Variegated Bleeding Hart
Tropical Garden #43
Sure could use some of this runoff from the last rain from a few weeks ago !
Texasbigleaves, awesome plants!!!
Is AEAE bananas edible? just curious.
Sunshinesw,
I think so but mine have never lived long enough to flower.
Maybe these two,will.
I love these bananas but are hard too keep alive.
For me any way.
A few years ago i had two that were 10 - 12 ft. tall.
With in a week they both rotted in the middle and died.
These are numbers 11 and 12, hope they will live
longer than the rest. Just too expensive !
Jerry
Rj, I read your blog, thanks for doing all the research work for us. I hope that it will also keep the wasps away as well. They got me good yesterday.
False agave
Kimarj, they seem to be identical. Black Death is easier for me to remember. The bloom on it is very pretty.
The sun is schorching the leaves on my plants. I will have to put up shade cloth, It has been awfully hot here in Texas for a while now. How is your Tropical Garden coming along?
Alocasia Grandis
Sunshinesw, I would like to see you doing the Mango Dance, they do look good. I could never eat just one mango,
3 or 4 maybe.
I was doing the wasp dance yesterday, I disturbed their nests while on a 6 ft ladder. I didn't know that I could still move that fast.
noid anthurium
Texasbigleaves, thank you for sharing your garden with us, WOW, you have 2 AeAe banana plants. Good luck with those. I am jealous.
Poison Arrow vine
I am so very proud to show off my first Pagoda bloom, from the marketplace.
Texasbigleaves, you can send me a small AEAE to see if it gets bananas.
It's security for you. LOL just kidding but I'll be happy to keep some for you if you like. I just cut down about 30 plantain trees and I have about 30 more( I've been chopping babies with machete just to keep them from multiplying), I've been giving away bunch of plantains but I want something I'll enjoy eating so I got an Ice cream banana pup from my garden buddy. I have a lady finger pup coming from a trade also.
The worst problem I have is I can't dig out the roots so I can plant my Ice cream banana. My DH thinks I am crazy to cut all 30 plantains down and plant some more bananas. ; ) He is too busy to offer me help. : (
Sooooo I get it done one of these days.
Rita, be careful! I got stung last year, my foot swelled hugeeeee and discolored my foot for a long time even after swelling went down.
Great photos BTW.
RJ, you write such nice blogs.
Nice red brom I got from my garden friend.
Addenium seed pods, I've never tried to sow addenium seeds.
White Crepe Myrtle I think. I received this plant as Rangoon creeper last year on a trade. I don't know if I should train as a tree or keep it as bush.
I've seen some straggly looking trees. Any suggestions?
Here is a strange plant. Senecio....?
Rita, how is that Jerry has ae's and you don't...hmmm...LOL..
The reason why ae's are so rare is 9 times of 10, separating a pup from the parent plant kills the parent, which is why we don't see them all over the place like other nanners.
Ohhhh!!! I see.
Hey guys does anyone have any Colocasia 'Jack's Giant' that I could snag a pup from :)
is there a latin name?
I love these tacky flowers. The bigger-the better. I can't believe they are blooming in our 106 degree temp.
This is the first year for growing Colocasia esculenta ‘Elena.’ Growing in pot-full sun and in 100-106 temp. Overhead watering twice a day. Really pleased with the growing in the heat and abililty to with stand high temps.
Barbara
It's colocasia esculenta 'Jack's Giant' RJ :) I have several Colocasias and Alocasias and I was hoping to get Jack's Giant, but a problem happened so I'm looking around now :)
Planter56 are you referring to the ee I posted? I believe you may be mistaken, if you are saying it is Jack's Giant. It is lime green with a red spot in center. I purchased it from Logee's.
Barbara
Barbara, no..Planter was asking if any of had Jacks Giant. I thought may be I did..but am not sure..why would a gardener know what kind of plants they have?! LOL
I remember that name esculenta...was thinking of the upper ones in this photo
This Papaya tree is now officially the largest and oldest I've ever had. It's probably 6 years old now, almost lost in the freeze we had 3 years ago, which is why it has two tops now. When it began to recover it grew several tops, but I pinched off all but two. It's so tall now I have to get a ladder to pick off the papayas.
This is what it looked like in april 07
Sunshinesw, I love that Bromeliad from your friend, remember me when you get a few babies to trade. I think that your Senecio plant is very interesting also. You have so many unusual plants.
Thanks for the wasp warning, believe me, I am doing my best to stay away from them. I have enough trouble with the fire ants and mosquitos.
Planter56, I think that Rj photo looks more like a Colocasia Jack's Giant than my noid.
I will be happy to send you a start of this one if you like it.
Rj, quit teasing me because I do not have a AeAe like you and Texasbigleaves. If I did not have a DH putting a limit of $150 when bidding on e-bay I would have one.
That is a very tall papaya tree.
I do have a fruit on the papaya tree from seeds that you to sent me, unfortunately the strawberry papaya that phughes gave to me died. I'm looking for a replacement.
evergreen wisteria
Bward, your Colocasia Elena is awesome, very nice pictures. I can see a few more plants flowering in the background. Please show us more
Colocasia Limeade
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Where is Patty anyway?
Jungle Heights Lazy "Daze" of Summer
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This is part of my yard. Last years picture. This year due to long cold wet spring and now two weeks of temps of over 100 degree temps nothing is growing and I have lost several plants even with watering 2 times a day. My elephant ears are curling around edge and are burned. So I have to look at my last year photos.
second photo of yard
good morning everyone.. long time no see.. wonderful pictures.. this was overwintered in the basement nursery last winter, she is very happy. so am I
my new rock and trellis ( donated by kids next door) This was a porch rail with a lamp, I turned it into a planter)
Good morning!
Debra, long time no see, your plants look very happy. Cute planter.
Rita, I'll put your name on first pup.
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this was started from seeds from Tropicman
started from seeds this spring... in the middle of my tropicals I have a few prenneils..
I have missed this thread.. My settings do nt pick up the new ones.. I need to fix that..
Debra, what is that? it's a beauty. 5:55 post.
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Iochroma is still flushing for me, I have made cuttings from it.. it is spread around the patio now..
that is my giant cleome "rose queen" I have alot of things with the work Queen in it and I have no clue as to why LOL
Tropical Milkweed also wintered over..
