pretty Flying Saucer. Mine is blooming with some Clematis and Black Eyed Susan Vine.
Tropical Garden # 49
LiliMerci, thanks, that is so kind of you, I am in Zone 8a, hopefully mine will make an apperance before winter.
I woke up to thunder and lightning this morning and was very excited thinking I would get some rain, but nothing. Everyone around us got rain.
On a good note, I found a new bunch of Ice cream bananas
RachelLF, you have d-mail, my DH made me put all my houseplants out in the GH, after I ruined the carpet with plant food
Joeswife, that is the Rangoon Creeper. It bloomed earlier this year,so I went ahead,re-potted and trimmed it back. Now it is blooming again. The new morning glory plants that I put out this spring did not make it, I'm looking forward to seeing your lovely MG blooms.
variegated pepper plant.
This is a olive tree. Is anyone else growing them?
i am. arbequina. 2 yr tree, about 1/2 size of yours
Great photos everyone.
Placenciarita, save me some variegated pepper seeds. Peppers are edible right?
I have a couple of olive trees too, but I don't know what kind they are. I love the greyish foliage, though.
Here's something that started blooming: I don't know the name of it, I gave a lady a Scadoxus and she gave me this. It's the first time it's bloomed in a year and a half.
I have a question- do Plumeria bloom year around or only certain times of the year? I got some cuttings last spring and they all bloomed last summer. After a winter and spring of neglect, I finally transplanted them and they are now growing very happily, but I haven't gotten any blooms at all this year.
'winter and spring of neglect' will give you a good clue. My plumeria bloom anytime between the end of March and the end of November, and usually once per season only but not every season. A healthy plant will bloom but since yours suffered some neglect it is pretty normal that they are skipping a season.
My plumeria tends to bloom late in the summer, August or September. Sometime as late as October. I've had inflos in October before.
I saw a variegated hydrangea today and I so wanted to buy it, but I have too many plants to plant right now. Anyone here has one of those. I know I'm on the wrong forum.
Mallow Zebrina
I went to loawes to look for Sluggo and came home with a new Hibiscus.. it is a pretty marooned leaf one with hug dinner sized pink blooms.. I was told it was hardy here.. we shall see..This tropical cajun Mango was awsome today..
I also came home with a nice sized tub of coconut lime Cone flower.. it reminds me of a teddy bear sunflower only green.. I had a Rangon Creeper, you even sent me a cutting ,Rita, it didn't make it. The year before last tho, it was very happy in the barrell, but I didn't know it was not winter hardy..
of the four huge sticks of plummies my daughter brought home to me from Padre Islands, two are now leafing out.. the rain we had drowned the other two.. the three I recieved as trades and wintered over are in the ground, none of them have bloomed and none of them are over 11 inches high..
This bloom was still open tonight at 10pm..
Good thing I have an old house with old carpet, I track in more mud and plant matter than the dog does.. but, it is football time again, so I can stay out even more than usual when I get home.. tonight I went around with a flashlight and filled a jar up with slugs and snals and grass hoppers. I am so tired of those dang things..my brugs have holes in all the leaves..don't know which is worst.. Hail, or insects..
we are going to have a record low this weekend, my hubby is very excited about that.. he will save money on cooling, and I will be in sweats and a jacket..
They had alot of cool tropicals on the clearance rack for 3.00 and 4.00 one had a spike coming up from it that looked like a catus flower.. I might go back for that one..
sweet autumn is blooming early
Hi, I am new to the Tropicals. I have found myself now with a Hardy Musa, 3 Elephant Ears, 6 Brugs, 5 Tropical Hibiscus, 1 Joey Paws, 3 Palm Trees and 5 palm trees that I started from seeds last year. These are all new this year, and I didn't realize that I have such a start on a new passion. So I guess, I had better learn about them, and you seem to be the best place to start.! I am in Zone 7b, so I will need to overwinter or move them into the GH.
I was looking on the Marketplace, so I see there are a lot of goodies to tempt me.
I have a quick basic question, what is the difference between an alocasia and a colocasia? Thanks
Now there's a question for LariAnn Lynn. The Aroid forum will have a lot of answers for you too :)
There are many more differences, but I do know that Colocasia seem to like more water than Alocasia. The Alocasia can be kind of finicky, in my opinion!
