I finally got a clematis to bloom, but I'm not sure if that is what it is supposed to look like.
Welcom to Tropical Garden #76
Beautiful plants everyone :>)
Christine
Here goes.....C. australis tree fern spores.
I sowed the first batch last weekend in three different mediums and put them in the misting beds at Zone9. Planted more this morning in compost peat. Cross your fingers, I read they take about 2 weeks.
yes peony, that's elena. that clematis is so blue, is the pic true? absolutely lovely.
is royal hilo different than hilo beauty. I have HB but it struggles, could be inadequate watering. BTW, inadequate watering will cause blooms to abort. Not the end of the world and it will sto if you correct the watering.
I had to look up delonix regia, then realized I know it better as royal poinciana.
Hilo beauty, I think, has been reclassified as a caladium. I had a couple but gave them away.
The variegated plant there is El paio. Royal Hilo is a very dark, almost metallic, green.
The clematis is purple/blue. I like it, but it also struggles.
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Ya know, it makes sense re the Hilo Beauty, they definitely fit the caladium group much better.
Rachel, new leaf on Philo you sent me
Pink Milkweed ( swampweed)
Tropical Milkweed all the milkweeds here are in bloom. Now, where are my flutterbys?
RJ , I hope you get some seedlings. I love your fern tree.
I love that clematis,peony, it is very pretty.My first one this year has quit blooming, it is still not in the ground yet.
Here is my Maya on the patio.. she has been chewed on a bit.
buds of some kind of flower. Waiting for blooms to see what it is.
lili, if the buds are that pretty, imagine what the flowers will be like. Nothing outstanding in my area, just some Miss Muffett caladiums from Caladiums4Less.
debra, which multiplies faster for you: pink or tropical milkweed? I have the tropical, growing for 3 yrs now and not a nightmare but I am very nervous about growing milkweeds b/c I don't want them to take over.
Beautiful plants everybody!
Rachel, that looks like Colocasia gigantea, are you raising that for food?
I've grown that for years. The leaves are too high in oxalate to eat, but the cooked corm is very good eating!
Here are photos from an afternoon on the Pepe'ekeo coast!
Welcome to Pepe'ekeo, an important agricultural area in the Hamakua District of Hawai'i Island, for the past two thousand years.
Pepe'ekeo used to be covered with taro, sweet potatoes, and bananas in ancient times by small farmers.
In the advent of sugarcane, the small farms disappeared.
Since sugarcane has disappeared, small farms have popped back up, producing taro, sweet potatoes, ginger-root, and bananas.
Coconuts still mark the edges of ancient farmlands.
When everything else fails, coconuts will still feed you and your family.
vossner, I grow both kinds here, the pink, tropical , (3 variates). and they never get out of hand as the Monarchs and Queen's eat them down to the nubbins every year. I end up having to take cuttings or start a mid-season crop to have enough for the BF's.
Pepe'ekeo Coast!
Pepe'ekeo Point.
Vessels steer their way along the coast, according to this position.
vossner, My milk weeds are in containers here. The tropical does not come back, so it comes inside.. the hardy ones seem to stay put, with a new plant in another part of the area the next year. I do not mind.
Metro, thank you for a nice vacation tonight. I enjoyed it. ALOT.
My pond hyacinth bloomed.
is taro those white potatoes? if so, I used to eat those all the time as a kid.
Always good to know where you are.
I think taro is the root part of e e 's. I think they call them korms . I think you leave a little of the tops and replant them . Isn't that what they make poi from ? Correct me if I'm wrong
I would love to see the islands , so beautiful .
Taro would be the entire plant.
The root is the 'ai.
The stem is the ha.
The leaf is the lau.
Thanks , see , I learned something new
Debra, great growing as usual and thanks for letting me know that the plant I questioned you about is a Brugmansia. As far as your question on your yellow blooming Calla Lily...you may want to try and grow it in "the ground" in your zone. Several Calla's have been "hardy" here for several year's with out any type of Winter protection. I learned that one from my Mother year's ago.
Dave, I absolutely enjoyed viewing the pictures from Hawai'i. Thanks alot for sharing here. As far as your question to me concerning the Colocasia, I would have to say it is Colocasia esculenta. Would you agree as well?
Metrosideros,
Wonderful pictures of paradise !
They are always so sharp !
What camera do you have ?
Jerry
joeswife.
They came as seeds from mine and Ritas friend at work.
I do not remember the name, but she will!
I've seen some pics. she posted of the same plants last
summer. Maybe she will post them again and give their
name. Jerry
I use the traditional mix of quartz crystals and a magnifying glass. Makes for perfect pictures every time!
I'm told that a little celestial juju is okay, but somehow I feel that's not fair.
It's always good to get a little help from some friends!
Aloha Pepe'ekeo!
Really beautiful pictures, Dave. I love the idea of being inside the forest and looking out on the ocean.
It's good to hear that the small farms are coming back, that is so often not the case.
Phyllis
I sure like that little fuzzy face pooch on the left , bet it can be a terror. I'd use the big one for a pillow
Did I post my jasmine on steroid? The smaller jasmine on left is the normal jasmine size. The one on the right is some kind of new jasmine, probably a hybrid. The buds of this steroid jasmine is the size of the small mum.
Does the big one have Australian Shepard or Catahoula Cur, or blue Heeler in it's bloodline ?
This is Monroe , Catahoula Cur
Lili, does the big jasmine have a scent ? Strong ?