Fisherman's Wharf, Really?
Maybe it was the tasty Lagunitas beers I drank on the ferry ride back to SF from Tiburon, but I was pretty gosh darn impressed with the flower action happening in Fisherman’s Wharf. Looks like they combined Cotula lineariloba with Carex testacea here, but I’m not 100% sure about either ID’s. Lemme know if you think I’m wrong on any of these.
Big flowery freak out
In the lower right hand corner you’ve got the most awesome Penstemon in town, Penstemon X gloxinioides ‘Midnight’. It’s seriously hot. If only photos could capture its coolness…. Here’s another picture of it at Annie’s where I first started drooling over it.
Penstemon X gloxinioides ‘Midnight’
Crazy succulent crab
The succulent encrusted crab made my day. I kind of want to bring some Aeonium cuttings down to fill in the empty spaces. They seem to be thriving.
Flowers and lots of Alchemilla mollis ‘Robusta’ I think
Salvia patens perhaps?
Lavender land
A little Cerinthe action
June 10, 2011 at 4:49 pm
it must be great living in a city with plantings like these. this would NEVER happen in the city i live in.
June 11, 2011 at 8:36 am
OMG, laughing still about your comment. Time to start some guerrilla garden projects.
June 11, 2011 at 2:24 am
Everything is looking beautiful in S.F.! I took a pic of that succulent crab and it is used in an app on I phones. Darn I forgot what it is called but it comes up every time you click the wharf! Cool! I love all the succulent and flower action down at the wharf! Great photos!
June 11, 2011 at 6:51 am
What a beautiful place ! I can not believe it, its like paradise !
June 11, 2011 at 10:35 am
Fisherman’s Wharf? I can’t believe it! Your blog un-jades me – I can see my home town with fresh, clear, open eyes once again. Thanks!
June 11, 2011 at 12:21 pm
I always check out the FW plantings when visiting. Pier 39 in particular used to grow some amazing plants from Strybing, but that moment seems to be over. Now that big area near Ghirardelli’s is picking up the slack. It would be a crime not to take horticultural advantage of your city!