Thanks for the advice. I hope you don't mind me joining your discussion group. I will check out the Aroid forum. So much to learn!!!
I thought we had a sticky somewhere where Brian of Brian Botanicals went into a deep but easy to understand discussion on the diff. between aloc. & coloc. I will try to find it.
aha! It is a "sticky" in the aroids forum.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/556614/
discusses alocasias, colocasias and xants.
Yes- excellent!
vossner, I posted the Olive tree question, then realized that I do not know the name. ( I am such a goober).
I have had it for 4-5 yrs. It bloomed 2 yrs ago, but did not fruit. My concern is, does it require another plant to set fruit?
Sunshinesw, the peppers are edible but awfully hot. I will send you some seeds.
Blue Clitoria vine
Lakesidescallas, that is a very nice Billbergia. Good Trade. Bromeliads are getting to be my next obsession, the blooms last a long time, and are easy to care for.
Thanks for sharing those beauties with us.
Maya
LiliMerci, I do have two variegated Hydrangea plants, which seldom bloom for me, but the foliage is worth the trouble. I have to water them every day.
Crinum Asiaticum
Joeswife, I found a 1gal. double rangoon creeper for $8. I should have bought it. They are very difficult to start from cuttings. I will keep a eye out for another.
I enjoyed all of your lovely blooms. thanks
LynnWeidman, Welcome!!!
You will definately need that green house. You have quite a few Tropicals already.
Rita, some cultivars do need a pollinator, some are some self fruiting. Some need a specific pollinator, some can ue a "universal" pollinator. I will send you a dmail w/ a link to a place that might be of help. Start taking some good pics of foliage, overall plant, etc. which should hopefully help ID what you have. Not that many grow well in our area so you have a chance at getting it ID.
PS: There is a guy in Dallas, dallas olive growers assn, or something like that, that can also be of help. Very nice man.
I'll send you info in the next 2 days.
Beautiful plant picture's as usual here folk's! I enjoyed viewing each and everyone's.
Hi LynnWeidman, Do you have any picture's/name's of your plant's in question? If your "hardy musa" is the musa basjoo then yes it will be hardy to your zone. Some of the palm's and the Elephant ear's maybe as well and possible a brug.
Joeswife, I am terrible for bringing home those plant's on the clearance rack's as well. I just had to bring home another tropical hibiscus that had been on clearance for almost two week's. The hibiscus that you purchased as hardy in your area sound's like one of the Hibiscus moscheutos and yes, those bloom's are huge.
Hope everyone has had a wonderful day.
Rachel
A few years ago I bought a really nice hybiscus that was about the size of an 10" plate. It was a type of Marsh mallow. It was a lovely shade of pink but the flowers were tissue paper thin. It didn't survive the winter and I haven't seen it since. I also can't remember where on earth I picked it up either.
Delphinium amoungst the prennial sunflowers
Rita, I did not buy that variegated hydrangea. I thought about it but I have 2 still sitting out there to be planted. It was pretty, very tempted. Might have to look again in a few weeks.
I love those Delphiniums. So blue!
Billbergia, huh? Thanks, I coulldn't even think of the name Bromeliad. geeps. It now has 3 big blooms on it, kind of makes up for when it just sits around.
placenciarita, I just love that Clitoria, I grew it for the first time this year and will definitely try it again next year.
Me too- I'm really thrilled to see all the neat plants and photos on this forum.
I was going to dmail this to Rita, but I decided perhaps others would enjoy reading about this place. I haven't been there myself but I will make a trip this fall. If you click on the tab "varieties" it will show what they sell, with descriptions, etc. Prices are good as compared to other places I've looked.
http://www.sandyoaks.com/
Cool! I'm going to bookmark that site.
I'll probably never live long enough to see it (or alternatively, will kill the tree), but I love the look of the older trees, so much character!
They sell Olive Leaf Jelly. What do you suppose that is like? I am thinking it must be used as a condiment of some sort.
A, can't even imagine what olive leaf jelly would be like, but fun to try. I have purchased Olive oil bar soaps and like them a lot. very easy on the skin.
Vossner, thank you very much for your help. I will visit Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard on my next visit to San Antiono. I might even buy a couple more trees from them, DH loves to eat olives. I might even try the Olive leaf jelly and the olive bar soap. I do use a lot of Olive oil for cooking already.
Mexican Poinciana first bloom
