Texas Gardening: The November, 2006 Roundup in College Station, 1 by UniQueTreasures

UniQueTreasures wrote:
I'll be sure you get those Kim. I've got the CRS Syndrone, so you'll have to remind me what you want when I get there. :-) The only thing I won't have a whole bunch of is the Pride of Barbados seeds. Connie has these and there was only one seed pod that was ready to pluck. I put the pod into my pocket this afternoon. A little while later, I remembered it and went looking for an envelope to put it in. The seeds had already come loose into my pocket. There were 6-7 seeds. I put them in a packet. I'll look for more tomorrow when I go get the pods for the purple devil's trumpets.

I could probably get a few cuttings of Connie's Dragon's Blood also. I don't think she will mind.

I'd love to have, if you have any left:

orange cosmos seedlings
passion vine - Incense. I already have the other 2.
thunbergia grandiflora - I've never seen this.... that I know of
pink perennial hibiscus (dinnerplate variety, large pink flowers with red eye)
1 cardomom ginger


As for the stapeliad, if that's what it is.... this is a photo I took of it earlier this year. We call this the toenail plant because it looks like dog toenails. :-)

This plant was found at one of the dealerships that Connie tints windows. It was in a bucket of water. Within just a short time of Connie bringing it home and planting it, it bloomed. The bloom was gorgeous. Spotted deep eggplant colored dots on cream background. The bloom only lasted a day or so. I didn't smell it, but Connie said it stuck like nobody's business. The bloom is a white balloon until it opens. Very pretty and papery looking. The plant has prospered and when we were looking around for plants today, it has doubled or even tripled in the amount of "leaves". We cut some off and put them in a pot for me to bring. We sure have a habit of rescuing plants. :-)

Janet