Euphorbia bupleurifolia, the pineapple or pine cone euphorbia. My favorite plant.
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I'm mentioning the plant now because there has been a new development: a little side branch is appearing.
The second plant I have obsessed over before. Trifolium wormskioldii, the Springbank clover. This is how the story goes. I saw some flowerless clover growing near the shore of Big Lagoon on a canoe trip. I took a piece because the leaves had a "native" look--they didn't look like red or white clover. I put the piece in a pot waited a year and had a pot full of the stuff. Transplanted some into the garden. Last year it bloomed and it's identity was confirmed.
(Sorry the picture's so dark.) The propagation continues as we have a lot of wet clay that needs cover, and I have to say, it's my favorite plant in the garden right now. I hope to introduce this plant to our local chapter of the California Native Plant Society. It'd be good for sales. Tips I will humbly offer: put it in a sunny, moist place and cut it to the ground in winter if you want to maintain a tidier patch. C'est tout.
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That Euphorbia is wild, I'll definitely look for it. Do you grow it indoors? Drought tolerant? High light?
I've always had it indoors near whatever window has the most light. It is drought tolerant, but may lose its leaves if left too dry. I let it go somewhat dormant during the winter and give it more water in the summer.
I never knew your favorite plant... how strange for it to not have come up.
Interesting post.
See you at Arts Alive?
You betcha, Kimber.
Native clovers are hot right now. I'm sure the CNPS people will love it. Looks like great edging too--call it a native alternative to creeping thyme.
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