no it is under the roof edge just before the pool. I'll take a picture tomorrow when the sun is out so you can see that it doesn't get direct sunlight. And any suggestions from yall would be great, keeping in mind dogs run through this area, so it has to be tuff plants.
Jan
Tropical Garden #122
oh you u guys are killing me.. I love the spathoglottis, but it sure looks like an orchid.
I love the leaf hopper too. unfortunately, things like orchids are things I see I am afraid of. I agree, the purple is beautiful.
my GS is 18 and none of the others have even married let alone thought about children. I have told them all not to wait until I am using a walker to decide to marry and have families. the three that are the youngest have all assured me not to worry. they are 35, 31, and 23.. the oldest two are in their 40's. Gosh, my 23 year old is regressing I think to 6.
stardancer crosses came from a brug grower here in DG. She just labled them as crosses with each pod since she had so many other brugs. the stardancer brug is white with the petals split instead of solid. I think they look like b suaveleons myself. pretty, tho.
we have enjoyed a cool 95 today, going back to trile digits next week. brought in a few more babys. I also have night blooming jasmine in large tubs out front and out back. today I moved the vines that were in hanging baskets on the back door hooks, to the south arbor. maybe now they will take off. the tall sunflowers have made great shade and poles for the other vines to climb on the nroth end of the patio, making my living wall complete. wish I had the tall plants all around like in 2010, but the past summer and what looks like to be another has kept the living walls from happening all around. *sigh*
Deb, spathoglottis are orchids. But it's a terrestrial, or 'ground orchid' so it grows in soil, and is really pretty easy. No misting, no special fertilizer or other orchid fuss. Down here they act pretty much like any other perennial. You get them in a spot they like, and they just grow and bloom. It's amazing to hear you're scared of growing any plant! You could totally grow orchids in that tropical basement of yours.
Love that clump of zingers. (my daughter called them that when she was little and couldn't say zinnias).
Thanks Elaine/Deb...fixed the tag.
Elaine, Yup hang hoyas from them. We built them just as you would a wooden swing set. One is a bit smaller, and we pick it up and move it into the barn in winter to hang plants from...I need a couple more !
floridabunnie - actually just north of Deland...if you remember where St. Rd 11 is ? East of Deleon Springs..which actually is closer than Deland.
Out in the sticks..I love it here...still tropical but not too tropical..rolling hills, less Palm Trees and more Oak Trees.
Hoya bilobata and an unknown Begonia...I think it "might" be Begonia lisata ??
Inspiring pictures everyone!!
I don't have much time to visit today. I have my 3 younger GK and they are demanding equal computer time and my attention.
homer1958, The Philo. Imbe are climbers, the first picture is 5' and the last one is 3'. I have them planted in the ground and find them very easy to grow. I wish that the verrucosum was half as easy, they are the most handsome Philo. ever.
floridabunnie, the Jamaican poinsetta is a first for me, I bought a 4" pot last month after seeing a 3 gal pot for $275. It will probably take a few years to get that size but I know I will enjoy the journey.
Love that big Curcuma and the Costus! Is it French Kiss?
Hey mjsponies, Big smile on my face seeing you back, those are some nice (new to me) begonias you posted. I think your Philo is a dwarf xanadu. Great find!
This is my new Philo. find, Spicy Dog
Porterweed from phughes
Hibiscus
Philo mexicanum
Hey Rita, Yes slowly getting back to being able to post some. How is your Philo. grazalie doing. Mine is winding it's way around the basket. They are slow growers for sure. I'll try to take a pic in the next few day. Some of the Begonia's I've gotten this year have been a disapointment. B. Purple Storm get's leaf spot with even the thought of higher humidity. Don't think I will try to carry it over. I like the one's I can put in the ground and let go dormant and come back bigger/better next year.
I'm tickled with the P. Xandadu..also got an ID over on the ID forum...I love it and hope it's happy living here.
