Plant Highlights By Date
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.
Senna artemisioides
January 2008
Among the shrubs providing some winter color at the Ruth Bancroft Garden is a delightful one named Senna artemisioides (also known as Cassia artemisioides).
Euphorbia milii
December 2007
Euphorbia milii is a woody shrub, and different forms of it vary in size from a foot tall to over 4 feet (30 cm to well over a meter).
Euphorbia
December 2007
Euphorbia is a large genus, with about 2,000 species and a bewildering array of forms.
Aloe vacillans
November 2007
At the Ruth Bancroft Garden, we grow a number of Aloe species which come from the Arabian Peninsula, and one of these is the fall-blooming Aloe vacillans, which occurs mostly in Yemen …
Agave potatorum
October 2007
Agave potatorum is an attractive small to medium-size species from southern Mexico.
Tradescantia pallida
September 2007
For rich purple foliage, few plant selections can equal Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’, which also goes by the name of Setcreasea purpurea.
