Aloe and Bougainvillea
We were wondering around our Outer Sunset neighborhood earlier this week down some blocks we really don’t travel down. It’s always fun to come across some front gardens we haven’t seen before like this huge Aloe arborescens with the Bougainvillea as a back drop. The Aloe is huge..I would estimate about 8 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Man…how long has this guy been growing? Cactus Blog has one showing the flower spikes.
Jade (Crassula ovata)
Cool little eclectic garden complete with Jade Plant and a repurposed birdcage.
some sort of Aloe nobilis?
Pretty sure these are Aloe nobilis, aka Gold Tooth Aloe. Can anybody confirm?
Succulent Garden
This one looks like it has all the work horse we come to love in our hood.
Araucaria heterophylla
This Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is one of my top fave 5 trees. This guy isn’t as big as my favorite one in Golden Gate Park…but just as cool.
We are back to Treasure Island for day two of the music festival. We will be at Workshop again helping with DIY Terrariums. We saw our blogger friend, Jennifer, yesterday…great to see you. Hey, swing by if you are around.
– Far Out Flora
October 17, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Those are beautiful! I love succulents!
October 18, 2010 at 6:47 am
8ft. x 12ft. is about as big as the Aloe arborescens can get. Or should I say it’s bigger than I would have thought it could get. I’ve seen it 8ft. tall, and I’ve seen it sprawl too, but never both at the same time. It’s going to get a lot of bloom spikes this winter.
This is what our A. nobilises look like: http://www.cactusjungle.com/images/aloe_nobilis.jpg
October 19, 2010 at 6:45 am
Yeah, that A. nobilise looks like the suspect. This one faces south and I doubt ever gets water out front…it was just a little more red leafed but maybe from the stress and time of year I am guessing. Matti