Plant Highlights By Date
Othonna capensis
January 2010
One of the latter is Othonna capensis, a ground-hugging creeper with fat green leaves and small bright-yellow daisy flowers.
Veltheimia capensis
December 2009
Our plant of Veltheimia capensis has remained single, while Veltheimia bracteata has increased to form a good-sized clump.
Colletia cruciata
November 2009
The blooming time for Colletia cruciata is in the fall, and our plant at the Ruth Bancroft Garden bears white flowers in October and November.
Aloe greenii
October 2009
Like many of its relatives, Aloe greenii has spots which tend to occur in irregular undulating transverse bands.
Haworthia truncata
September 2009
There are many species of Haworthia with windowed leaves, like the Haworthia truncata, so named because its leaves look as though they had been truncated.
Agave parrasana
August 2009
Agave parrasana is a beautiful species native to several mountain ranges in the state of Coahuila in north-central Mexico.
Agave bracteosa
July 2009
Most species of Agave have thick leaves armed with teeth along the edges and tipped with a sharp spike, but Agave bracteosa is a non-conformist with its pliable unarmed green leaves.
Eucalyptus preissiana
April 2008
Eucalyptus preissiana is one of a number of species known in Australia as “mallees”. The term is applied to plants which have a swollen base called a lignotuber, from which multiple stems usually arise.
Eucalyptus caesia
March 2008
Like most species of Eucalyptus, E. caesia comes from Australia, where it grows on granite outcrops in the southwest part of the country.
Aloe microstigma
February 2008
Many species of Aloe come into flower during the winter, and Aloe microstigma is one of these.