Thanks! I found a garter snake in thebasement garden, he went back out where he started from. sheese! They knw it is cool down there.. another day of 103 and then after saturday, we start a cool down they say to the 90's. I just want rain.
Elmer is fun to watch eating our grape tomatoes.
Drew, your aroid abilities blow me away. mine look like miniatures compared to yours.
off to work for half a day. yay!
Tropical garden #121
Deb, will you keep Elmer in the basement over the winter? She's great, and so is college girl. Beautiful MG's, too.
Drew, that's a beautiful specimen there. I (to be honest) still can't get used to the idea of purposely growing a brown plant, though. My big colocasia seems to be popping up a new leaf about every 4 days! Amazing. As I keep saying - "I'm gonna need a bigger garden".
My fave NoID orchid has a new spike opening. I like the color variation, they have rosy buds, open with pink petals and an almost-white lip, then suffuse gradually to the yellow-orange.
Elaine, That's why it's called C. 'Kona Coffee'.
Behind the scenes.
Drew, do you think Kona Coffee could stand having it's feet wet? I am thinking of putting mine on a ledge in the pond, just so the bottom few inches are in the water. It just does not get enough water where it is now and, compared to yours, it is pitiful.
Elaine, your noid is almost (but not quite) enough to me make me get interested in orchids. I just can't handle another obsession. LOL Such a lovely flower.
Bougainvillea arborea and my little gold mac, I thought it was gone but some littles ones popped up.
Go ahead Alice! I would think they would be ok. If it kills them I will send you some.
Hello Everyone!!
GAgirl1066, Erythrina inca var. picta "Sunshine tree" from Zone 9 in Houston, a replacement for an almost 5' tree from Rj. It just didn't survive the transplant, (we will keep this a secret).
http://www.zone9tropicals.com/erythrina-indica-var.-picta-sunshine-tree-p-363.html
Jeri11, thanks very much for the invite, dh's new fishing spot is Lake Ponchitrain. I might just go with him on his next trip. One can't help but love that Cajun lady hbiscus.
Joeswife, save me a John Clayton please, I will try to get those plants you wanted, going for a fall trade.
Your college girl is a beauty!! The neighbourhood kids thinks that my pond is their private turtle and frog sanctuary
dyzzy, Yea, for your Brazilian plume and my goodness, what a nice big Zingber "Silver Streak" you have going on there.
Your Orchid is gorgeous, mine from Rj are still alive, just not thriving. I have repotted and moved them to a shady spot.
ardesia, I have grown the Musa Velutinas from seeds before, I just checked Zone 9 and they have quite a few specimens in stock. I will try to get the Musa siamensis and hopefully trade seeds next year.
That is a magazine quality picture of your Texas star hibiscus, great shot for the first time use of your phone. I only use my phone to lurk on Daves on road trips when its my dh turn to drive.
I am jealous of your Xanadu Gold, Tropicflora offered them on their VIP special but as usual I was too late to get one.
mjsponies, We are happy to have you back. The monstera seems to be showing much more variegation than the mother plant. You know that I love that Hoya.
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Kay Jones, What a treat! I totally enjoyed the strole through your garden. I am glad that you showed your giant leaf Tibouchina. Here's hoping that I can keep mine alive to bloom like yours.
homer1958, Great looking Alocasias! How about a closer shot of your roof-top picture.
Here are a few of mine that are making a comeback.
Is anyone interested in starting a new thread?
Beautiful flowers and plants, Rita, and KayJones! You both have such wonderful collections.
Drew, on the brown leaves thing, I know the breeders work to achieve that color, just like they go for variegation, or red leaves etc.
It's my mind set, I guess. Brown leaves = dead plant to me. As a lovely - obviously healthy - specimen like yours, indoors as a feature, or in a collection just for curiosity they are wonderful. In my landscape it would hit me - clang! - in the eye every time I saw it. Partly my point of view, as well. I don't have indoor plants and everything has to integrate into the landscape here. Even my orchids are gradually being assimilated. (Resistance is futile.)
P. Gloriosums are both doing equally well. I'm going to dispense with the pot and let them ramble through the jungle now.
Alice's Begonia Odorata Alba is the success story of my garden this year, I think. Try as I might I can't get a good picture of it, but it is at least 3ft. tall and wide.
OK I will post one that is more of a closeup!
In the eyes of the beholder (you) Elaine.
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Hello everyone!! How is it in the tropics in your areas? We had extreme heat today and then the rain came along. Now there is steam coming off the highway. It is truly fun trying to breath outside. I have really drooled over everyones pictures. I took some pictures this morning before the heat became unbearable.
This is a pitcher plant that I got out at LSU plant sale.
This is my cocoa plant.
Mojito EE
This is a philo but can't remember which one.
I've never seen this one before. It's a heart fern.
This is a perennial morning glory that is gonna eat my house.
Variegated tapioca
Nice, Jeri!
Excellent job jeri, I especially like the Tapioca and the banana. Is that Tawnee? (spelling)
Looks like we are in stereo Kay!
My first Brug; compliments of Deb.
I like that banana too. It's a tissue culture of AE AE I think it came from Tailand. I've killed 2 true AE AE's in the past. This one is much hardier. I love variegation. I got it from ClaireCa.
Thanks Kay & Drew. What is a tawnee? I've never heard of that either. I learn something new every time I visit here.
Musa tawnee Is probably what you have there jeri. They don't have the technology to T.C. AeAe from what I have read. Something about the genes being different on every plant...???
Please join us on this new thread. #122
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1269701/
Yea I'm safe!! It isn't listing Mac users.