Everyone is welcome to share pictures of their tropical plants and gardens.
Happy Holidays!!
Tropical Garden #86
I have had this basket for over 2 yrs, without any blooms from the Parrot Beak(Lotus berthelotii). The other plant is a Red Plumbego with a few blooms.
My red Plumbago is just NOW setting buds - hope it lasts through this cold weather!
Oh my goodness ... red Plumbago, how pretty! I never knew there was a red version, all I've ever seen is blue!
I Love foliage ... this is Musa acuminata:
Oops, ya forgot to post the picture!
oops ... older, gray/blonde here! ^_^
Wow! Lin that is one happy plant there.
Rita, there is a white alba plumbago too. You can tag a small branch for me when you go to trim, as I have the blue and the white. That would make a neat planter, red white and blue.
I can't believe the temps the south is getting. This is nutz.
I also would like to know that the plant is of the last pot of yours on previous thread.
oh , so those things coming out of the Hoya stems besides the leaves are called Peduncles? LOL
Really>??? unh huh .. wow, I learn so much stuff here. why I never even heard of a "cotyleon" until i came here to DG.
Oh Rita, I love the coleus display planter there..
Here is my Hoya..
Oh my Rita that would be great I would love it .........................James
Well, there's another one I need - white alba plumbago - now on the hunt for the plant!
on Hoya's, remember not to "dead head" them, as new blooms come from the "old" Peduncles. We've warmed up for a day or two, but back to below freezing again Mon/Tues. night. waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I never knew there was a red plumbasgo either, live and learn on DG!
Our unusual cold temps have had at least one positive, this agastache (I know it is not really a tropical) was a loser for me all summer. It is Acapulco Red and it was pale and downright ugly during the hot weather. I put the pot over in a corner where I leave things until I can compost them. The other day I looked out and saw something bright blooming and it was that darned agastache. Who knew they liked freezing temperatures?????
ardesia, if you ever decide it needs a new home, it can come live here, I love Agastache !
Red Plumbago is a new one! What species is that?
Here's some Bromeliads:
Guzmania
Guzmania monostachia
Martha, I think those of us who live near each other should invest in a BIG greenhouse to house all our tropicals!
Plumbago Indica is red leadwort aka red plumbago.
Debra: Yep, the little "bloom spurs" on Hoyas are called peduncles and as mjsponies said, never clip/prune them after flowering because it will inhibit future blooms. Sometimes they blast or abort themselves and grow anew but if you remove them it might take a long time before the plant grows new ones.
Red, white & blue Plumbago all planted together would be a wonderful combination!
Ardesia: That Agastache may not be considered tropical to some but it looks like a fit to my eyes ... lovely!
Dave: Love the Broms!
Kay: Thanks for the name of the red Plumbago, I found it listed in Plant Files: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2565/
Dave, I love those broms too. I have been looking for some red ones like that so I could make a wreath like this one.
http://www.logees.com/prodinfo.asp?number=L6514
Sadly, there are none to be found around here right now. Usually the big box stores have a good variety but right now all they have are poinsettias.
Hibiscus Susan's Sunset likes the cooler weather also.
So the Red Plumbago is a distinct species.
A living wreath sounds like an interesting holiday project!
I love those Brom blooms. Thanks! I only had one Bromliad given to me as a gift, I didn't know they don't like watering.. you know the rest of the story.
I agree, a big co-op green house would be great!
Dave: What is that beautiful bloom in your last photo?
Yes, dave please share the name.
Ardesia, your Susans Sunset is drop dead gorgeous. I have to find one. where did you get yours?
Hi Lin!
That's a Begonia.
I never would have guessed, love the shot looking up at the bloom ... that's a beautiful plant.
Ardisia: That is one Gorgeous Hibiscus, love the colors in that bloom!
Hellow Everyone!
Today has been a long day for me and I did not have time to take new pictures.
I am so enjoying all the Excellent pictures.
plantladylin, What kind of camera do you have? Your pictures are HD.
ardesia, I love those type of surprises! It keep a smile on my face all day long.
Metrosideros, Your first begonia picture had me guessing as well, I thought it could be a Tecomathe venusta.
Joeswife, if I can not get the red plumbego to take root, I will get you a plant from Zone 9 in Houston on my next visit. The plant on the previous thread is a Aglaonema 'Sparkling Sarah' This plant is not as pretty and I forgot the name
I thought it might be a begonia .. mine look like that when they are in flush. Especially my tall cane angel wing. I just love it when it has those beautiful clumps hanging down from each joint.
Rita, the plant you posted is very lovely. I have never heard of those, so I will read up on them. Thank You for the offer of the red plumbago.
Lin, these have been tagged with your name for quite some time. These are the purple queen cleomes ( spider flower) I have grown from seed for you. Is your weather warm enough for these to go into the ground? They are quite hardy to just above freezing.
Debra: You sent me seeds of Cleome Purple Queen and Cleome Rose Queen so maybe you meant those plants for someone else? Our weather has been so weird the last month ... it was in the 60's today but we had two nights last week of 30º and 31º and tomorrow night and Monday night we are expecting possibly upper 20's here! I was really hoping this wouldn't be a winter like last year but this is waaaay early for us to have such cold! Some days/nights we've been 20º below normal temps!
