Lampranthus blandus
Plants at My Front Door
Last year I had a rather autocratic message from the UK suggesting that my love of limey, gold and chartreuse plants could lead me down the path to "brassy" tastelessness.
I bristled at this, but tried to ascertain whether this was a fair comment. My critic, perhaps had not taken into account that I live in a completely different environment from her, and that the quality of light and extremes of climate affect our reaction to colour in a different way.
In our hot, humid summers and brilliant sunshine, I find that these yellow/greens are actually cooling and rather than being strident, are very subdued and complimentary to other colours in the garden.
Well, judge for yourself. I'm showing here an arrangement of plants at my front door, which I find very pleasing, A cooling vignette in the last few days of a very hot summer.
Plants at my front door.
Durantia, Angelonia 'Purple Stripe' and purple Callibrachoa.
Coleus 'Fishnet Stockings...
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This is one of those unexpected happenings that make gardening exciting. I had no idea what Lampranthus looked like in bloom ( I just liked the foliage etc) and wasn't even sure that it would bloom in this climate.
erika and i are trying to identify a plant that looks just like the plant BESIDE your lampranthus in the same pot. mine is variegated with fuchsia mesemb-like flowers. any ideas?
let us know,
vincent and erika
Thanks, because while looking for one thing, I found another. The plant you mention is Aptenia cordifolia 'Variagata'.
The plant I was able to identify while I was looking for this is Opuntia microdasys 'Monstrosus' ( bought at a corner store with no label).