Friday, September 9, 2022

September 2022 Plant Information Class Links

 

Pleurotis ostreatus 

Mushrooms

(1) Easiest Way To Grow Oyster Mushrooms At Home | GroCycle - YouTube

Sterilizing used coffee grounds with hydrogen peroxide - YouTube

(1) Grow Mushrooms at Home In A 5 Gallon Bucket (Easy - No Sterilization!) - YouTube

Organic Black King Mushroom Grain Spawn – North Spore

Cultivating Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms | PARAGRAPHIC - YouTube

Guide to Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) in Hydroponics | Trees.com

Fruit Trees etc.

List of self pollinating dragon fruit varieties | Seeds Del Mundo

Dragon Fruit La Verne - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch

Dragon Fruit - Page 1 - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch

Dragon Fruit Shayna - Cal Poly Pomona Nursery at the Farm Store at Kellogg Ranch

Passenger Information

Frequently Asked Questions - One Day Per Week Watering Schedule 2022 | Pasadena Water and Power

Pasadena watering restrictions are now in effect; here’s what you should know – Pasadena Star News

Ground Breaker

12 Fruits

Glycosmis

Glycosmis pentaphylla, Limonia pentaphylla, Ash sheora, Orangeberry, Rum Berry, Gin Berry

Glycosmis pentaphylla - Orange Berry - Seeds

Plant Information Database

Pineapple – California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.

Capulin

Kei Apple Tree (dovyalis caffra) – Urban Tropicals

Kei Apple - Indigenous South African Fruit

Surinam Cherry, Pitanga - Eugenia uniflora

Eugenia uniflora var. Black Star Seeds | Seeds Del Mundo

Jaboticaba — California Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery

Jaboticaba – California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.

Jaboticaba

 

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Water Conservation Links for July Plant Information Class

 

Cistern in Garden for All Seasons

Coming Arboretum Attractions for July

Water Saving Links

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Syzigium sp. blooming on the road up Tallac Knoll. 

Cut Flower Links

Videos


Cut Flower Seeds and Starts

Store Locator - West Coast Seeds
Seeds for Cut Flowers and Bouquets | Johnny's Selected Seeds
Cut Flower Collection – Hudson Valley Seed Company
Sunflower, Sunray Yellow Hybrid - Burpee
Zinnia Seeds - 122 Zinnias - Huge Selection of Annual Flower Seeds
Page 2 | Zinnia Seeds - Over 100 Colorful Varieties | Redemption Seeds (Page 2)
Poppy
Syngenta-Cut-Flowers-Brochure-2022.pdf
Sakata-Cut-Flowers-Catalog-2022.pdf
Takii-Helianthus-Handout-2020.pdf
Cut Flower Catalog 2020-2022 - American Takii

California Natives for Flower Bouquets by Season — California Native Plant Society-San Diego Chapter
Holland Bulb Farms

June Bloom


Container Needs for Cut Flowers Mentioned During Class


Helianthus californicus: at least a 7 gallon container. 
Romneya coulteri: at least a 15 gallon container, however if you want to grow Matilija poppies in smaller containers (5-7 gallons) plant Romneya trichocalyx, coulteri's much smaller sibling. 
Tagetes sp. Perennial marigolds should be grown in at least a 7 gallon pot. 
Agapanthus sp. Should be 7 gallon or less. 
Eucalyptus kruseana Should be grown in at least a 15 gallon pot. 
All the others mentioned in the talk can be grown in 8" to 7 gallon pots, however I would suggest using as large a size as possible to decrease stress on the plants. 

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Links for Plant Info Groundcover Class

 

Groundcovers

California Native Groundcovers:

California Native Ground Covers

Groundcover descriptions on Las Pilitas page: Search www.laspilitas.com

Replacing a front lawn with native plants.

California Native Sod™ - Delta Bluegrass Company

Instead of lippia, try these lawn substitutes - Los Angeles Times

Lawns - Google Photos

California native grasses for your landscape project | Pacific Nurseries

(84) California native grass in San Diego - YouTube

(84) Native bentgrass - YouTube

(84) California Native No Mow Lawn - YouTube

(84) Top 3 California Native Plants For Groundcover - YouTube

(84) California Native No Mow Lawn - YouTube

(84) California Native Plants for the Garden, Carol Bornstein & Bart O'Brien Cal Hort Feb 2021 - YouTube

(84) Virtual Native Plant Garden Tour: Low Maintenance Lawn Conversion - YouTube

(84) Ann Elliott - YouTube

Incredible Edibles, a native plant class

Twenty easy native plants for Los Angeles.

Native and non-native: ucanr.org/sites/MarinMG/files/47807.pdf

 

Kurapia:

Kurapia® - Delta Bluegrass Company

Kurapia: A New Low-Water Groundcover — California Center for Urban Horticulture

Kurapia Plugs | Utility Groundcover

 

Others:

How to Fertilize Lantana | Monrovia

Teenie Genie® Compact Lantana - Monrovia - Teenie Genie® Compact Lantana

Lavender Swirl® Trailing Lantana - Monrovia - Lavender Swirl® Trailing Lantana

Patriot™ Rainbow Compact Lantana - Monrovia - Patriot™ Rainbow Compact Lantana

Bandana® Rose Improved Lantana - Monrovia - Bandana® Rose Improved Lantana

Sedums, a low-water grass alternative that can cover lots of ground - LA Times

San Marcos Growers > Products > Plants > Browse by Category > Groundcover

7 Low-Maintenance Lawn Alternatives

 