Rita: What do you mean by my pictures are HD? My camera is a Canon Powershot SX20IS ... LOL, now don't ask me what that means as I have no clue. My husband gave the camera to me last Christmas because he knows I like taking pictures. I had a perfectly good Canon Powershot A630 but he figured I'd enjoy one with a better lens for closer shots. Unfortunately, I don't know a thing about photography or cameras and I'm forever hitting buttons by mistake and screwing up the settings ... then I have to wait for him to get home to fix it for me. I am very technically challenged and get frustrated easily with electronics! I've figured out the macro setting for taking extreme close up shots of stuff. He printed out a manual for me (since cameras don't seem to come with them anymore), but I can't make heads or tails out of the manual and all the technical talk. Sometimes I will shoot 100 pictures and maybe get 5 that are in halfway decent focus, sometimes they are so blurry I can't even figure out what it was I was trying to take a picture of! Many years ago (when I was 30ish I signed up at our local Junior College for a beginning photography course. Half the class was like me and knew nothing about cameras or photography but there were a few who seemed to be much more advanced and I have no idea why they were in the beginners class. After 3 weeks my friend and I dropped out, as did a few others. The instructor spent the entire class time answering questions and getting into discussions with the more knowledgeable folks, talking about dark rooms, developing, and even the chemicals used for developing film. The class was so far over my head and it never seemed to get back on track for the beginners! If I had a bit more patience maybe I could just learn my camera by playing with the settings but I get frustrated when I can't figure out what I've changed and how to get back to where I want to be.
This "Christmas Senna" (Senna bicapsularis) has been in bloom for about 1 1/2 months ... really beautiful blooms. This photo was taken last week. Now we've had a few cold days and some rain, and there aren't many blooms left on the tree.
Lin, I know what you mean on all the topics you mentioned! I have two cameras and can't do a good job with either of them - I can turn them on, point and push the button - that's about it. I DID learn to push the right button to preview the pictures, so I'm now out of preschool and into pre-K! LOL
As for the Senna b., mine was just gorgeous until about 3 days ago - now it's totally bloomless. Another one that turned to brown mush was my blue sky vine - oh, yah - my Brugs all look like death warmed over, too.
It's been reported that we have set a cold-weather record here in PCB this past week, and it's supposed to be only 23 on Tuesday morning - too darned cold! I moved here for the warm weather - maybe I should have just stayed in Kansas City, Mo.!!!!
Are you guys kidding me? What is going on???? Oh dear...
that tree is glorious and it reminds me of the cassia alata I am growing that tropicman gave me to see if it winters over. It had really nice yellow blooms on it that looked like candles kinda.
Lin, in my dmail records, I stated that I had some plants and seeds both, was going to send both to you, sent the seeds,( you should plant them now) , still have the plants, here is the bloom on the purple one.
Debra: Oh, I didn't realize this was the time to plant the Cleome seeds, I was waiting until spring! We are due to have rain tomorrow but I will get out and plant them first thing Monday. I can't wait to see those pretty spider flowers next year!
I love the Senna alata too: http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/senn_ala.cfm
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=senna+alata&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=Sj8ETev2CISKlwfIm_zPCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CC4QsAQwAQ&biw=1280&bih=701 My neighbors have a small one they planted in a container this summer. I love the blooms, they really do look like candles ... and I just found out from Plant Files: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/371/ that the common name for it is "Candle Bush" and "Candle Tree".
Kay: Yikes ... 23º? We are supposed to have high 20's for a couple of mornings. I hate when we get freezes and the landscape looks so yucky. After last winters freezes it took so long for some things to recover and then there were many, many plants that never recovered from such cold.
My oldest sister and her husband have lived in Fort Lauderdale for 41 years. They are going to retire in another year and move up here to the northern part of the state. I told her today how cold it's going to get here and she was stunned. I laughed and told her she's always complaining how cold it is if it drops below 60º down there ... she will have to hibernate if they move this far north!
Tell you sister she'd better re-think her move - she will turn into ice crystals if she moves to our area!!!
Hello there!
Joeswife, it was dog cold here today, and tonight is suppsed to be our coldest night. This is not a good sign of things to come, it is too early to be this cold, especially in Florida.
Copper leaf plant
Platladylin, It must be nice to have something so bright and colorful blooming this time of the year.
I was refering to High Definition as in TV. I have a Cannon powershot
A 580, and was looking for something that will take better pictures. Your photos are always so crisp and clear, I will try to buy one like yours. Your experience in the class is a common one. My husband has had several classes where they were hijacked by smart guys. The crazy thing is that the teacher goes along with it.
Hoya $4. Lowe's
Kay Jones, are you in the Christmas spirit yet?
This is a Loquat tree with a few blooms, I love this fruit!
I made another Anthuium basket today. Anthurium Harliangiatum in the middle and A. Vittorifolium to drape over the side, I need to find another Anthurium to fill the basket.
Bah Humbug!