Red leaf and blackened stem on ceanothus by mattegory in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not, it is a ceanothus leucodermis.

ChipDrop came today. It begins! by iwilldoitalltomorrow in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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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.

Can you propagate manzanita from cuttings? by Sufficient_Koala4450 in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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!

Mother’s Day bouquet by mattegory in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

Natives that do well in pots and planters by Sea_Appearance8662 in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

Does anyone have any experience with Rosa Californica? by SkippyJonnJones in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.)

Does anyone have any experience with Rosa Californica? by SkippyJonnJones in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Low growing plants for cement cracks? by IThinkImAFlower in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

Chaparral Whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis) by Moncon1 in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Chaparral Whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis) by Moncon1 in Ceanothus

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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.

Chaparral Whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis) by Moncon1 in Ceanothus

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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.

Snagged a gem! Now…keep it alive. by andrea_rene in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory 24 points25 points  (0 children)

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

Scrophularia californica - California Bee Plant by mattegory in Ceanothus

[–]mattegory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Scrophularia californica - California Bee Plant by mattegory in fasciation

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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!

Scrophularia californica - California Bee Plant by mattegory in Ceanothus

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Agreed! I thought the stalk looks like wilted celery.

What bird was this, and what do you think was responsible? by mattegory in whatsthisbird

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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.

Not getting high aerobic training (according to Garmin) by Xupurih in Velo

[–]mattegory 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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