The first three were recently added. The second three were already here. That makes for Six on Saturday.

1. Opuntia, prickly pear, of an unidentified species, was collected from the wild near the original Bat Cave, which is really the Bronson Caves, in Los Angeles. It is overly prickly.

2. Echinocereus, hedgehog cactus, also of an unidentified species, was collected from the wild in Buckeye, near Phoenix, in Arizona. It is even more prickly than the prickly pear.

3. Agave filifera, thread agave was salvaged from a planter box outside a barber shop in downtown Felton. The planter box needed to be dismantled, so the agave came with me.

4. Salvia, sage, also of an unidentified species, is part of a pattern of unidentified species here this week. It is native, though, so was here prior to the arrival of the previous three.

5. Whatever this is, it is also unidentified and native. The flowers resemble onion flowers in blue. I think that it might be Triteleia laxa, Ithuriel’s spear, but I really have no idea.

6. Achillea millefolium, common yarrow is native here, but may be descendents of some that were seeded here nearly twenty years ago. I do not remember any prior to seeding.

This is the link for Six on Saturday, for anyone else who would like to participate: https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/six-on-saturday-a-participant-guide/

20 thoughts on “Six on Saturday: Exotic & Native”

  1. I certainly wouldn’t pick a fight with the Echinocereus. I was surprised that Yarrow is native for you as well as us. There can’t be many species, as distinct from genera, that are native to both continents.

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  3. Jim beat me to it, but I was also going to say how funny that yarrow is native both for you and for us. I have added lots of it to a very steep section in the garden because it has such great, long roots and will stabilise the soil.
    I really like that you rescued the Agave! There must be so many plants that get destroyed unnecessarily when planters are changed/dismantled.

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    1. I know people who keep it as a groundcover, moving it short so it is mostly the feathery leaves. I don’t have any but it spreads a little too easily. I spent most of the day editing the asters and agastache that wants to grow everywhere. I do like it, though.

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    2. Oh, that agave is a sad case. Just before I got to it, someone else put it into the green waste recycle bin. I retrieved it and brought it home. I am pleased that it has a good home now.
      Yarrow is native to most places in America; so not only is it funny that it is native to two continents separated by an ocean, but it is funny that it does so well in so many different climates and soils.

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    1. Yes, it is colorful, and seemingly without foliage. I know there is foliage somewhere at the base of it, but did not bother looking for it. It comes back every year, even in the driveway.

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