 

 

 

Friday, November 19, 2021

Mid-November Fall Color, 2021

Ginkgo biloba getting ready..
...to turn a brilliant yellow. 
One of the entrances to the Garden of Quite Reflection. 
Pecan tree putting on brilliant color in the Chinese North American Collection. 
The area behind the Chinese North American Collection
Japanese maple and European horse chestnut in the Meadowbrook
Chinese tulip tree in color in the Meadowbrook. 
Paperwhites blooming in front of Red maples and European horse chestnuts. 
Tulip tree in full color, northeast part of the Meadowbrook section. 
Turkey tails for Turkey day. 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

October 20th, 2021

 

Rhus aromatica turning color near Meyberg falls.

Nyssa sylvatica in the Meadowbrook section.

Freeman's maple "Autumn Blaze" located in the LA Arboretum Crescent Garden.

Clerodendrum philippinum, its leaves smell like peanut butter. Located on the northwest shore of Baldwin Lake. 

Freeman's maple "Autumn blaze" ramping up on the north side of the Event Lawn.

Chinese pistache "Sarah's Radiance" located on Bauer lawn. 

Puya berteroniana with Cieba speciosa in the background. Located in the cactus and succulent garden.  

Puya berteroniana in the cactus and succulent garden. 

Thursday, October 14, 2021

Links for Invasive Plants, Insects and other Organisms

 

Invasive Plants Resources


Species Search Information on many of earth's species.
Consortium of California Herbaria: Search Page Herbaria are repositories of pressed and dried plant specimens. Over the last 20 years many are now available digitaly. 
EDDMapS Shows where invasive plant infestations are. 
Tropicos - Home Missouri Botanic Gardens species information page
Euro+Med PlantBase home
FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora
BONAP’s Query Page Shows flora locations by taxa
Bonap Home
Home — The Plant List For verification of scientific names. 
Global Compendium of Weeds
National Plant Board – State Regulated Noxious Weeds
PCA Alien Plant Working Group: Fact Sheets
Federal Noxious Weed List Aphis.USDA
Invasive and Exotic Plants
Invasive Species Compendium
Index to lists of risk assessments Pacific Island Assesments
European Invasive Plant Risk Assesments-DAISIE - Home
Global Invasive Species Database
Invasive Species South Africa - Protecting Biodiversity from Invasion - Plants A - Z
Pest risk assessments Queensland
Environmental Weeds of Australia Biosecurity Edition Search
Victoria Australia - Invasive Plants
Malezas De Mexico
CDFA Pest Rating Proposals Shows California Department of Agriculture's pest ratings for each species. 
Floridata Master Plant List Database of horticultural plants. 
KNOW YOUR PLANTS-Poisonous and Non-Toxic Plants California Poison Control's poisonous plant list. 
UCDavis Safe and Poisonous Plants List
FDA Poisonous Plant Database
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System - Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF)
Plants Poisonous to Livestock Cornell U
Sources Used Frequently in PRE Evaluations 
GreenInfo Network | Information and Mapping in the Public Interest
Plants A to Z – California Invasive Plant Council
Plant Details - FLIP Soda Apple description
Solanum viarum Dunal, Tropical soda-apple (Tropical Africa) - Pl@ntNet identify
Texas Invasives More on the Soda Apple
Native, Invasive, and Other Plant-Related Definitions | NRCS Connecticut

Invasives

Ash Whitefly | Center for Invasive Species Research
Archive - California Agriculture
Giant Whitefly | Center for Invasive Species Research
Quagga & Zebra Mussels | Center for Invasive Species Research
Didymo (or Rock Snot) | Center for Invasive Species Research
New olive disease in Italy concerns California researchers - Green Blog - ANR Blogs
Goldspotted Oak Borer | Applied Biological Control Research
346199.pdf
The Cal-IPC Inventory – California Invasive Plant Council
Invasive Species | US Forest Service
ANS Task Force

Selected Invasives

Acacia cyclops Risk – California Invasive Plant Council
Ageratina adenophora Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Ambrosia trifida Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Araujia sericifera Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Arctotheca prostrata Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Arundo donax Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Asphodelus fistulosus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Brassica nigra Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Buddleja davidii Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Carpobrotus chilensis Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Chasmanthe floribunda Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Cestrum parqui Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Colocasia esculenta Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Cortaderia selloana Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Cynara cardunculus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Cynodon dactylon Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Datura inoxia Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Delairea odorata Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Dipsacus fullonum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Echium candicans Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Eucalyptus globulus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Fallopia japonica Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Ficus carica Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Genista linifolia Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Grevillea robusta Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Gypsophila paniculata Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Hedera canariensis Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Helianthus tuberosus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Heracleum mantegazzianum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Hordeum marinum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Hypericum canariense Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Kniphofia uvaria Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Lantana camara Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Ligustrum lucidum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Lythrum salicaria Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Myoporum laetum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Nothoscordum gracile Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Oxalis pes-caprae Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Passiflora tarminiana Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Pennisetum setaceum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Pittosporum undulatum Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Phytolacca americana Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Pyracantha coccinea Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Rhamnus alaternus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Ricinus communis Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Schinus molle Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Solanum aviculare Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Verbascum thapsus Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Vinca major Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Washingtonia robusta Profile – California Invasive Plant Council
Zantedeschia aethiopica Profile – California Invasive Plant Council




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