Lotusland comments
Jim Foster (Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:19:12 PST)

Paul Licht mentioned Lotusland in his post. I happen to be a docent
there and give tours often. One feature of Lotusland is the huge
planting of clivia lily. The bed is about 100 feet long by 25 feet
wide. In bloom it can be quite spectacular. Some years are better than
others so the argument is between good and great...

There are few other bulbs there Haemanthus being the most common. The
plant diversity is quite large with over 2500 taxa on 22 acres including
one of the world's largest collection of cycads, over 150 species of
both aloes and cacti and one of my favorites a half acre Dracaena draco
forest including a 130+ year old specimen.

For those curious here is a video tour made by a local quadracopter
driver but being there is much more impressive.

http://lotusland.org/explore-garden/…

Jim
Santa Barbara