Foliage Follow Up/Wednesday Vignette - Some Like it Hot!

Much of the foliage in my garden looks a bit weary of the heat and dry weather but some are looking positively radiant.

Cacti and succulents love the heat.  Notice the Yucca recurvifolia 'Margaritaville' on the left.  It's one of four that were a gift from Hoover Boo at Piece of Eden several years ago.  They've grown nicely and need to find a place in the ground this fall.


I'm relatively new to this group of plants and have only this year learned that they do enjoy water during the growing season and even a bit of dilute fertilizer.  While they survived for the past few years, some have shown their appreciation of better treatment by putting on new growth.



This collection has grown to the point that many don't get to spend the summer outside in the danger gardenette.
 In three of the purple plastic pots are the spawn of Moby, the late Agave ovatifolia from the garden of Pam Penick.  Pam is the host of Foliage Follow-Up which occurs on the day after Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and reminds us of the important role foliage plays in our gardens every day of the year. Click here to join the fun.








 Cylindropuntia (Cholla) found by the side of the road beneath a free sign four years ago.  Someone had removed a huge plant and there were large chunks of it scattered all over the place.

The danger gardenette. It'll be interesting this fall to see how all of this will fit back in the greenhouse won't it?  Stay tuned to see if it can be done.

Meanwhile, the Cascade Cactus and Succulent Society's "Odd Plant Show and Sale" will take place on September 9 and 10 at Sky Nursery in Seattle.  Since the migration won't take place until October, there'll probably be a few more plants to wrangle after that event.