A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

The Plants of Sage's Acre

Natives, succulents, sub-tropicals, edible, and unusual plants

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What’s growing at the Acre

3010, 2020

Lemongrass Then and Now

From the "If you water it, it will grow" file comes this lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) rescued from the dry herb garden. In March I planted a small, mostly dead clump. In June it began to show life. By October it ruled its section of the tropical garden

2210, 2020

Gasteria Ellaphiae

Gasteria Ellaphiae is an interesting succulent that does quite well in light-to-medium shade as long as the soil is kept warm and dry. This plant was a thumb-sized pair of leaves and no roots last spring, but, as you can see from the photo, it now has half a dozen new leaf clusters that can be separated into new plants.

RECENT POSTS

ALL PLANT POSTS

What’s growing at the Acre

3010, 2020

Lemongrass Then and Now

From the "If you water it, it will grow" file comes this lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) rescued from the dry herb garden. In March I planted a small, mostly dead clump. In June it began to show life. By October it ruled its section of the tropical garden

2210, 2020

Gasteria Ellaphiae

Gasteria Ellaphiae is an interesting succulent that does quite well in light-to-medium shade as long as the soil is kept warm and dry. This plant was a thumb-sized pair of leaves and no roots last spring, but, as you can see from the photo, it now has half a dozen new leaf clusters that can be separated into new plants.

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