Everyone is welcome to share pictures of their tropical plants and gardens.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1148697/
Tropical Garden #90
In the previous picture, showing my new Philo. hastatum.
This is also a new Philo. bipennifolium.
noid
oooo,rita, love the noid.
No, not a real bird nest, and yes that is one of my most prized plants. along with the cup of gold, nong noch (had one bloom last year, thunbergia mysorenis (hasn't bloomed) and a few others.
Rita your noid sinningia looks too red to be a sellovi but maybe it is Scarlet o'Hara? This page has several red ones.
http://www.plantdelights.com/Sinningia/products/348/
GAgirl1066, I had to look up the thunbergia mysorensis. I wish that I had more room for vines.
The bud on your cup of gold seems like it could open any day now.
ardesia, you were correct the first time, it is a sellovi. I did brighten the picture using picasa, maybe that threw you off.
Thanks for the link! I spent quite sometime browsing.
variegated hoya, no blooms again this year.
RachelLF, I could not get a good shot of this antherium that you sent me earlier in the year. I promise it is a beauty and I am very proud of it. Thank you!!
Rita and GAgirl, your plants are gorgeous - I want to be a neighbor of each of you folks on this thread - your plants are to drool over FOR SURE!
KayJones, I agree with your post but I would settle to just be able to visit each one's tropical garden.
Rita, you received a very nice P. hastatum but I wish you would have let me know that you did not have bipennifolium. I would have been happy to start you one. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sure I have two of them. One of them is just very juvenile though.
Paula, how often does your Thunbergia mysorensis bloom? I've been admring that particular Thunbergia for a while now but I've put off on buying one thus far.
Rita, I knew you would have that A. upalaense looking excellent by now. Thank you so much for giving it a tremendous home and I am so glad that you are enjoying it.
This sweet little Alocasia that you sent me earlier this year is still doing well. It's a favorite of mine;-)
What is that sweet little Alocasia, Rachel!
Here is Ho'okena surf.
Ho'okena Beach.
Rachel,
So far the thunber. has not bloomed. It was one of those that I wanted so bad, I bought it from Logees, I think, and you know how small those plants are. I am hoping (!!!!!) that it will bloom this spring/summer. I need to do a little research on it and see what the growing conditions need to be. I just wish I had somewhere to plant it in the ground so that it would really take off. I think that may be one problem, I have it in a pot.
Here it is this past summer...
Kealakehe Bay.
Beautiful!!!!
Kealakehe Heiau.
Kealakehe sky.
Hello from a lurker.Just wanted to tell you all how much I enjoy the pictures of your beautiful plants.
I also want to ask GAgirl1066 if pavonia multiflora plant ever put out seeds? I read it self seeds readily.
Jan
Hey there Miss Jan, it's good to see you over here in the tropical plants forum! Don't just lurk, come on in and chat! I know you grow many beautiful plants there in Alabama and we'd love to hear about them and see pictures.
Ladies and Gents: Jannich grows some really beautiful Gesneriads! And, she is very crafty as well. Now, this isn't the best photo (I'm having problems with my camera the past two days) but I have to share a picture of some little mini beaded African Violet's Jan made for me:
Lucky you, Lin!!!
Hi Jan,
I honestly don't know, I have never noticed. It is blooming , so I will make sure I pay attention now. That would be wonderful to get some seed. I need to read more on the plant itself. Maybe I can get some cuttings tomorrow.
KayJones, thanks, I am sure that you have quite a collection as well.
RachelLF, those are too cute! I am hoping to find a few more this spring. Thanks for the offer! It was an impulse purchase. DH is going skiing again without me. I am trying to use the guilt card as much as I can get away with. LOL
That Philo. in your picture is quite a looker !
Metrosiderous, It is a very cold day again today, your pictures are greatly appreciated!
Bromeliads in the GH.
This message was edited Jan 24, 2011 6:47 PM
Jannich, Welcome! I would like to second what plantladylin said.
Plantladylin, can you please take a close-up picture of your beaded AV, whenever you get your camera working again. Lucky you!!
GAGirl1066, you did a good job growing your Thunbergia mysorensis to that size. My fingers will be crossed that it will bloom this summer!!!
