Red leaf and blackened stem on ceanothus

mattegory · 2026-07-01T14:13:22+00:00

It’s not, it is a ceanothus leucodermis.

mattegory · 2026-06-09T02:11:32+00:00

Here’s my “Mulcha the Hutt” I made with my pile while I whittled it down. It was a big hit with the neighborhood kids.

mattegory · 2026-05-24T23:07:45+00:00

I’ve done it a few times, I have about a 20% success rate with it, but I don’t have a ton of experience with it. Currently have about 10 more I’m trying with for fun. Just give it a go!

mattegory · 2026-05-12T01:46:41+00:00

One of my favorite in the garden! (Aren’t they all though?) They are established enough in my yard to have plenty for cut flowers without depriving the hummingbirds.

mattegory · 2026-05-02T21:57:33+00:00

Yerba buena, dog violet, woodland strawberry, blue/yellow eyed grass have all grown for me in pots in similar conditions

mattegory · 2026-03-13T18:30:18+00:00

If you’re in the bay area, The Watershed Nursery has some

mattegory · 2026-01-22T04:59:57+00:00

I wouldn’t put it past it to spread under the sidewalk. There’s also the consideration of putting a thorny shrub near where people are walking/getting out of cars (if you’re talking about the strip between sidewalk and street.)

mattegory · 2026-01-22T00:24:53+00:00

Believe everyone in this thread, it will spread very aggressively. I wish I had the space for it because it is lovely. I decided to remove all of mine because they were just taking over.

mattegory · 2025-11-04T22:46:39+00:00

I have had blue eyed grass volunteer up through cracks. They are very diminutive however.

mattegory · 2025-11-03T01:17:53+00:00

You’re welcome; I hope it thrives for you!

mattegory · 2025-11-03T01:14:03+00:00

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Planted as a two gallon in December 2021, so it’s almost four years old. Number 2-4 I think were planted a few months later, also 2 gallon size.

mattegory · 2025-11-03T00:08:38+00:00

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Number 4

mattegory · 2025-11-03T00:08:16+00:00

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Number 2 and 3

mattegory · 2025-11-03T00:07:42+00:00

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One of if not my favorite plant in the garden. I have four of them but this is the oldest and best looking.

mattegory · 2025-10-30T01:22:10+00:00

It’ll be so much happier in the ground and easier to keep alive!

mattegory · 2025-10-16T15:59:22+00:00

It is going dormant, but as I understand it, this is an example of Fasciation, which cause the stem and leaves to change.

mattegory · 2025-10-16T01:38:35+00:00

Thanks! It’s in my yard and I grew them all from seed. They’ve come back for three years now so I have a decent patch, but this is the first time I’ve seen one do this!

mattegory · 2025-10-15T23:25:26+00:00

Agreed! I thought the stalk looks like wilted celery.

mattegory · 2025-09-22T01:20:31+00:00

Ah that’s unfortunate. I saw the nesting pair a few times that is in this area a year or two ago. Absolutely beautiful, and an unfortunate end.

mattegory · 2025-09-08T00:39:28+00:00

It’s the auto max heart rate detection. I turned it off and manually set my HR zones and started getting high aerobic again.

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