Tropicals & Tender Perennials: October blooms, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Gorgeous blooms!

H. australis is one of my favorites and I look forward to seeing mine bloom again. The past two years it has bloomed in mid October. I decided to go outside and check and my little H. australis plant that I received in a trade a few years ago as H. australis keysii (but it's not) has peduncles. This plant has been a very slow grower for me, grew a peduncle year before last and aborted it. I've yet to see blooms on this plant.

And the australis that I bought from the Exotic Angel website has grown leaps and bounds this summer ... just checked and there are peduncles on it too!

I always love when australis bloom ... the fragrance is heavenly!