Skip to main content
Excellent Xeric Plant Combination
Pink Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris), and violet-tinged Opuntia gosseliniana var santa-rita. The grass, while not in bloom year round, at this time of year makes a thrilling pairing with the Opuntia (which goes by various names; I picked one).
The Opuntia also looks quite fine with a blooming Leucophyllum fruitescens.
Photographed and enjoyed at the Phoenix Botanic Garden.
Definitely one for the plant combination file though massing plants on that scale isn't going to happen. I have all those plants already and some rearranging would make an interesting experiment.
ReplyDeleteAll three together would make for a stunning vignette. I know you could pull it off. :)
DeleteI do love that Opuntia - I just could never figure where to put it to ensure it did no harm to me or anyone else.
ReplyDeleteIt is rather scary, but oh, that violet color...
DeleteI immediately thought Desert Botanical Garden because the display there is so striking. Can't wait for more photos from there.
ReplyDeleteMore on the way!
DeleteBeautiful combination of plant shapes - those paddles are so sculptural against the feathery background.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, those are thrilling color and texture combinations. I'll love to see what Shirley does with her plants.
ReplyDeleteI passed up an Opuntia gosseliniana at the UC Riverside Botanic Gardens Fall Plant Sale today [kicks self]. I do have a Opuntia, um, Homedepotii that was labeled Santa Rita, though, and it purples up nicely, so I shouldn't whine.
Eagerly awaiting more Arizona photos!
Beautiful! Very striking indeed, and your photography skills make it even more magical.
ReplyDeleteThe Opuntia looks as though it's under the wonderful sky of an Arabian twilight...
ReplyDelete