We have a batch of very cool - and drought tolerant! -
echeveria, crassulas and other succulents coming in today! So pretty!
Showing posts with label echeveria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label echeveria. Show all posts
Friday, January 17, 2014
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Garden photo of the day...
Echeveria Afterglow - photo taken earlier this spring. I never get tired of this plant - love the color on it!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
More new plants
Here are some featured items that we have new in the garden right now:
Chocolate cosmos - always a favorite, great color, a fun, low growing perennial. Lots of blooms!
Hollyhocks are always a favorite! We have them in color packs right now: pink, yellow, and the awesome black!
Million Bells provide great perennial color to pots, borders and hanging baskets. These things are almost always blooming!
These nasturtiums are very cool - a red flower, and darker colored leaf than you normally see. They are displayed here next to some very cool new echeveria we got in that are just about to bloom!
Duranta Geisha Girl is another favorite - we are big fans of Duranta in general, and this particular variety has a stunning bloom to it!
Cordyline Ruby - SUCH cool red/pink color! This is a must have!
We are down to our last few Brugsmania - don't worry, we will get more soon! - but the white bloom on this is truly stunning! Pictured in the background is Imperata Red Baron, one of our all time favorite ornamental grasses!
Come in and see us soon! We have all sorts of fun stuff available to make your summer gardening fun, and we'll be gearing up on our fall inventory real soon as well!
Chocolate cosmos - always a favorite, great color, a fun, low growing perennial. Lots of blooms!
Hollyhocks are always a favorite! We have them in color packs right now: pink, yellow, and the awesome black!
Million Bells provide great perennial color to pots, borders and hanging baskets. These things are almost always blooming!
These nasturtiums are very cool - a red flower, and darker colored leaf than you normally see. They are displayed here next to some very cool new echeveria we got in that are just about to bloom!
Duranta Geisha Girl is another favorite - we are big fans of Duranta in general, and this particular variety has a stunning bloom to it!
Cordyline Ruby - SUCH cool red/pink color! This is a must have!
We are down to our last few Brugsmania - don't worry, we will get more soon! - but the white bloom on this is truly stunning! Pictured in the background is Imperata Red Baron, one of our all time favorite ornamental grasses!
Come in and see us soon! We have all sorts of fun stuff available to make your summer gardening fun, and we'll be gearing up on our fall inventory real soon as well!
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Echeveria
Echeveria are one of our very favorite plant families here at Johnnye Merles. There are versatile, easy to grow, and look awesome year round and mixed into virtually any garden design style.
They are technically a succulent, though we find them to be much more hardy than the tender succulents you might be familiar with. Native to Mexico through Central American into northwester South America, they seem do do particularly well here in Southern California as well. Cool fact? They were named after an 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy. They are low water/drought tolerant plants, making them a perfect choice for your water conscious gardens and pots. Even better though, is that based on our experience, many of them are able to tolerate a certain amount of shade and even some frost, making them even more versatile!
When designing with Echeveria, you have a lot to work with: versatile growing conditions, an amazing array of colors and blooms, and a cool, ‘architectural’ quality to their leaves and structure. I’ve worked them into garden designs of all types, with much success: native/drought tolerant plantings, ‘minimalist’ landscapes using a lot of grasses and succulents, as well as classic cottage and English style gardens. Care is very easy; clean out dead leaves, and I like to prune back the dead stalk once they are done flowering. Even though they are drought tolerant, occasional deep watering and fertilizing will get an even better performance out of them if you are able to do so.
I took a few photos of some of the Echeveria we have in stock right now at Johnnye Merles - check out the variety and diversity of these plants, and of course, be sure to stop in and take one home!
Echeveria Pul-Oliver
Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy’
Echeveria 'Afterglow’
Echeveria 'Shaviana'
Echeveria 'Perle Von Nürnberg’
Echeveria haagai tolimanensis
They are technically a succulent, though we find them to be much more hardy than the tender succulents you might be familiar with. Native to Mexico through Central American into northwester South America, they seem do do particularly well here in Southern California as well. Cool fact? They were named after an 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy. They are low water/drought tolerant plants, making them a perfect choice for your water conscious gardens and pots. Even better though, is that based on our experience, many of them are able to tolerate a certain amount of shade and even some frost, making them even more versatile!
When designing with Echeveria, you have a lot to work with: versatile growing conditions, an amazing array of colors and blooms, and a cool, ‘architectural’ quality to their leaves and structure. I’ve worked them into garden designs of all types, with much success: native/drought tolerant plantings, ‘minimalist’ landscapes using a lot of grasses and succulents, as well as classic cottage and English style gardens. Care is very easy; clean out dead leaves, and I like to prune back the dead stalk once they are done flowering. Even though they are drought tolerant, occasional deep watering and fertilizing will get an even better performance out of them if you are able to do so.
I took a few photos of some of the Echeveria we have in stock right now at Johnnye Merles - check out the variety and diversity of these plants, and of course, be sure to stop in and take one home!
Echeveria Pul-Oliver
Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy’
Echeveria 'Afterglow’
Echeveria 'Shaviana'
Echeveria 'Perle Von Nürnberg’
Echeveria haagai tolimanensis
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