A gift from Ursula in Chile! Bloomed 4 months from sowing
by Todd_Boland Aug 28, 2005 11:05 PM
Easy to grow groundcover in SoCal. Easily propagated from cuttings.
by RWhiz Sep 26, 2005 12:14 PM
Calandrinia grandiflora with flower-buds (pointing upwards) and seed-pods (pointing downwards). Once the seed-pod is ripe, it turns upwards again and opens.
by Ursula Dec 3, 2005 10:07 PM
Cistanthe grandiflora flower-buds ready to open.
by Ursula Dec 2, 2005 10:07 PM
Calandrinia grandiflora plant in the wild (foot of the Andes Mountains, Santiago, Chile)
by Ursula Dec 2, 2005 10:07 PM
Here it is out of bloom. Strong, agressive grower in SoCal.
by RWhiz Dec 27, 2005 9:18 PM
Agressive grower. Very drought tolerant.
by RWhiz Feb 14, 2006 10:27 PM
by RWhiz May 9, 2006 10:14 PM
by RWhiz May 23, 2006 10:52 PM
C. spectabilis in bloom. This is six months after planting a 4" pot.
by ayse Sep 25, 2006 11:18 PM
C. spectabilis flower in detail. They are very lightly scented.
by ayse Sep 25, 2006 11:12 PM
by Kell Sep 24, 2008 10:26 PM
Flower stalk is about 3 feet tall.
by Kell Sep 24, 2008 10:26 PM
Leaves are a great ice green.
by Kell Sep 24, 2008 10:26 PM
by Kell Sep 24, 2008 10:26 PM
Calandrinia spectabilis in bloom, with buds
by tbmd Nov 4, 2008 2:27 AM
Got in trade w/ a fave DGer. These are just cuttings, but still blooming! What a hard-working plant!
by vossner May 6, 2009 10:06 PM
plants starting to bloom in March, Southern California
by annlof May 14, 2010 5:20 PM
nursery plant, southern California, April
by palmbob Apr 5, 2011 9:11 PM
This spectacular Chilean perennial gets my highest recommendation as the best, super EASY, everblooming, deer proof plant for a dry garden or difficult spot.
by AnniesAnnuals Aug 15, 2011 3:25 PM
San Diego Botanic Garden
by growin Sep 15, 2011 11:27 PM
Calandrinia: yes all the fuchsia flowers are from one cutting stuck in a pot the previous fall. photo taken in august.
by diaph Sep 21, 2011 2:07 PM
Calandrinia: this shows more of the foliage.
by diaph Sep 21, 2011 2:27 PM
Calandrinia spectabilis flowering away in Cape Town
by boomboer Dec 8, 2011 4:42 AM
Mendocino.
by Kell May 22, 2012 9:40 PM
by Kell May 22, 2012 9:52 PM
Mendocino.
by Kell May 22, 2012 9:53 PM
Mendocino.
by Kell May 22, 2012 9:53 PM
At Newport Beach, California
by RosinaBloom Jul 4, 2016 6:25 AM
by Kell Apr 19, 2018 9:29 AM
QQ. Photo courtesy of Yilise Lin. Copyright of Yilise Lin of Palo Alto, California.
by Kell May 23, 2018 10:47 AM
QQ and Chyler. Photo courtesy of Yilise Lin. Copyright of Yilise Lin of Palo Alto, California.
by Kell May 23, 2018 10:47 AM
La Jolla Shores. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell May 4, 2020 3:25 PM
