August Vibes
For August, the weather hasn't been too bad with warm to mild temperatures and several marine layers this week that have lasted until noon. In addition to getting some gardening chores accomplished, I took some photos - Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
Pretty sure this is Red Apple, grown as a dry-tolerant GC in zone 10 aka mesembryanthemum aka aptenia -- not an easy name to remember! Red Apple works for me. Never thought of growing it as an annual but it is obviously vigorous enough to make an impact in one year -- great idea!
ReplyDeleteYes, the former name was Mesembryanthemum criniflorum. It is perennial in warmer climates.
DeleteI know this plant by the common name of variegated red apple succulent. My mother-in-law planted it decades ago around their house in Malibu. That house (and many others) was lost in Old Topanga Fire in November 1993 but, when we went there following the fire to see if there was anything left to recover, we discovered that although the red apple was scorched on top, it was still alive and well underneath. Unfortunately, that was pretty much all that survived but it demonstrated the resilience of the plant.
ReplyDeleteOkay, another vote for "Red Apple". I had never heard that before. Thanks Kris!
ReplyDeleteMust be a SoCal thing-- "Red Apple", or "Aptenia" are the names I know, too.
ReplyDeleteLooks good in your photo! I don't see it much here anymore.