L.A. County Arboretum & Botanic Garden Plant Info

I'm Frank McDonough, Botanical Information Consultant here at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. My job is to answer your questions about plants and just about everything related to them.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

15 South Africans for Your Garden


  1. Aloe “Little Red Riding Hood”
    1. Description on San Marcos Growers site. 
  2. Aloe arborescens hybrids
    1. San Marcos Growers A. arborescens hybrid 'Lutea'
  3. Aloe striata and hybrids
    1. Great page on succulent-plant.com on aloes including striata. 
  4. Aloe ciliaris
    1. List of fire resistant plants including A. ciliaris. 
    2. San Marcos growers page on 'Firewall' A. ciliaris
  5. Cotylendon orbiculata var. oblongata
    1. San Marcos Grower's page on Cotylendon orbiculata var. oblongata
  6. Kniphofia
    1. Kniphofia 'Mango Popsicle'
    2. Terra Nova Nurseries (list of several varieties)
    3. 'Wilhelm's Lance' very large Kniphofia enjoyed by Arboretum hummingbirds. 
  7. Osteospermum varities
  8. Felicia varieties
  9. Pelargonium
    1. Dominus Plantarum facebook page. 
  10. Restios (Rhodocoma, Chonrdorpetulum)
  11. Bulbine
    1. Bulbine frutescens 'Tiny Tangerine'
  12. Arctotis
    1. Proven Winner's 'Ravers' series of Arctotis hybrids. 
    2. 'Plant Lust' search engine results for Arctotis. 
  13. Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
    1. Missouri Botanic Garden page on C. plumbaginoides. 
  14. Portulacaria ‘Dwarf Form'
    1. Portulacaria 'Dwarf Form' grown as bonsai. 
  15. South African Bulbs
    1. Telos Rare Bulbs (located in California but mail-order only)
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