the humble Nasturtium. I love finding it growing wild in Golden Gate Park. Makes everything smell so peppery.
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