I have had excellent results with those small plants from Logees. I ordered two Hoyas last week from them.
No blooms, I guess I will never get to taste a dragon fruit.
Rita,
Could you take an outside picture of your GH? I am wanting to get someone to build me one when we move and I have been trying to explain what I want and he keeps insisting that I want like a portable carport.
Beautiful pictures Dave, especially the ones of the beach and bay.
The Alocasia is called Bambino Arrow. I've read that there is a "series" of dwarf Alocasias which were created in Holland via tissue culture.
Paula, thanks and please post a picture of your plant when it does bloom. I will continue to put off getting one until I know it's a better bloomer than my Thunbergia grandiflora has been.
Rita, you made me laugh with your statement concerning the guilt card and I hope your husband has a great time skiing. Nice Bromeliads and I am looking forward to seeing your new Hoya plants.
jannich, welcome.
Dracaena reflexa.
gorgeous pictures everyone as always.
i haven't been out in the garden for a couple of weeks. so i was excited to see this anthurium flower.
i can always tell when the almond is flowering you can smell it across the yard.
bromeliad
i love these petrapolitanas they last for months. miss molly standing guard at the door.
some more bromeliads.
bleeding heart vine
kinda looks like a subhastatum?
some praying hands bananas
Good Day All !!
RachelLF,the Hoyas Lauterbachii are in a 2.5" pot. It will be quite a wait to see blooms from those. I could not find them anywhere else.
That is a great shot of your Dacaena!!
candela, It is always a treat to see what's happening in your garden!!
The Portea petropolitana is a new bomeliad for me to find. I read where they will bloom for months. I have a few that keeps their blooms for just a few days.
This is the biggest Peace Lily that I have ever seen. I found it today at Home Depot.
GAgirl1066, This is the GH that I keep all my potted plants in, it has a dirt floor. The others are planted in the HH's in the ground.
If I had it to do over, I would definately put a few vents on the roof.
This is the front view.
This is the side view.
This is the back view. l usually stain it every 2-3 years, it is over 10 years old.
Wow, looks like I missed a bunch of posts before my last one. I don't know how that happened but I don't understand my computer at times, although it was probably just me and not the computer. We've had company since last Saturday morning and they were supposed to stay until tomorrow but left early today heading to SW Florida to try and beat the severe weather that began here @ 3 O'clock this afternoon. We've been under Tornado watches and warnings until just now ... they just announced that the national weather service has canceled all watches and warnings. Some parts of central Fla were hit really hard, hail of up to 2" and winds of 80 and 90 mph. Still a lot of rain coming down but we can sure use it. I don't like lightning but it's the tornado's that really scare me! I went into the front bathroom earlier with pillows, a blanket and the cat! I'm glad the worst is over.
Rita: Your Sinningia: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=8325496 is gorgeous and indeed looks to be S. sellovii. If you scroll down towards the bottom of there are a few photo's for comparison: http://www.gesneriads.ca/alphabet.htm#S
Your Peace Lily looks like one of the one of the large variety.
Spathiphyllum cannifolium: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/65570/
S. cv. Sensation: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/104496/
Really nice GH!! I'm going to show my husband those photo's and hint that I'd like a smaller version, LO
Dave: Stunning scenery!! It's always so nice getting to see pictures of the beautiful area where you live!
candela: Lucky you, living down Miami way ... you can grow so many beautiful plants in South Fla, like that Portea petropolitana! I saw your photo in Plant Files not long ago ... beautiful plant!
I wonder if spring is on it's way? Yesterday when I was out in the yard I noticed this Cherry Laurel tree blooming!
A common palm here in central Fla, the "Cabbage Palm" (Sabal palmetto):
On Sunday afternoon we took our nephew and his fiance' over to Blue Springs State Park to see the Manatee's. They had never seen one in the wild and with the river waters being so cold the Manatees congregate in the warm spring water. One of the park rangers said they had 197 in the spring run on Sunday.
West Indian Manatee's, the one in back had just come up for air and is submerging back to the bottom and the one in front is just surfacing to take a breath of air:
