Hi Franco,
Haven't seen you post in awhile. How is your collection coming along? That is definately a beauty!! I love the mednillias...I have 2 myself. I really want the red one, but so far no luck in tracking one down.
Tropical Plants and Gardens #119
Heya! Thanks.
It reminds me of a fuschia and a tacca at the same time (two plants I can't seem to grow) so I immediately fell in love with it.
I pretty much stick to the orchid forum now. Considering I'm rapidly approaching 200 of them. I've ventured into the world of oddball and rare orchids and have since doubled my collection ...
I love them also...had over two hundred myself. but two weeks ago the breaker on my GH tripped and half of mine got fried. I cried all afternoon...along with about 20 other tropicals.
Ouch! That's rough. The same thing happened to a good friend of mine, Chris Rehmann (former president of the AOS). It's a hard thing to go through. Just try to look at it as a new beginning and a chance to really focus in on your collection and make it something extra special.
You are wise beyond your years young man. :-)
Very nice that yours is blooming after so long a time Kay!
That is a wild looking plant with a crazier bloom Franco, good job!
Paula I agree with Franco... consider it a time for renewal!
Franco you can Orchid us to death; after all, it is a trop.
Thanks Elaine!
Hey Alice!
Debra, Here is a shot of one of the Brugs. from that 6'' stick you sent me.
;)
home from Arkansas.... picked wild flowers and took pictures all the way home...
Love the uniqueness of that plant, Franco.
Awsome that it grew for you, Drew~!
Welcome home! Now, where are the pictures?!!!
Nice looking brug there Drew. Looks like it's got two stems already, so it should bloom for you pretty soon.
Franco that's a gorgeous plant. What is it?
Thanks Elaine... Meant to ask that question (when it might bloom), but something else darted into this flight-of-ideas brain of mine!
That's Medinilla magnifica, Elaine. It's apparently easy to divide.
Maybe this fall I'll have some to share!
my first wetland iris..
my winecups
mg basket out back north side of back door
close up pf sp. ethiopia white flower
mg and jmg mix south end of back porch
Very nice Debra!
Joeswife nice pictures! Love the color on that iris.
a few bromeliads flowering
that purple is awsome....
the country side is all in bloom
this is about as tropical as it can get here in the sunflower state..
Good morning, everyone! Deb, those are beautiful - were there any seeds you gathered?
LOVE the pictures of the meadows Debra. You don't see a lot of meadows in the SE anymore.
good morning everyone. i am off today so hopefully get some work done in the garden.
debra, those pictures take me back to the farm where i grew up. nice,
i felt like i was on an easter egg hunt this morning. i found mangos everywhere including the philodendrons.
2. carambola flowers.3. peacock ginger. 4. a bouvardia i just got from logees only 2 weeks ago already flowering.
5, this fern started growing out of the coral rock.
Cassie, those are sure beautiful! I would trade with you for a peacock ginger root.
Jo, sure i will wait till they all come up so i can see how many came back. i would love another trade with you. i can send the plumeria as well.
the first is a lime zinger from a trade with rita a few years back. by the way where is she? some philo's no idea the names, maybe you would know homer?
Simply beautiful, Cassie!
thanks Jo, even though not alot is flowering there are always interesting leaves to look at. of course it doesn't take much to amuse me though.
franco that is a gorgeous medinilla. they have a gorgeous huge one at fairchild tropical garden.
LOL, Cassie - I know - I get amused/entertained by critters in the soil!
Cassie, Not 100% sure, but, I think 1. Bipennifolium 2.? (maybe Rachel knows) 3.'Black Cardinal" 4.Billietiae Beautiful pictures ladies!
I hope my buddah belly blooms for me this year.
I found the most beautiful bloom on my prickly pear.. finally.. I have had the thing for almost 4 years, it came to me a half of a pad. now it is a rambling cactus with yellow blooms.
The lilies are starting.
morning glorys have all been blooming.
Joe loves my Gunnera/and anything with big weird wonderful leaves. Now, that is a plus to be joeswife...
KayJones, are you ready for some weeds? LOL
you see, most of these get mowed out on the side of the road, so they are small and flat.. but move them to a watered and fed garden and you have big and rambling wine cups..very tall and lush white fleabane and yarrow.. bright yellow scurf pea, makes for splashes here and there.. the KNPS did an article about how I use KNWF's in my tropical settings.. I have red, yellow, white and pink yarrow.
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Good morning, everyone! Deb, most of your 'weeds' won't live here - it's too hot and humid and they don't get the cold spell they need - I've tried growing them, but they live a short while and then disappear, never to be seen again.
My %#*& squirrels just ate all the new growth & buds from my newest hibiscus!!!! Left the others alone. Must be a new flavor.
joeswife, when you say you hope your buddah belly blooms, are you talking about a bamboo? If it is bamboo you don't want it to bloom as after a bamboo flowers it dies.
if it isn't bamboo what plant are you talking about???
Jan
Probably buddah belly plant aka Jatropha podagrica.
Qwilter, Don't feel bad .... they scratched the s$%t out of my new leaf on the Monstera deliciosa!
yep, what KayJones said..
Deb, just 6 days until you are in Paradise!!!!
Take me down to Panama City, where the beaches are white and the girls are pretty.... Oh want you please take me HOME!
Come on down!!!!!
Am I the next contestant on the Price is Right?
You COULD BE!
Sounds more like a Jimmy Buffett wanna be, Drew.
"Give me two pina coladas, one for each hand"
Set sail from Salt Lake City, and never left dry land?
The irises there were pretty
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