Bouvardia ternifolia
edited to add - Goth, I think your philodendron might be known as McColley's Finale now. I was told Mc Colley died and his widow was releasing one new phil each year and this was the last of his introductions. I have found you need to give it a lot of light to get that good red color.
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Alice, have you collected seeds from your Bouvardia? I just collected a few the other day and tossed them in a bare area next to the house, hoping I don't pull them as weeds! This is such a beautiful plant!!!
No, I don't think I have ever even seen seeds on it. I learned fromTony Avant at Plant Delights that this is a very hard plant to propagate. They suggested using Wilt Pruf on cuttings to maintain an adequate moisture level.
Going out now to check for seeds - LOL.
They are located in the dead bloom heads and are as tiny as dust particles, although if you look closely, you can see them.
Thanks, I have been deadheading the Bouvardia but I'll leave some on and see what happens.
Neoregalia 'Zoe'
This plant has a lovely red bloom - red Crepe Myrtle.
Here's a pretty plant - Clerodendrum paniculatum - it's almost finished blooming for now, but will bloom again when it cools down a bit.
The lovely lady is blooming today - Passiflora 'lady margaret'.
This crown of thorns is really red, although it shows as coralish orange.
I am truly in love w/ Neo Zoe.
Aphelandra sinclairiana
Hoya imperialis
tulip torch ginger
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Hoya imperialis - gotta hide this from D's SO or I'll be out shopping again.............
NOID wild flower
Mjsponies, you wanted a 'red thread' so now you have to live with the consequences, LOL. Wait til my Hoya macgillivrayi flowers. When I post the photos you'll have to hide the computer.
Butterfly on Psittacorum heliconia
Oops, wrong photo. Try again:
Butterfly on Psittacorum heliconia
Are we running out of red? Should we go on to, say...purple??
Yes, Gina - let's do! We can still add to this thread as new plants bloom, can't we?
Jatropha integerrima, more hummer candy.
A purple thread next? That should prove interesting.
I've still got some reds to add. And the purply-reds I'll add to the purple thread :O).
Red Cashew Apples
Red emergent spear on NOID palm, Papua New Guinea.
NOID orchid, probably a Dendrobium, Port Moresby Botanic Gardens.
Another NOID orchid, forgotten the name but it was some obscure genus. Port Moresby Botanic Gardens.
Ixora
Grevillea goodii
Barringtonia acutangula
Tapeinochilos ananassae
NOID wildflower
Curcuma australasica
Ohhhhh, I want THIS ONE:
Barringtonia acutangula!!!!!!
Heliconia sp.
Barringtonia acutangula is a beautiful small tree when it 'drips' with cascading red flowers. Common name is Freshwater Mangrove.
Any seeds from that Barringtonia available?
I am very covetous...
Fla, I did a search for this plant and it is available as a plant, but I couldn't find any seeds for sale.
We can stay with red longer if you guys want, LOL
Siam Ruby banana
Gina, I'm out of red blooms for now - can you send me some of yours?!!! LOL I don't have many that bloom purple - have some blue and some yellow and a few white, but so many of my plants are done blooming with our horrid heat.
Let's go to purple !! or blue or white...
I have a few of all three colors you suggested, so I will post as soon as Gina starts the new color thread - this is SO much fun - thanks, Gina!!!!
