California Gardening: Northern Cal-Annie's Annuals, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
ecrane,

If you can keep them going I will take them. You won't have much problem with the Sesbania, those things can take being in the same container for months and they handle being on the dry side sometimes. The digitalis I don't know much about, I would guess they can hang on too. I have grown purpurea to blooming size in a 4 inch before, they were kind of cute. I had my best luck by watering from the bottom, like african violets

Need something from the Florida plant industry? We have lots of orchids, even epidendrum, which grow well in most parts of CA. I have an orange/red and medium orange one in my collection. We have many things most in the US call house plants. I am collecting crotons, crinum and bromileads. I am pretty sure most broms grow over the hill from the bay. I know I grew Aechmea in SF and I know folks who had Neoregelia. Many things that I have, that are rare, are high heat year around, some not. I read that Victorians grew croton as house plants, quite the rage back them. Sunset says in zones 24-27 they can grow outside, I am in zone 26. They have some extraordinary cultivars here. Crinums would be the best for outdoors. here is crinum jagus