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New growth of Callistemon pallidus. |
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This Callistemon was supposed to be C. salignus - and it may be, but so far it has remained very dwarf. I ordered a seed packet of C. salignus and got three distinctly different kinds of plants out of it. |
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Callistemon sieberi is one of the very hardiest Callistemons, and has cream flowers and small prickly leaves. |
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Callistemon 'violaceous' is not considered to be a real species. However, I have three plants in my garden that are all supposed to be C. violaceous, and they are all very distinct from each other. This is the first one that bloomed and it was very showy. They are not hardy enough to make it through severe winters without freezing to the ground. |
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New growth of Callistemon viridiflorus. |
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Callistemon 'Woodlander's Hardy'. This plant looks to me like C. subulatus. With due respect to Woodlander's, I am not sure where they get off putting their name on something they did not specifically develop, just because they do not have the resources at hand to positively idenfity it. |
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This is probably Chamaedorea radicalis X C. microspadix. Both species are hardy here. The seed came from a plant of C. radicalis, but the plants form suckers (uncharacteristic of C. radicalis), and have wider leaflets than C. radicalis. |
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Chusquea valdiviensis. This scandescent bamboo is capable of climbing up to 80' as long as it has support (here it has been planted under trees). The outer branches arch up and hang way down - it is a most exotic looking plant. |
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Clerodendrum bungei flowering in October. This was the first time it flowered in 2001; in 2002, it flowered much earlier in the season. |
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Colquhonia coccinea var. mollis, a plant that can hopefully substitute for the red-flowered Salvia sp. in areas too cold for them to grow. Maybe not though, since it didn't get large enough to bloom in 2002. |
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Leaf of Cordyline indivisa. C. indivisa should never be confused with C. australis, because the leaf of C. indivisa is much broader and has a very prominent orange midrib. The main crown of this plant froze in a very hard, early frost on October 31, 2002. However it has a smaller side crown that is still in tact. |
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Cotelydon orbiculata var. oblonga is cold-hardy to zone 7 but would probably deteriorate if left out in our winter rains if left out for the winter. |
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Crinum X powellii has done very well in my garden, blooming in August in dry partial shade with no special care. |
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Cyathea cooperi is not hardy here and must either be kept in a pot or protected heavily during cold weather. Photo by Sam Castro. |
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Cyathea cooperi can be distinguished by the true C. australis by the presence of white scales on the croziers (along with the brown hairs), as shown here. |
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The deciduous Cyathea dregei from South Africa may be the hardiest tree fern. |
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