Today, I decided to divide my Bromeliad pot that contained 4 types of Bromeliads and a mystery plant that has grown about 4 feet tall. One of the yellow Bromeliads (Aechemea recurvata v. recurvata) died, but the other three are pretty healthy.
Click more to see the repotted Bromeliads
This morning, I went to the Berkeley Rose Garden to meet up with some members of the East Bay Modern Quilting Guild to take photos of some quilts. It was my first time at the Berkeley Rose Garden and they had tons of roses. I saw Cyn, Lauren with her two kids and Margaret. I didn’t have any of my own quilts but took some photos of theirs.
Afterwards, I stuck around and shot some photos of the Roses and other plants around the garden. It was a beautiful warm day… but I kept dropping my camera lenses! Argh!
I then passed by Westbrae Nursery and picked up two Coleus: Coleus ‘Mozaik Thin Mint’ 
and Coleus ‘Mozaik Lava Red’ . I also saw a pretty double Spidery Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum maximum ‘Aglaya’) .
Before going back home, I also passed by Complete Garden Supply and purchased more cheap basic black pots (1, 2 and 3 galloon sizes) and some 10×10 trays.
Agrostemma githago ‘Milas’ in Bloom.
I got a couple new succulents today.
Carpobrotus chilensis, Sea Fig/Ice Plant
Me and my Mom went to a Filipino festival at the Vallejo waterfront. I noticed that there were Ice Plant branches near the Vallejo waterfront (parked cars ran over them), so I tore some of the healthy tips and will try to grow them.
Opuntia subulata cristata (Crested Eve’s Needle)
Later, we went to Lowe’s and I found a small 2 inch crested form of Opuntia subulata, which I bought.
Cotyledon sinus-alexandri
Tagging along the Opuntia subulata cristata, were some broken Cotyledon sinus-alexandri leaves, which I will try to root.
Our Purple Potatoes has really taken off in the back yard and started blocking the path it was next to. I brought them to the front yard near our fence where they will also get more light. They kind of act as a plant filler and I bet most people would not even think they were Potato plants.
Young Coleus (Unknown 2011-01) purchased at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery. Most of the plant rotted 
for some reason, but there is still a little bit left that survived.
My Peach ‘Stark Saturn’ graft (from 2008) is finally bearing fruits. Below is one of the two fruits.
The Peach ‘Elberta’ that the Peach ‘Stark Saturn’ is graft to is not fruiting that much this year, but we still have a few fruits. These two are young Peach ‘Elberta’ fruits.
Our Apricot tree, on the other hand, has tons of fruits this year.
I stopped by our local nursery, Mid City Nursery to see what Coleus they had in stock. As I was walking by, I could smell something fruity and looked around to see what it was. It was a Banana Shrub (Michelia figo). It smelled really good and as I moved close to the plant to smell it more, an employee came over to me and commented how good it smelled.
I then remembered the Strawberry Tree that I saw in the Vallejo Garden Tour and asked her if they sold it. She was really nice and showed me the ones they had. One was in the shrub section, another was in the young fruit tree and another was in the taller landscape tree. She told me it was related to the Manzanita which explained the red bark. She even showed me one that they had in the demonstration garden that was really big. I asked if she ever tasted it and she said that it didn’t really taste good; it’s kind mealy.
I then look for the Coleus and bought two more:
– Coleus ‘Black Dragon’
– Coleus ‘Kong Mosaic’
I also purchased this light yellow Daisy-type flower. When I got home I realized it didn’t have a tag, so I don’t know what it is. The brand is Blooms of Glen Ellen and the bar code reads 7-81282-00002-4. I sent an email to Mid City Nursery asking if they can tell me what it is, but I haven’t gotten a response. [Update] It is a Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens). [Update 2] I went back to the nursery and found the tag. It’s Argyranthemum frutescens ‘Madeira Crested Primrose’ .
