Yes Prita that was Gardenia carinata.
Here is Tiare, Gardenia taitensis.
Tropical Garden #72
vossner, thanks, both the variegated and the yellow Crinums were overwintered in the GH, unfortunately, I forgot about Amabile which would have been old enough to flower this summer. It is alive but very small.
This grey green leafy plant in front is a Artichoke, it came back and is looking good. I love the blue blossoms on these. (the palm seems to be coming back as well).
Metrosideros, that is another that sent me googleing. They are both undeniably pretty. I love the glossy leaves, on the taitensis.
Here's one from Hawai'i!
Gardenia remyi
Very disappointed. It is obvious that the Sago Palm is not going to recover.
Joeswife, you might have to extend your Dave's Garden area before the season is over. lol
Metrosideros,that one is not listed as endangered, but still very rare. I would love to find a Gardenia Carinata, that is my favorite.
LouC, I am so sorry about your Sago Palm, I did lose a few as well.
Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms on Daves Garden.
Have a Wonderful Day!!
I got a load of St. Augustine grass!!!
Happy Mothers Day to everyone .
Congrats on the Grass, rita.. May I ask what that flower is in your above post?
I had a Gardenia... it didn't make it. That is twice now I have tried. Same results as the Bougainvilla.. and .. Croton
So we know those three plants do not make good "babies" for me to care for.
New Dahlia
tropic I love the thread picture.. I forgot to tell you..
new blooms
#1
DG Swap plant
john clayton is really happy here.. finally the fence area will be nice and full and I can see green instead of junk.
I am anxious ofr the lows to quit dropping into the 30s.. it makes my tropicals slow way down.
from Tropicman
I gave away a trunk load of plants I grew from seeds and a hand full of favorite seeds to my sweet little sis in law, Dana. Last year she raised my baby cross of peanut x rubilene brug from B. Delph. She brought me the pod . all the Pink Evening Primroses are blooming now. I gave her 6 potted pink primrose. I warned her of the " Agressive Behavior" they might have.I can't wait to see her raise my baby plumeria that a DGr gave me that somehow I managed to keep alive. The other three or four brought up to me all turned to mush just like my Desert Rose. Maybe some day I will try again.
here's a little weirdness: Despite covering my ponytail palm, the greenery turned to mush. I cut it off, knowing it would come back. I am surprised that so many plantlets have sprung from the base. What is this plant gonna look like in 3-4 months?
I lost my var. ponytail (tears streaming down my face) It was struggling big time, then my puppy had a party with it. That dog has a knack for spotting the precarious plants and going to town with them. I was furious at him but forgave him immediately once he gave the "I'm sorry" look....
and more tears being shed for my yellow bottlebrush tree. It's definitely gone.
The 4-5 yo Frosty Pink tree is gone. Thank goodness I have 1 yo rooted plants to replace it. The trunk was about 3" thick, I'm surprised it didn't survive and has not come back from the base.
Lowes close outs 3.00 ea Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss, I lost the tag on the other one!
awww poor voss, I just know evrything will rebound.. here is my positive thinking for the day "Things like plants and threes that get hurt usually recover and come back stronger or more bountiful"
how was that?
I have never heard of bugloss, but I love those leaves!
fassini Walkers Low
nice pictures as always. i have never heard of a bugloss it kind of looks like a leopard plant
bromeliad
first plumerias
heaven scent gardenia
it is hard to see the flower because of all the other colors
alot of bromeliads are flowering
can you believe that my neighbor bought these last year and she is bored with them and wants some red ones so she said if i dug them up i could take them. so of course they found a new home. there were 6 of them at least 5 ft. tall. i find it amazing what people will throw out.
lime zinger from rita
i am so excited about this jaboticaba even though i might be dead by the time it fruits
not much help today
Joeswife, that is a great shot of your Walker's Low!!!
The pink flower is a Brazilian Plume. It roots easily from cuttings, there is also a white and a yellow one that I would like to have.
I took the covers off my Hoop Houses today. Let's hope that all the cold temps. are behind us, and no thunderstorms, at least until they have acclimated to being outdoors.
Dh built me this hanger thingy for my Hoyas.
vossner, in 3 to 4 months, you will have a nice multi-trunk ponytail palm.
I am truly sorry about your yellow bottlebrush tree, I have never seen the yellow one and would have enjoyed seeing your blooms My red one has kicked the bucket as well. Rj recommends the weeping bottlebrush, which is blooming for him already.
Amaryllis Amputo
merlee, do you have any flowers on those Plumerias as yet? Good find on your Siberia Bugloss. I had to look them up. I need to visit Lowe's soon, I might be missing out on a lot of good buys. lol
candela, you have tropical flower and fruit everywhere in that yard. I have had a lot of tropical fruits but I have never heard of Jaboticaba. I will have to look it up. How is yor Cashew tree coming along?
I wish that I had neighbors like yours. You are a lucky girl!!
The rocks we bought for our pond had a few little cactus plants on then, look at what I found this morning.
No one but Rita could have flower blooming out of rocks......
flowering rocks incredible rita.
what is that fruit above? mamoncillo? my cashew tree is pretty small still the cold just about killed it. the jabuticaba -myrciaria cauliflora is from brazil and the fruit grow attached to the trunk of the tree. they taste like a grape.
awww those cacti are cute. Love those brom blooms, I still have trouble figuring those things out. You guys are incredible at growing tropicals..We were missed by the latest tornadic activity here, poor neighbors to the south tho, bad stuff.
Sun was out and the whole place watered by the Heavens when I got off work.
I found the other tag, Silver Siberian Bugloss, Brunnera macrophylla "Looking Glass", I had to look then up too, I like unusual plants.
Siberian bugloss is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial which features small, forget-me-not-like flowers (light blue with yellow centers) in airy, branched racemes rising well above the foliage on slender stems to 18" tall in spring. Basal, heart-shaped, blackish-green leaves (3-5" wide) form a foliage mound which remains attractive throughout the growing season. Smaller stem leaves are elliptic. Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves. Synonymous with and sometimes sold as Anchusa myosotidiflora.
Fern is another Lowes close out.3.00
Another fern 3.00
And another fern, 3.00
Pride-Of-Barbados comming back, one of two.
Was told this was a Parrots Feather but i think not??
Still wating!!
Second inflo, same plant.
