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Autumn and winter scenes
| Echinocactus texensis |
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| Hardy horse crippler in snow feb. 2004 |
The horse crippler came from intermountain cactus in Utah
| Sabal minor Hatteras strain |
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| In snow jan. 2005. Lab tested leaf hardy to -6°F |
This sabal minor's leaves are now 5' tall. The Juniper behind it is J. rigida, hardy to zone 5a.
| Upper west bed Dec. 2003 |
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| The largest Agave, Dasylirion, Cycas, and Caesalpinia alive.Other agaves and Trichocereus are dead |
The large Agave in the foreground is scabra. the Dasylirion is wheeleri. It was planted tipped ~20° to the south to allow
water to drain from the crown. The Cycas is panzihuensis from Dutch Vandervort in Ventura, CA. It goes deciduous at ~ 15°F,
but the exposed caudex is hardy and it leafs up again in May.
| Umbellularia californica on a cold day feb. 2004 |
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| California laurel is hardier than Laurus nobilis but just as useful for stew |
The plant is near Illiciums and rare Berberis. The Berberis hookeri to the left has since died. The Elaeocarpus decipiens was
dead by new years day.