Here’s a fun combination in the winter garden where we interplanted a clump of the North American native Agave lophantha with a gold-leaf form of the Japanese native Selaginella tamariscina. Both the textural and color combinations are quite eyecathing. The lesson…create vignettes throughout the garden and don’t be afraid to experiment!
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If there were a prize for winter vignettes, you would win!
Please tell me why this post is called “Guardians of the Pet?”
Ahhh. Selaginella tamariscina is one of our most pettable plants, so we ringed it with agave to prevent too much tactile attention.
Thank you for giving me the answer to that word puzzle.
I am interested in plant names and tamariscina means “like Tamarix,”
so maybe that was a clue that I missed!
Lovely contrast! Was this photo taken before our recent lows in the mid teens, or after? The agaves look fantastic, either way.
lovely combo!