Again, this Six on Saturday lacks a theme. These are six random pictures that I took last Wednesday morning.

1. Rain?! Well, actually, it was just drizzly fog. It certainly looked like rain, though, and it was enough to fill a few puddles, and be hazardous for commuter traffic on Highway 17.

2. Phlox paniculata, garden phlox that I got a picture of last week flopped forward from the weight of the drizzly fog. It stood more upright as the moisture dried later in the day.

3. Pinus thunbergii ‘Thunderhead’ Japanese black pine is generating new growth rather late. It probably should have done this in spring so its foliage would be matured by now.

4. Alocasia macrorrhiza, elephant ears is now blooming with its weird green spathe and spadix. This same blooming stem is already producing a new leaf, so is not monocarpic.

5. Hedychium gardnerianum, kahili ginger is beginning to bloom. It has not done much since its arrival a few years ago. Gophers typically ruin it before floral buds even appear.

6. Canna X generalis, canna bloomed with this strange orange and yellow combination, which we did not plant. It is a sport. Strelitzia nicolai, giant bird of Paradise is behind it.

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14 thoughts on “Six on Saturday: Last Wednesday Again”

  1. Haha, I remember that – Driving in California When it Rains – I think that people forget about their windshield wipers and they age quickly in the hot sunny climate, then the rain comes and the wipers do nothing. Suddenly people are slamming on their brakes, skidding on the oil and water covered roadway, chaos ensues. What I wouldn’t give for s some rain now.

    My grandmother always had Phlox in shades of pink and white. She favored the white ones. I used to take a picture of her in her garden each year. She would put on her best wig, which was snow white and we joked that we could not tell if that was phlox or grandma!

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    1. It would have been more fun if this rain had provided a bit more volume of water. It was only enough to make the pavement smell bad.
      This phlox is excellent! We have no idea where it came from, but has grown to cover significant area. Although it is all white, one lavender plant appeared two years ago and last year. I did not see it this year.

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    1. Yes, I dig that phlox. I want to move some of it around to spread the joy. We just do not have anywhere else to put more of it.
      Now that this drizzly fog is gone, we probably will not get rain until autumn. That is how this climate works.

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  3. Your Canna certainly is unique! Mine is just getting ready to bloom, which is always a garden highlight. The growth on the Japanese Black Pine is fascinating–please keep us posted on its progress in the months ahead. I hope the gophers will stay away from your Kahili Ginger!

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    1. There are so many canna here that we do not need another to keep track of. The nice thing about canna is that none are unappealing. The weirdest sport is still pretty.
      This particular kahili ginger is potted because gophers ate the rest of it. It can not stay potted for long, but I am hesitant to put it back in the ground. I will always keep some potted.

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    2. This is the only giant bird of Paradise that is not in the ground. It and the canna are potted so that they can be removed as the landscape around them matures. It had bloomed regularly, but did not bloom this year.

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