Susan Harris
Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser.

Seen at the National Arboretum in November

November 18, 2008 · 3 comments

Drama doesn’t have to stop by Thanksgiving if you know how to pack a pot as gorgeous as this one.  It stopped me in my tracks the other day, rushing to hear teacher/writer Rick Darke speak at the National Arboretum.

But because I don’t know what plants these are and discerning readers want plant names, damn it, I’ll shoot this link to someone at the Arb for a quick plant ID.

UPDATE:  National Arb horticulturist Scott Aker writes to tell me these plants are "Furcraea foetida ‘Mediopicta’ and Kalanchoe thyrsifolia, I believe."

Notice the fudge factor there, the "I believe"?

{ 3 comments }

1 Jean November 19, 2008 at 9:46 am

I can certainly see why that stopped you in your tracks. Thanks for posting this since I just learned about a new plant that I probably need to own (the Furcraea). :-)

2 Gail November 19, 2008 at 10:23 am

It is a fab container….

3 Shirley Bovshow "Edenmaker" November 21, 2008 at 11:37 am

Make that two people who “believe” those are the names of the plants in the photo!
shirley

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