Drew, we are overrunning you, it wasn't me that had an anthurium, probably Rita, she has all the good ones.
Windy here tonight but still very hot and dry, dry, dry.
Elaine, I am going to plant that epi on a tree tomorrow morning - thank you for that neat idea.
Musa Sum X Cross
Hi -
Someone mentioned Caladiums-4-Less. . . I have purchased from them as well as Happiness Farms - both have great plants! I have mine planted under my Royal Poinciana and they do very well (when the pesky local armadillo doesnt dig them up!). Lake Placid is known as the Caladium Capital.
*sigh* I just love loking at all the plush green colorful posts here.
My one loney plumeria is on the front south fence, stillin it's original wesson oil tub from Tropicman, putting out leaves, not burned since the mimosa tree is sheltering it.
cut down burned monardas on the north east part of the fence tonight. Found three more orange milkweeds growing from seeds I planted this spring.
Big hibiscus tree is now downstairs, where hubby said it is saying forever, it's blooming branches are scraping the ceiling, I hate to trim it, but it is inevitable if it is to stay down there, moved the chalice vine and it is already looking even happier down there.. slowly bringing in the babys/tropicals I am afraid will not survive the non rainey windy summer here..would mail out nice named brugs but to hot to send right now. I am only keeping a few of my favorites, here is hoping they bloom for me before I bring them in this fall.
this queens tears is dying, but there are three pups.. is this normal?
Good morning, everyone! All your plants are lovely!!! Deb, I will call you today - love you!
Debra, do you have a pot lifter? http://www.amazon.com/PotLifter-200-Pound-Gardening-Heavy-Lifting/dp/B002ECFFJ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341921175&sr=8-1&keywords=pot+lifter
Drew, this would probably be good for you too if you don't already have one. I think they are worth their weight in gold. Still takes two people but it makes moving those huge heavy pots a lot easier.
Thanks Alice!
Hello Everyone!!
Hopeing everyone has a great gardening day today.
GAgirl1066, that was my lame attempt at being funny. dh would always say that to me, hoping it will get him out of helping.
I hope it rains when you are away. Have a great vacation!
dyzzy, I sure will try to root a cutting of the musicial note plant for you.
ardesia, love the leaves on your Musa Sum X Cross. I have a few Rowe Red with almost the same varegation.
floridabunnie, it seems as if you have found the perfect spot for your caladiums, that is a beautiful display. Please visit us again, we would love to see more of your garden.
Variegated Vitex from mj
Jamacian pointsettia-new plant
Joeswife, I think that is normal for your bromeliad. Avoid cutting out the mother plant, hopefully someone with more experience will help.
Homer1958, It is a Faustomirande, you got them all correct except the last one that is a Philo. Imbe.variegata.
Philo. Ring of Fire.
Deb, on your bromeliad, as Rita says, it is normal for a mother plant to slowly peter out. Once they look scruffy, I do cut them out, or separate the pups when they have a stem and roots. Broms bloom only once from each rosette of leaves, then make babies and the big plant slowly declines. Even pineapples do the same, but they're very prolific in making pups, and the mother plants can last a year or two after fruiting.
Here's my Black Chanterii mama with a new pup. I separated two fairly big pups from her a couple of months ago, and see she's made a new one. Second pic shows how scruffy looking she's getting. Once she stops producing pups I'll roust her out.
Elaine, my black Brom. finished blooming about 2 months ago, but the foliage still looks fresh - too pretty to cut. It is starting to send out pups.
Rita. My Philo. Imbe variegate wants to climb...Yours?
Elaine, is that Dr. Moi back there?
Nope, Drew my Dr. Moy's are about 7ft. tall right now and in bloom. Their variegation isn't quite as regular as that green/white brom. More like somebody splashed white paint on them. I do have a couple of sports that have popped up in the clump with some interesting - how shall I say it - variation on the variegation.
Elaine, What's the second picture? I reeeeeeeeallly like that one!!!!!!
Everyone's plants are so nice!!! I love all the variegation!
We have had nothing but rain. The only thing it is hurting is we can't cut grass. The plants are loving it.
Yeah, me too. They're all Dr. Moy . . he seems to be quite the sporting fellow. Or he's been playing around.
IF the next stem comes up like that from that stripey one, I'm going to cut it out and see if I can propagate it to keep the super variegation. Curious to see if the flower comes out the same. If the cultivar is reverting it might be white.
And after that one, maybe propagate one for me for a price?
Knowing the generosity of Elaine as I do, it will cost you a LOT, Drew!!!
Will my life be enough Ms Kay?
Dyzzy - I love, love, love your Dr. Moy! Will surely be looking for one of these myself!
We have had tons of rain here too - making everything grow :)
Prita - how do you like your Jamaican Poinsetta? They have these at my favorite garden nursery and I've had my eye on them.
My Curcuma have been happily in bloom
pretty! well the pups are growing fast. I have pups on my banana from KayJones, and pups on my agave and well pups every where..
is the varigated vitex hardy in my zone rita? If so, I would love some seeds? I took night pics outside of my stuff, wil post after shower. It rained for an hour last night, darling daughter put out all kinds of conatiners since I wasn't expecting any rain, and now I have tbs of fresh rain water to bottle up for the air plants and the other things that like rain water. ( pitcher plants, staghorn etc etc)
some flower blooms first..
peacock orchids are blooming non stop smell so good..
my little poodle face hibiscus is not little anymore
grown from seeds the cats claw is back..
grown from seeds is night blooming scented phlox.. I am estatic as it blends with the other night time smelling things..
varigated ginger
front rock garden
red castor bloom
new 6 inches lasagna bed.. the caladiums are in a self watring hanging basket that is too heavy to hang..
other side of pear tree tubs of plants
around the pear tree, snow queen is about to pop out..
this corner was nothing but three honey wsuckles and wisteria, I have torn out the common honey suckle, placed the passion vine tub to the left of this area on the fence, and trimmed the wisteria and goldflame lonicera..to the right is trumpet vine, sweet autumn clematis, sweet pea, and morning glorys
Kaitlyn seems just in the right spot of this new arbor..
my favorite spot to sit right now
sticto cardia, gingers, brugs, and other vines in this corner of the back yard..
