Above the clouds, Del Mar

Above the clouds, Del Mar
© Robert Sommers 2026 Above the clouds, Del Mar ƒ22

Monday, July 13, 2026

Dasylirion Longissimum

Leslie and I stopped by Mick and RoxAnn's beautiful home this afternoon for drinks, snacks and music. 

I couldn't help but notice this incredible flower from their deck, about fourteen foot tall at minimum.

What in the heck produced a bloom of such a lustrous amaranth color?

I don't think I have ever seen one quite like it before.

We walked down the slope.

It was a marvelous dasylirion longissimum but with the most lovely and unusually richly colored flower spike I have ever seen.

They can be quite muted.

I have one decent specimen of this plant, and five or six small ones, several more of the broader leafed wheeleri variety.

What a wonderful bloom. 

The contrast with the stark white stalk only adds to the allure.

RoxAnn has quite the green thumb!

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