Comments on: 10 Best Plants for Xeriscaping

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:19:34 +0000

Hi Ann, Ray, thanks for pointing out the errors. We’ll look into a correction.

Ann, as for the names – I’m sorry the post disappointed you so much. The intent was certainly not to make any statement about intelligence.

By: ann

ann — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:12:54 +0000

The flowers in the photograph are iceland poppies (papaver nudicale.) What do they mean by “purple sage” anyway? Can we be a little more specific here…are we so dumbed-down that we can’t handle latin names anymore?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:45:10 +0000

hmmm, look like california or icelandic poppies. Oriental poppies usually have darker centres in the flower.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:51:27 +0000

Also I notice the irony of being picky and making a stupid (possibly several) typo(s)

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:49:02 +0000

Sorry to be picky (I hate being “that guy”) but:
Tillandsia don’t need much liquid water but, for the most part they do require very high humidity and are not be xeric.

While the plant labeled red bird of paradise, is in fact called that, it is a common name used by at least two other non-related plant species. It is usually sold as pride of Barbados.

The poppies shown are not California poppies but are oriental poppies, which are a different species.

Again, I know I am being annoying but yeah….. sorry.