Whatever it is it's cool looking !!
Bolivian gloxinia..
Tropical Garden #114
noid Red Hibiscus...I've had this one for years. If it doesn't get knocked back by a freeze it can get well over 7 feet tall.
Christmas cactus gearing up...
Drew, I would question the i.d. of your plant, too - it looks like an Aloe arborescens to me. Agaves and Aloes grow everywhere in my area and none of the Agaves look like your plant. Perhaps you could post it on the Plant Identification forum for a positive i.d.
Phaius Microburst Urusla opened today
Martha, she is beautiful!
Debra I really like this one...lots more buds to open so should be a nice display. Was a rescue....had a lot of rot on the bulbs and I brought it home cleaned it up and now it's nice and healthy.
Great Idea Kay! Will do!
Beautiful pictures everyone!
My Anthurium regale is blooming:
good moring and congrats Drew!
off to work I go hi ho..
Hello Everyone!!
ardesia, thanks, if you are successful in propagating your Salvia involuctata, we could trade in the spring. The blue flowering salvia I showed can be started easily from root cuttings, unfortunately, I have had it for such a long time, I can't remember the name.
Euphorbia white ghost.
homer, glad to see your A. Regale still in tip top condition.
Hopefully, your plant will put out a few offshoots before it dies. It is a cool loking plant , you sure know how to pick them.
Here is one of my noids with a few shoots.
phughes, let me know if you find the yellow CC, I can take a division and bring it on my next trip.
Yes I like cactus plants too, this is a corncub cactus?
Joeswife, it is amazing how healthy you keep those plants in your basement, your macho fern is so pretty. I can also see the Queen Emma, is the tall plant in front an Abutilon?
This is a new fern, I hope someone knows the name. It is a beautiful plant and I would not want to lose it due to my ignorance regarding its care.
mjsponies, those are some bright festive pictures, they are all very full and beautiful plants!! I wish that I had something red to continue the color theme. I'm tapping my fingers waiting for something to bloom.
Congratulations in winning runner up in the photo contest!!
http://davesgarden.com/contest/2011-photography-contest/winners.php?catid=386
Rita, I have that unknown fern you posted, but it's in the greenhouse and it's DARK OUTSIDE and I'm afraid the boogie man will get me if I go out there! If no one gives you its name tonight, I'll tell you tomorrow.
Rita, Isn't that the same plant you have with the offsets(first picture) I have that is flowering in my post above yours?
That is a really
cool fern by the way!
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congrats and ditto what Rita said Martha on the photo contest!
Rita, that is a hibiscus cannibus(sp?) in front of queen emma, it sure has pretty blooms..
agreeing with Drew, love that fern!
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Rita, your fern is Sellaginella 'Rainbow' aka Sellaginella martensii - now, you can try to remember to label it - LOL!
Rj my heart goes out to you. you have such a lovely home and garden. i always enjoy your pictures. i couldnt imagine ever leaving my garden either. i hope it all works out for you.
jack fruit looks good.
anthurium that is really starting to branch out.
pink powder puff
Deb, I tried to call you, but got no answer. I have a problem - I have moved your Christmas box up in size THREE times! Every time I start to tape it up to mail, I find something else to add to it. You just need to come here and PICK it UP in PERSON!!!
Cassie,
Very cool anthurium, one for my wishlist.
Here's a yellow you sent, I lost the tag so maybe you can id it for me. It looks just like the Philippine Violets, except Yellow, I LOVE it. !! It's still in a pot, and will go in the ground next spring if you think it's hardy for my zone.
Red Plumbago from Rita....YUM !!
WOW, that yellow whatever is fabulous. Love that it is blooing this time of year.
Martha, you know we will all want a start of that!
I'm still waiting on your Clerodendrum cuttings to root -they have had nubbies for a couple of weeks, but no roots yet. When I see that they are for sure going to root, I'll send them to you.
Finally I have some interesting blooms to post, but they're not in my garden, sadly. Queen Elizabeth Botanical Gardens in Grand Cayman had all these in bloom when we walked through yesterday. Sadly their huge orchid garden there had no blooms at all, but I can hope we'll get to go back in May when they will be at their best.
Alice, does this look like the Begonia 'Alba Odora' that you sent me a cutting of? It certainly was a lovely scented white begonia, elegantly displayed over top of a low hedge.
A huge 7ft. ginger plant with these big, fat red inflorescenses. Indonesian Wax Ginger
Another big, lush, tall ginger, Alpinia purpurescense.
Here's what I think must be some sort of Morning Glory (even though the flower was open after lunch time . . ). Leaf shape was familiar, and of course the flowers were amazing, blazing pinkish red with ivory to golden throats. No tag, unfortunately.
One more, for Drew since he loves those big foliage plants! Some sort of fern, I think. Looks like a big Romaine lettuce until you scale it against the 12ft. tall column next to the pot.
Mj, your photo contest shot is absolutely spectacular! Congratulations. Love that yellow 'whatzit' as well. Very pretty.
btw, Drew I agree with the others that your pretty little flowering succulent (way back) doesn't look like an agave. Definitely more like an aloe to me, including the flower form.
Hopefully Cassie will chime back in with an ID on the yellow...it's still a single stem, so when I saw it budding up I was surprised, but definitely thrilled with the yellow bloom.
Dzzy, that is a Strickcardia or Hawaiian Sunset vine in your 2nd photo back...mine's budding up now to beat the band so will post pics then.
Thanks on the Photo Contest That's one of my favorite photo's..
That is a yellow baleria. Easy to share. the lower branches or roots will drop spread out and take root kind of like a walking iris. Mine are flowering now too I just noticed yesterday.
Cassie,
Thanks...I think this is it in plantfiles ?? But does it get thorns ?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/198663/
not much info there I hope it's hardy here like the purple and white are.
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Barleria prionitis is the botanical name of the yellow Baleria, but I couldn't find any place that sells it, so would like to trade for some starts.
mj i have never seen any thorns on it. i have some for you kay and the red justica.
dyzzypyxxy i love those gingers especially the wax ginger.
i am so excited because we had a touch of cold in the beginning of the week. (in the 60's) but is was enough to get the osmanthus to flower. one of my favorites, right up there with the brunfelsias.
dyzzypyxxy that big romaine lettuce is an anthurium or bird's nest fern. they get huge. you can see the flower on this one.
Cassie, that's good to hear about the thorns. I always worry about grandson and animals with the thorny ones.
Maybe it has to get really big to get the thorns ?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/158989/
Osmanthus is another new one to me does it have fragrance ?