Tropicals & Tender Perennials: October Flowers, 0 by

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Aw, cold, smold. My house is warm enough, so is my car. You learn to dress for the weather or bore people to death complaining - of course you can do both....lol... Its getting up to 9C (48F) today, and we have our first frost warning tonight because its going down to 1C (33.5F) tonight. Not a day to leave the back door ajar for the convenience of our cats.

Anyway, my linearis has its very first flowers! This plant is a true joy; everyone wants a cutting of it because its so unusual looking. Every time I take a cutting, two new vines shoot off from the base. So its really getting bushy - I started it from two little cuttings just over 2 years ago.

I propped up the two flowering vines in neighbouring H. ischnopus, which is why you'll see some large leaves that don't fit the flowers. Its not a fabulous shot but you can see that one umbel's flowers are just starting to open.




Christine