Are you sick of pictures of Mendocino yet? I posted about Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden’s fuchsias a little while back, then Matti posted more pics in his Hot, Loud, Proud post, but they’ve got oh so much more. It’s most … Continue reading
Mission Santa Barbara
January 2, 2011 by Megan | 8 Comments
Mission Santa Barbara
We hit Southern California over the holiday starting in Santa Barbara. Wow, amazing how fast the use of succulents changes…can I say Agave attenuata galore. After getting a tip, we swung by the Old Mission Santa Barbara.
Kalanchoe sp.
This isn’t your standard supermarket kalanchoe, but not certain of the species. The flowers are amazing. Any thoughts on the species? We did some poking around and looks like it may be Chandelier Plant (Kalanchoe tubiflora). A Succulent Life has a nice pic of the K. tubiflora.
Variegated Century Plant - Agave americana var. variegata
There’s a ton of succulents hanging out outside the building. This Agave americana var veriegata was impressive.
Santa Barbara Mission
Aloes (right is Aloe plicatilis)
Flowering aloes. Love the plicatilis on the right. How long before our Fan Aloe gets that big…hum.
Aloe sp.
Another aloe. Not familiar with these guys above and below. Maybe an Aloe ferox below. Any thought on species?
Aloe ferox?
Mission in Santa Barbara
We decided to skip the inside tour, but looked pretty cool. So many plants…so little time. Couple more stops in Santa Barbara then we head further south.
– Far Out Flora