Debra,
I can send you cuttings of the Varigated vitex...
Here's what happens when your not paying attention. Cissus amazonica high tailing it up the Oak Tree...pot sits on one of the small ladders at the base of the tree..
And Cissus discolor is creeping up the Grape vine stick I tied between 2 trees
Boy looks like everyone's been busy in their gardens....
A few of the beds have gotton away from me this year....
Brug Monster white is in one of them so I can't show a picture of it....LOL
Ginger....
Dianthera nodsa - Pink on the left of the Driftwood with Bromes and Piper plant in background
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Debra you sent this Brug last year...?x? the tag has faded...
Got this Philo at a yard sale for $5.00...was in an old rotted plastic pot....don't know what it is but I love it, maybe someone here knows what it is.
Elaine this is Catyclia leaf hopper you picked up for me in spring
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Oh got this cool Waterlily Begonia from a friend here locally...
Mj, welcome back (again). Good to see you've bloomed Leafhopper, it's really pretty. I have one too, picked up a scraggly one the week before they closed the place down. It's not making a spike yet, but looking a lot better with new leaves. Begonia is awesome - looks like the leaf is inside-out.
You have some beautiful new plant support structures there in the background of your Cissus picture. Or is it a swing set? I need something like that, both for plants and grandkid (well, our first is due in Nov.)
I have a similar brug that came from Deb - mine says 'Stardancer x pod 2' in case that rings a bell? I have a new label system using a cut-up black plastic pot and silver Sharpie marker. So far they seem to be lasting well and I like how unobtrusive they are.
My new score from Lowe's yesterday, yellow spathoglottis with 2 spikes in bloom and a third coming along.
Oh my gosh!!! MJ that begonia vine is to die for!!! Maybe that is what I need to do, just ignore it!!!
Elaine I love that idea for labels. I'll have to try that also. I even think I already have the marker. Congrats on that new grand baby!! Do you know what they are having? You can not even imagine how remarkable it is to be a GRANDMOTHER!!! My oldest just turned 21 and keeps threating to make me a great grandmother soon.
Elaine, yes Grandmotherhood is such an incredible journey, it is amazing how they grab your heart strings so early on, even when you don't live close. Such a wonderful freedom about it.
Drew you are too funny. Back when I lived up north I think my Mr wonder sometimes about me trading him off for a rare find....LOL
Jan
Wait until you see your baby with their own baby. Oh my........ I still get goose bumbs when I see my son as a father.
Yes, I'm really looking forward to it, except now for the first time I'm having a little regret about moving to Florida! Both my kids c/w spouses are in Salt Lake City. Lots more travel in my future, I forsee! Really hoping they'll come here more often.
Elaine, they will when the kids start to get older as everyone wants to come to Disney World....LOL By the way, did they have any problems with those fires out in Colorado?
Jan
MJ - love your Cissus discolor. We used to live just outside Deland and really liked it.
Dyzzy - your yellow spathoglottis is nice, will have to look at lowes for one of those! I have some shady areas that I need to fill.
Joeswife - Your night phlox sound interesting. I have a center garden in my back yard full of Jasemine and have night blooming jasemine. Sometimes the scent almost knocks you down when they are all in bloom!
Flbunnie, the spathoglottis is one orchid that does like a little bit of sun to bloom well. Mine get morning sun and they bloom almost non-stop from spring through fall. Here are my purple ones from last year, but this year part of the clump has not bloomed yet, because the tree fern has been shading them. I hate to cut its frond off but I'm going to have to.
Dyzzy -
will these do well in dappled shade? I don't have any deep shade spots in my yard but dappled shade. These purple are georgeous!! I don't think people plant these enough.
Dappled shade is perfect for spathoglottis. If you find they don't bloom well, you might want to thin the branches over them just a bit to give them more peeks of sunlight.
If you're planting them under oak trees (like all mine are) I'd recommend you not plant directly in the ground, though. Sink a big pot for them so they don't have to compete with the oak tree roots.
Hi -
The two spots I have are in a flower bed around my house and between my mahogany tree and my fence. Many of my plants have grown over the last few years so I actually have some semi shady areas as compared to the desert I had when we moved in. I think the first year everything died. Now, it's all I can do to keep up with trimming everything - LOL. Its feast or famine. I did just plant a blackberry lily by my front foyer where I had a bare spot due to the dappled sun. I'm hoping it does well here.
Elaine
those are very pretty, while I was at HD tonight I was looking around for something to put in the one spot by the spa and I just couldn't make up my mind, maybe we need to go to nursery on Tallevast Road to see what you would suggest.
FLbunnie
how is your blackberry lily doing? I've always wanted to grow but when we lived up north it wouldn't too cold for it to make it through so I never started any from seeds.
Jan
Jan, post a picture of the spot you're talking about and I'll bet everybody will have suggestions. Is it sunny?
