prita, i want a non nooch vine. So pretty. don't know if i can keep alive in my zone though. Some plants don't do well in sunroom in winter. I killed a couple of plumeria last winter and I've always been good with tropicals, even the winter.
Do you want me to start a jasmine cutting for you when it'd done blooming? They like shades. Mine are pretty low maintenance.
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Welcom to Tropical Garden #76
prita - Baby Noon Nooch ( now nicknamed "the nookie vine) has already put on new growth and I'm seeing some color change on the ends !!
getting ready to "bloom"? I'll take a picture. I've got some new ones to post but don't have time right now....
Yeah Prita, I'm with LiliMerci, what is that....It's beautiful.
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LiliMerci, that would be nice if you could get the jasmine to root. I sure would like to have those big blooms. I am still waiting on the ginger to get a little bigger, so I can get you a start.
ColibriGardener, thanks. The plant is a Purple Chinese Hat Plant (Holmskioldia Tettensis).
I haven't been able to get the steroid jasmine to root, but my smaller jasmine roots just fine.
I'm adding that purple chinese hat to my WANT list.... ":0
Lili , I have some of that white ginger that blooms in late summer . If that's what you want , I can bring some , save from shipping . Smells wonderful .
ohh, the Purple Chinese Hat is pretty !
baby nong noch vine - tips look like they might be starting to turn.
Coral Achimenes - This one is new for me this year,
We got a good rain yesterday and today...finally,
prita - are you in South Texas? Hurricane seems to be heading that way or north Mexico.
Monarda Raspberry wine with a visitor...
Variegated Philippine Violet - Beautiful Foliage till we get the Purple Blooms in fall.
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beautiful pictures everyone! mj i love that phillipine violet.
digger, I have TONS of white butterfly ginger. They multiply like rabbits.
Calathea " Green Ice "
Really like these tropicals.
Going to get the other colors when i can.
My favorite caladium " Florida Beauty "
Jerry, how big does that one get? the Calathea " Green Ice "
that is... It is gorgeous.
this one came from Brians.. it is tagged Big Dipper, but it looks like Royal Hilo
This is tagged Royal Hilo
I have found about 6 more starts of caladiums and cololasias on the south fence edge.. do they grow from a piece of root? I swear i DID NOT PLANT THIS MANY eeS.
My eldest daughter finally came over for her birthday dinner last night and she went home with her suv loaded with the tubs of things I had grown for her, thank goodness. Now I have at least path to walk around in the patio..I gave her one of my favorite hibiscus that was in full bud flush, I can't wait for her call when they open.
This goes into a semi perm pot as soon as someone helps me get it done.
These cuttings are now ready to go into their own tubs, I like them together, tho....
Debra that is nice together, why not leave them ?
Do any of the other gingers have a scent ? There are some beauties out there .
All these flowers are so beautiful , I wish I could have some in my yard in S Texas , but I'm not there in the summer to water and care for them . I love the big leaves on the different plants .
debra, re: caladiums, maybe you had some bulbs that you did not lift last winter and they survived and grew. The coleus green w/ burgundy edge is one I've never seen, luv it
Vossner, remind me this fall, I will send you a rooted cutting of it, it is a hybrid from gebhardts. I wouldn't doubt that they wintered over outside, I put three feet of leaves over the beds every Fall.
Hello All!
mjsponies, I love the background in your first picture, what are your plans for all that garden space? I can see the color on the tips of the nong nooch vine, you are going to love it!
The variegated Philippine violet is a must have, thanks for introducing it to us.
Texasbigleaves, your new Calathea Green Ice is gorgeous, I wish that I had room for them all.
joeswife,Great pictures!! it is amazing how fast those Colocaias grow. Your yellow splash is very pretty, it seems to love that spot in the garden. I can just imagine how lush your garden will be come fall.
It was overcast and rainy all day today.
Amaranth 'Elephant Head'
HMMMMM...Purple Chinese Hat. It's beautiful. What zone is Red Oak, TX? Do you grow it outside in the ground or in a pot? I must have one!
I like it too, and have to see what kind of care it needs.
The varigated violet and the Purple chinese Hat are two I have never heard of before..
But then, I have never heard of alot of things that I have seen on here..
I was looking at the month of June Last Year, things in the gardens look different this year...
ColibriGarener, thanks, I am in 8a. This is the second year growing the Chinese hat plant, I do have to put it in the GH in the winter.
Hibiscus are starting to bloom!
Joeswife, I will try to find you a chinese hat plant whenever we go to Portland again! Patty and I found that one, on our last plant shopping expedition.
Abyssian Gladiolus
This is my neighbors view.
Texas Star Hibiscus
Rita, do you mean that's what your neighbor sees when he looks into your garden? or do you mean that is his garden?
do you know my abyssinian glads bloom in dec? I must have had really young bulbs the first time I planted b/c they took 3 years, and then, great blooms in Dec. On that particular batch, the foliage is totally dormant at the present time. Then I traded with a lovely DGer for some more of the abbies and the foliage is all up and about 2 ft tall. crazy!
We've had 2" of rain so far. A delicious steady sprinkle. Things are looking greener by the hour. Feel kinda guilty since there's probably people w/ fallen trees and submerged cars, and all the calamities that go w/ hurricanes.
Rachel, those are beautiful.
New leaf on split leaf philo
I need to go over to see Tropicman, and his wife.. I havn't been there yet. Lat year I went on June 29th, and took pictures. I am missing out on seeing his tropical paradise in his yard.
I had to cut back all the white and red salvias, they were crowding out the cardinal flowers. It took me a long time since I had to sit on the grass to do it.
now I am very sore .... *sigh*
Here is the begonia you sent me , Rachel. It is lovely.
