april...strange you should mention amaryllis...he he...they do the same here...i took this pic last night
NEW OT pics blooming in "your" paradise
Pride of Barbados g.- unlike other Pride of Barbados these flowers have nice scent! The tree form is not as pleasing as the other forms, but you can prune it anyway you like I suppose.
april would love some of your red lochroma...they look pretty
april..waiting for my pride of barbados to bloom...yours looks great
Beautiful- they are so pretty and so easy, at least for those of us in mild climates.
Lousianna Iris
I had a gorgeous one, red, at my former home and so far have not planted one here, I miss it, they are so wonderful! I have tried the pink variety by seed from vendors but never came up w/ a pink one, : ((
This is one of my favorite Amaryllis!
My blue Iochroma- I can't keep up w/ this plant, should have put it in more shade to control growth! But I love it.
apruil the louisiana iris are so pretty..i recently traded for some...they like water i know...some are almost black...just so pretty..glad you have them
Lovely pictures everyone.I really enjoy them!
Yes Junglebob they are amazingly beautiful and perfect for the terrible heat, humidity & soil we have- they call our soil "Gumbo" and it fits! My daughter has many other varieties, I have but a few and moved them last year so they bloomed unenthusiasticly for me.
Beautiful !
What kind of tree grows over your amaryllis, April? I just planted a Hippeastum x johnsonii outdoors today.
Kenton
Those are some type of Oak-
all of the new subdivisions in this part of Missouri City have a provision in their Homeowner's Association that requires each home to plant 2 oak trees in their front yard- it's a rule and don't think they won't inforce it! One year we were having a bad drought and the HA sent out notices reminding folks that if they didn't water their oaks and let them die, they'd be required to replace them w/ oaks and proceeded to tell you the height and diameter requirements. Sometimes these folks can get a bit crazy!
-I do not know the answer to that, it is not one that I commonly see here, is not a Live Oak but other than that I do not know. It seems to grow w/ a seriously pyramidal shape and is much more attractive to me than the Live Oak that everybody here seems to be in love with.
Willow Oak, perhaps. What a silly HA rule. Don't they realize how unhealthy it is to grow a monoculture... I would be lynched If there were a homeowner's association here!
Kenton
Oh they are sillier than that! You don't even want to mention xeroscaping- well apparently I don't want to spell it either, but they have rules about what can be planted in your front yard, etc. it's really stupid and I have no idea what it is based on. When you buy these homes they have preplanted foundation type plants, only problem is they plant things that are not meant to stay within a reasonable size- for example in this house they planted 4 Myrtles that without pruning will grow into multi-trunked- and the not the emphisis on multi- TREES of 10 to 15 ft. Now how is that for a nice little hedge shrub in front of your dining room window! Ludicrous!
yikes...i think i would join kenton....
You'all make me hungry for Spring. It's coming!!!!
nanna...it's almost here...yessssssssssssssssss
couple more pics..
gorgeous hibiscus
i love zinnias and marigolds...along with some wildflowers...
and with the help of the microsoft picture it 98 software...suddenly have a Monet painting...of them
Good Morning Bob ! Pretty. Thanks for sharing !
morning sweet allison...good to see you 8))....
Good morning Bob thanks for the nice emails. Are your Plumeras blooming now already ?
(Quick note to Allison: I have been flushing the AVS and they are not getting worse. Time will tell. Thanks for your help.)
I ahve a load of picures of tulips and such, I may post them when I'm home.
Kenton
Good going Kenton ! If you think about take little bit of soil off top before flusing and put little new on after.
Allison
yes allison some of the plumeria are blooming...but not the new cuttings yet...although many have inflos