Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I am so unhappy!, 0 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Oh Doris, SNOW! My snow days are long over. I grew up n NJ. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. LOL

Well we are 63 here but sunny. The weatherman had predicted 2 days of a storm, instead we got some rain for a few hours and then a cloudy cold day. So Doris there is hope your forecast is wrong!!

I need to start nudging Tom to put up my hoophouse again. If I start now he will do it by the last weekend in October.

THANKS Clare! Your photos are not so bad either! LOL. Your plumie photos make me want everyone.

Fly girl, Clare is right the purple tree is Tibouchina urvilleana. I have 3 trees across my front just in front of my fence so it is a great backdrop to my courtyard. They are in flower up until Christmas some years. For the last 2 years we have pruned them way too hard in spring so they didn't start blooming heavily much to my chagrin, till late summer.

I am so hot to get another variety I found last week that had lots of red in the leaves and stems and a lighter but more interesting bloom. It is proving hard to find though I have a promnise of cuttings.