candela, that is so funny. I have been doing that for years. I would put them in with the old plants and he would never suspect anything until he does the checkbook.
I wish that I could have gone to the nursery with you yesterday, You got one of your ( must have plants). I have enjoyed the rangoon creeper that I have, even though it is single bloom. Your yard will be the sweetest yard in town.
The Hawaiian sunset vine is a great find, they are beautiful (save seeds).
Thankyou Rita and Cassandra for all the plant names. It is beautiful sunshine today, so looks like I need to hit the nurseries and HD and Lowes. Thankyou so much for all the inspiration:) I know it may be too early to plant anything, but I am going looking anyway.
Debbie
this is the hawaiian sunset vine
this is brugmansia supernova
the double rangoon creeper
Debbie, it is really a nice day to go nursery shopping. I will stay home and rearrange my rocks in the garden to get more room.
Candela, those are really big plants, looks like 5 gal. pots. Even if we find rare plants like those, they will probably be in 6" pots. (lucky girl)
that hawaiian sunset vine is a real beauty
Here are a few cold hardy tropical looking plants, that are the backbone of my garden. First is theTrachycarpus fortunei (windmill palm). I try to plant a few every year.
I planted this 10 gal. plant in November 07.
Hey Rita would that be zone 6 or 7 hardy?
I would love to have a palm. :)
I planted these several years ago in the backyard.
Kimarj, I am in zone 8a
Sago Palm, This is as bad as it gets, I usually just trim the brown leaves off. This one is over ten years old.
Cast Iron Plant. There is also a variegated version that I am trying to find.
Loquat tree.
Lol I know Rita..a girl can dream right hahaha.
Here is another cold hardy palm. I do not remember the name, but know that it will not get too tall and will put out a lot of suckers.
Kimarj, I read where the windmill palm is hardy to zone 6.
I saw some at Lowe's last week.... there is never anyone around to ask questions. :(
Rjuddharrison
Your comment about lack of space caught my attention, because the Vitex do get to be a sizable tree.
Oldude
Indeed, it was a tree that size that inspired me to get one...It is a beautiful tree. I suppose it will fight for room like everything else or I'll keep it pruned. I am taking out a Crepe Myrtle tree too..so ..that's near the area I cleared the brugs..it will be like ...wow..so much room...what to do ...what to do...LOL.
This picture? it's not even the garden...it's the deck that goes to the garden.
Rj
Just reading and looking at the photos makes my heart beat faster. Randy, I am adding and changing as much as I can so I will have healthy space for whatever you choose to share. I have a really large back yard and I envision it as multiple rooms and paths. I will never be able to move.
LouC
Rita, knowing that you are so close (5 miles?) gives me courage that indeed a tropical garden can be accomplished right here in the middle of nowhere. Now, all I need is a greenhouse...
I'm sure the truck will be packed! The crepe myrtle is too big...it's not happy back there by the garage.
the palm you forgot the name of is Mediterranean/European Fan Palm called Chamaerops humilis
Diehrdsouthrnr, thank you very much.
Curcuma variegata emperor (cold hardy)
speaking of curcumas, how are those that i sent you?
ms. rita, in one of your pictures above, i think you have a 'false agave/aloe?' (i'm not sure of the name.) it's one of my all time favorites! do you remember where you got it? i lost mine last year and have been searching for one ever since. thanks for any info.
Diehrdsouthrnr, the curcuma that you sent me, are waiting for it to get a little warmer. You know that I will send you pictures.
How is your cordyline negra doing after the transplant? I have been looking for one ever since I saw yours'. Mine has very short fat leaves (like me). I love those longer leaves. Did you say that they were 3' long?
Ashleykelly, you have the name right , False Agave, but I realy do not know very much about it . I bought it at a Home Depot several years ago. I am hoping that it does not just bloom and die, like the other agave.
Furcraea giagantea varietata (striata)
Variegated pineapple.
yeah somewhere around 3'. it is growing slowly... i cut most of the leaves off to keep it from loosing too much water. right now it's in a pot until i decide where to put it. when should i divide the hibiscus coccineus for you... before it starts to grow or after??
about the cordyline, if it branches ever, i'll ake a cutting for you and send it to you, unless you've gotten one by then. is there any other way to propagate them other than by logs and seeds??
Good luck with your new cordyline. I am sure that I will find one in Florida. We are planning a road trip in May. On propagating them, I do not have any special formula. I would just put rooting hormone on the end and stick them in good seed starting soil, with good results.
I would wait until I can see the green shoots coming up on the hibiscus, before dividing them.
This is one of my success stories.
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started from a cutting.
Walmart special
my favorite
Mine is still alive. Jerry
Jerry , that is so unusual and pretty. Do you remember the two little sticks that you gave me last year? They are in the 2nd. picture, and doing very well.
Signs of spring in the greenhouses. Pictures taken yesterday.
Queen Emma putting out a bud.
Brug. Maya with bud.
Hibiscus bloom.
rita
thanks for the plants i can't wait for a bud on my brug maya. it is rainy this morning so i went out to take some pictures and spring is near. this is a picture of my lobster claw heliconias starting show.
that is a massive hibiscus.
this is a ground orchid in the front and the caribbean queen begonias in the back just popping out.
candela, you are welcome. It was like spring here yesterday. I have a heliconia but no blooms so far.
thanks for all the pics everyone! candela, i've never grown any heloconias, but always found them interesting. how many times a year do they bloom for you? and are they in full sun? thanks, ashley :)
