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February 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 A D G J M Arctostaphylos ‘Ruth Bancroft’ Hybrid with California parentage Euphorbia rigida Puya sp. (Chinchero, Peru) Shrub to 7 ft. high Native to Mediterranean Anigozanthos ‘Amber Velvet’ Full sun basin Native to the Peruvian Agave dasylirioides Kangaroo paw Hardy to the teens F Perennial to 15 in. tall highlands Hybrid with Western Native to Mexico Full sun Clumping; stemless rosettes to 1½ ft. θ Australian parentage Single stemless rosette to H Hardy to below 20° F Clumping perennial to 2 ft. 3 ft. θ Full sun tall; flower stalks are taller Full sun to partial shade K Hardy to upper 20’s F Full sun Hardy to 25° F Hardy to 25°F N E B Senna artemisioides Native to Australia Shrub, to 6 ft. high Full sun Hardy to 15°F Correa reflexa I Aloe microstigma Coreopsis gigantea Aloe ‘Creamsicle’ Native to S. & SE Australia Native to South Africa Native to California Shrub to 4 ft. tall Hybrid wth S. African Single stemless or short- Single-trunked or branching, Full sun to part shade parentage stemmed rosette to 1½ ft. to 5 ft. tall Hardy to 25°F Shrub to 8 ft. Full sun Full sun Full sun to partial shade Hardy to low 20’s Hardy to 25° F F Hardy to 25° O C L Aloe capitata var. Eremophila glabra ssp. Aloe africana Aloe branddraaiensis quartziticola Aloe ferox carnosa ‘Winter Blaze’ Native to South Africa Native to South Africa Native to Madagascar Native to South Africa Native to Western Australia Single-stemmed to 10 ft. tall Stemless rosettes to 2 ft. θ Single stemless rosette to Single rosette to 4 ft. θ, eventually to 12 ft. tall Shrub, to 3-4 ft. high Full sun to partial shade Full sun to partial shade 3’ θ Full sun Full sun Hardy to 27° F Hardy to 27° F Full sun Hardy to 20°F Hardy to low 20’s Hardy to mid 20’s FEBRUARY 2021 P S No Entry Restroom Facilities Markers The Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery Map (Orient yourself in the direction of each arrow) North Driveway - private road Bancroft Road 9 Ruth’s West Folly ShadeEast House Shade House Greenhouse Sta Only Aloe striata 10 10 Native to southern South 17 18 Africa 16 Aloe pluridens 6 11 Single or dividing to form a 8 clump rosettes to 2½ ft. 19 Native to South Africa 7 Full sun Clumping, with stems to 10 5 15 Hardy to mid-20’s ft. tall Pond 12 20 Full sun to partial shade 14 Q Hardy to 25° F 4 13 24 T 23 21 3 22 THIS AREA IS PRIVATE PROPERTY 2 Picnic PLEASE Area DO NOT DISTURB 1 RESIDENTS Patio Coit Family Visitor Bancroft Road & GardenGarden Garden Education EntryEntry Exit Palm Allee Deuterocohnia brevifolia Center Plaza (syn. Abromeitiella brevifolia) Retail Nursery Admissions Plant Sales S Native to Argentina & Bolivia ta Senna phyllodinea Oce Kiosk/ Only Area Mound of tiny heads to 3 ft. Cashier Retail Nursery Plant Sales tall Native to Australia Sun or part shade Shrub to 6 ft. tall Hardy to 20° F Full sun Gate Hardy to 20°F Main Entrance PARKING R U This plant or a similar variety is available for purchase in our nursery Echeveria ‘Laulindsa’ Hybrid; parents native to Aloe framesii Mexico Native to South Africa indicates diameter Stemless rosette to 1 ft. θ Stemless rosettes to 2 ft. θ Full sun to part shade Full sun Hardy to upper 20’s F Hardy to 25°F.
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