What to plant in the fall in southern California?
Cool-season herbs are easy to grow in Southern California’s mild fall and winter. Herbs are generally pest free and grow fast. For fall and winter cooking, plant anise, arugula, borage, chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, garlic chives, lavender, lemon grass, lovage, parsley, rosemary, and sorrel. Some of the winter fruits and vegetables you can plant from transplants or seeds in Southern California are arugula, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, collards, endive, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mesclun mix, mustard, onions, parsley, peas, and spinach.
What flower blooms every 25 years?
The blue agave century plant is a monocarpic species, which means it blooms only once in its lifetime. After many years of growth, usually between 10 to 25 years, a tall flower stalk shoots up from the center of the plant. This stalk can reach impressive heights, sometimes up to 30 feet. Learn more. American agave growing in the arid house put up its flowering stalk. Having lived for 80 years in the arid house before blooming, it nearly lived up to the plant’s nickname, “century plant. Recently, a seedling of this great was planted in its original place in the arid house.