I didn't grow the Purple Porter weed this year, and planted out the red a bit late, but it's getting tall now so hopefully some blooms soon.
Hummer's love them. The first seeds I ever had for the purple were from RJ...I think he's supplied half of DG with seeds/plants.
Have fun with the grandkids... !!
Deb...
Here's the Monster white you sent...hiding in the weeds...........( as I hang my head in shame)
We've had 2 weeks of showers and Hoochie Papa is putting pm a show.
Donna S plumeris seedlings.
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I AM GOING TO STRANGLE SOME SQUIRRELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hear ya I use to be that way when I lived up north! and with the chipmonks.
Jan
My beautiful Xanthosoma Aureum with the latest leaf about 15'' is laying on its side when I come home from 12 hours of JURY DUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was there wind in your area? I would cry over both the 12 hrs and the lost of that large leaf.
It was the whole plant, with a small crater there from digging acorns.
Squirrels!!! I understand completely!!! They bury pecans here and I have trees coming up every where.
Drew...Would you strangle the Grasshoppers that have been grazing on my Varigated Monstrera, and various outher Tropicals ? Jeese, they eat half the leaf then leave town and don't even leave a tip................Dang !!!!!
Hi Meadow - My blackberry lily is doing very well. I had to have it after I saw it at the nursery - such bright orange flowers.
Joeswife - love your bunch of zinnnias, they were my grandmother's favorite. She had them planted around her house every spring/summer. They always remind me of her.
Jeri - Did you start your plumies from seed? I have been contemplating trying this. Is it difficult, do you have any tips?
Jatropha Multifida - I call it our Dr. Seuss plant
Giant Milkweed
It's a lost cause Martha.
floridabunnie I have a concrete patio on the west side of my house that has a pergola over it for shade and I push the pointed end of the seed down into some seed starter soil and moisten the pot, then cover it with a dome cover(this holds the moisture in). Within about 2 weeks the seeds have usually sprouted. After the 1st true leaves appear you can bump it up to a gallon size pot. I usually wait longer than that b/c I'm not that efficient and it also gives them a chance to get a better roots system. I have pretty good success with this process. I hope it helps you.
So sorry about your Xantho, Drew. Squirrels are a plague.
I declared a truce, and have been feeding the squirrels with, ah, birdfeeders. Well, I do have lots of pretty birds too, but the squirrels eat more seed than the birds do. Truth be told, it bought me a few extra mangoes off the tree this year, because the squirrels weren't quite so hungry, I think. Now, the raccoon is another story.
The big green feeder is supposedly "squirrel proof" but the birds spill so much seed out of it, the squirrels just mill around underneath with their fat little bellies dragging on the ground. The cat is no help whatsoever.
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Elaine, just like you we feed the birds and since the feeder is squirrel proof they mill around the base picking up the dropped seed and driving my dog crazy. I really have not figured out why squirrels, raccoons and deer were put on this earth. Not too thrilled with snakes either but at least they eat the cotton rats. My biggest nemesis are the raccoons. I just hate them and I spend big bucks having the ones that come up on my deck trapped.
Begonia Maurice Amey is getting huge, it is in a 3 gallon and set into a larger pot. I've used spanish moss both in between the pots for insulation and as a mulch.
This drought is getting to my other young begonias, they are so wilty.
I just had to buy B. brevirimosa, if I can keep this one happy, I will be happy - forever I think.
MJ, I think the begonia you posted above may be 'withalacoochee'. Pretty sure its not "listata" Does yours have little white flowers on it?
First is withalacoochee (ithink...couldnt see the pic that good)
Second is listata
Here are some I have
Luckily most of the roots are still intact. I propped it up and am hoping for the best.
Cold front has been sitting juuuuust a little bit South of us. We are in the cool air. Yea; that's right... we have had only 1/4'' of rain out of these 3, soon to be 4 days of clouds. Charlotte, 20 miles South has had boatloads.
There is a silver lining. I have been out watering in the AM. and the cooler temperatures are really giving the plants a rest from that devilish heat we have been having.
