Gypsies on Vacation!

Here is a new Gypsy thread, and photos from the garden as requested.

The Musa paradisiaca that you showed on the other thread....is it the same as the "Ae-Ae" banana sold here in the state's?

Here is a Nepenthes, or Pitcher plant.

For goodness sakes! Is the "pitcher" hard or soft? How deep is it?

I went on vacation too late. I put a post over on the other thread.

You got to admire the Nepenthes.

Here is a Nepenthes , possibly "Miranda"

Yes, the A'e A'e Banana is a member of the Maoli group. It is said to be a sport that originated here in Puna.

If they are carnivorous, what do they eat?

I was thinking that it was kind of a gourd before I knew that!

Catch up later Guys, off to get the Kid....sweet night...Moon

ps I love vacations....grin

Venice, my Nepenthes is really good at catching fly's,earwig's, and other un-wanted insect's;-)

I'll certainly show photos of the ripe Mountain Apples.

Here is Magnolia figo, the Banana Magnolia. The flowers smell very similar to Bananas.

Everybody loves the sweet scent of Citrus flowers!

I wish we could smell it!

'Night everyone! Or whoever is there! Sweet dreams!

Quick hello and good night to all.

These pictures are like being on vacation. They are great as usual.

Not to worry Dave the kids have already been told that these pumpkins are for jack-o-lanterns only no insides or seeds will be eaten or saved. And I always get the good job of cleaning them out so I can make sure of it.

Have a pleasant night all.
Catch up with you tomorrow

Aloha ahiahi Venice.

Still going with the nicely scented, this is Dracaena fragrans 'Compacta'. They have a wonderful scent at night.

Thanks JJ, sounds like a good control method, but a bit close to the table. Show us the finished Jack-0-Lanterns! Aloha ahiahi JJ.

Shifting from good smelling to sheer good looks.

Here's a large Bromeliad.

Anthurium 'Obake'.

Ahh, a lovely Anthurium.

Here is a bloom that is going to bore you Dave.

Another Bromeliad.

very nice as usual!

Hey Rachel, I love Ti plants!

Here is their fruit.

Nice fruit! Mine are not that lucky.

Heading to bed...wishing all a sweet dream.

Sweet dreams Rachel! A hui hou; till tomorrow.

Even Kea likes Bromeliads.

As you notice, Kea ain't frowning.

Don't mess with Kea!

She is the security manager on the farm, and has work tenure.

Around here, I let Kea make the decisions!

Kea and Ku have teamed up, and they've decided that they want more cookies!

With Dogs this smart, why waste time working?

Kea looks tenured *grin*

Morning all. Thanks for the tour, Dave.

Good Morning Gypsies. I love being on vacation....grin Going for a morning swim then breakfast...back later.

Aloha ahiahi Dave!

The colors are just gorgeous!

Does Dracaena fragrans 'Compacta' smell like lemon-lime?

Are all Bromeliads that large? Rachel, is yours that size?

Can you eat the fruit from the Ti plants? without dying?!

Are Kea and Ku related? They look so sweet together! We never see Ku outside.

We will see you later!

My buddy Zap gave me a start from his Star Cactus...it needed a couple days to harden off before planting. walked into the greenhouse this morning and VOILA'....it bloomed. And it is fuzzy and does not smell...

Nice, Moon!

Lynnie, how was the party? Did you save us any cake?

Moon, that is quite a bloom!!! How large was your cactus?

This is just a small segment broken from my friend's larger cactus

Morning all,

Dave great as always love that Anthurium "obake".

Lynnie hope you survived.

Swim moon, I wish. nice cactus bloom.

GS back to normal terror status. Fed the dog his donuts and he had dog biscuits. Let the dog outside and GS came back with a "bunny" which was actually a mouse. No idea where it came from, dog must have brought it to the door.DIL is suppose to be after him but she is not driving fast enough!! :)

Catch you all later

ROFL!!!!! So absolutely funny!!!

Just the GS breakfast was funny. But then his "bunny." He is all boy! LOL

As the old saying goes, Thank Heaven for little girls, cuz little boys can drive ya to distraction (or maybe destruction....lol)

My "swim" was a walk through the rain to get the Newspaper....lol..it has finally stopped, so gonna try to get a little more weeding in....oh what an exciting life I lead....grin.

Well, it is raining here with gray skies. I would call it more of a sprinkle. It is not raining enough to stop Kitty from going outside and me from picking my cherry tomatoes! My 2 plants have produced plenty of tomatoes for me.

Moon, so how big is that cactus, as large as the flower?

Have you seen Pirl's gardens? I looked at just her irises, tons of them and extremely beautiful!

The whole cactus is comprised of about 30 segments the size of the one in the picture. it probably had 15 open blooms and may 2 dozen buds on it. truly spectacular.

Haven't seen Pirl's pictures...what forum is it on?

Good morning everybody! Aloha kakahiaka!

Hey Jean, the Star Cactus is not actually a Cactus but a Stapelia, maybe Stapelia nobilis.

Dracaena fragrans smells like nothing else, it fills the night air.

Ti fruit is edible, but tastes kinda dry. I feed the fruit to the chickens.

Bromeliads come in all kinds of sizes; some larger than a human; some can fit in your hand.

Here is some of the smaller ones, Cryptanthus.