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Re: mystery plants

Hi Christine -

The first looks to be Cordyline stricta, an Australian species. I grow this myself and it is also flowering currently (though my clone has darker violet flowers). The foliage on both of ours is green and narrow-leafed. This bushy, upright plant used to be planted widely in California in the 1950s (around especially around mid-century modern Eichler houses), but is often replaced now with wider and colored leaf varieties. I still like the grace of this green form.

The second looks like Haemanthus albiflos, a South African bulb, usually grow as a pot plant so the bloom can be appreciated at close range and the plant moved aside during its summer dormancy.

SeÃn O.
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On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 7:15 PM, Christine Caliandro <c*@sonic.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I hope you can help me identify two mystery plants. The first set is at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens in Santa Rosa. Nobody can remember who planted it nor what it is.

The second set is a plant I was given without identification. It survived the severe frost we had in December of 2013.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Christine Caliandro, Santa Rosa, CA



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not very sharp close-up of flowers new flower stalk 5/31/14




flower in late fall



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