Thank you all for the wonderful pictures of your beautiful gardens and potted plants!
Geez...just sat here for 5 min...waitin for it to post more and it kicked me off. arrg!
Try it again....
and more
Theres about 20-30 more, but I won't bore you with all of them. Most of these were last years pics. In the big move, they have been a little neglected and don't look as good.
Oh my they all look great but your Gryphon looks unusually terrific (I think that is what the first one, last set is.) They can be so fussy. Mine is in the ground and it did come back this year but it is so slow growing.
I am adding cardinals to my list of obnoxious pests. LOL, they have poked holes in every tomato in my favorite plant. I just had to pick 5 and compost them. Darn, if I cover the plant I'll have to hand pollinate the flowers. What a bother.
I'm loving this mini crepe myrtle, lots of color in a tiny spot. .
We have finally listed our house. I have lots of plants to dig up and move in the next few weeks. There are several things there are multiples of and I was going to offer some to you on this forum (if you are a regular) for postage. PLEASE note...I will be gone for 10 days starting next Tues, so it would be at least July 30 before I could mail anything. Just send me a dmail if you would like some...
Piper - rootbeer plant....this does spread!
Colcasia - black magic....this one does't get that black, but that was the name on it when I bought it.
Colocasia - looks like illustrius
persacaria
Beautiful begonias Yall!! The leaves are so pretty they don't need to bloom.
i agree with jeri.
Drew, i have found that putting chili powder around the base of potted plants together with braberry cuttings and rose bush cuttings has worked really well this year. I also feed the "birds" HA!
the hibiscus bloom was a three inch cutting last fall. I am so proud!
oh, someone sent me porter weed seeds, I am sure I planted them, I havn't seen anything come yet. ( or if they are up, i don't know what to look for until I get a bloom)
my mail man is awsome.. he always stops and asks me what is what if I am outside, and if he delivers a box of plants, he brings them up in the shade at the door.
Would everyone PLEASE put plant names to the pictures - it helps me and others who don't recognize a plant by just a picture - thanks in advance!
hmm, well, the red/white is a mandevilla?, the second an EE, the third is a rose silk japanese mg, the 4th a banana, and my little salmon hibiscus.
then there is a zinnia, a begonia and a wild poinsetta not bloomed yet.
*hugs* to KayJones
LoL, Deb I think I sent you some porterweed seeds. Here's what the seedlings look like, very distinctive toothed, quilted leaves.
Then you turn your back on them and they are a 4ft. bloomin shrub in a day and a half . .. if you water a lot or have a tropical storm.
Wish I could send you a bucketload, but it's too darned hot.
Sure kay.
Mine does the same thing Deb. We are very fortunate.
Love the Aroids Paula!
Bet ya have to brush 'ole precious there when he/she has been rolling around outside et Elaine?
Colocasia Mammoth, bunch of Begonias and other stuff in pots and Ensete Ventricosum 'Maurelii'
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Drew, your garden is always so neat and clean. I spent a steamy hot morning chopping back the jungle here, I wish I had a machete, it would be so much easier than using loppers. We will never be neat like that here. LOL
Humidity never went below 70% today, the air is wet but the soil is still dry, dry, dry.
Jatropha integrrima.
oh, alice, that is a pretty flower. If you want to keep cardinals, and keep your maters intact, try a hanging red feeder. it is the color that attracts those birds.
Drew, you garden the way Joe wants me to... will never happen. I am to flighty. I am always going 50 directions when I hit the backdoor.
Elaine, yes u did send them, and thanks for seedling ID, I am pretty sure I have a patch, will take a pic when it drops below 100 sometime this evening.I am supposed to be resting and re-covering from accute brochitus.
My siam tulip ginger.
Crossandra & ghost plant in my Mexican Fish.
I got this in a coop years ago and it was called Mae Chang EE, but I read an article that Lari Ann had written in which she stated the name had changed but I can't remember the new name.
