Tropical garden #9

J.Plunket, thanks for showing us your tropical combination. It reminded me that I want to replace all of my caladiums with alocasia Hilo beauties this year. The caladiums are very pretty, but they usually fizzle out in sept. or Oct. and then you are left with bare spots in the garden.

LouC, when are you going to show us your new Tropical area? I read about all the nice plants RJ brought you last week. They should have perked up nicely now after the rain .
My plants are being stressed-out right now with all the sun that they are gettinng. I had to cut down a 20 ft. live oak that was shading them last year.

DdeTex, the BOP has been in the same pot for about 8 yrs. now, so I am sure it is root bound. It blooms sporadically all summer with a big flush of blooms late in the fall.

Oh you should have gotten the alocasia Hilo beauties in the co-op we just had less than 2.00 each and they are good sized to boot. Very very nice, Chris was the shop we partnered with and everything in his store was at discout - stuning... really stunning... cannot wait to getmy treasures.

Christi - did you pick where you are going to add the 7 new types of musa to your yard at? The whole garden is so far tropial already I cannotwait to see it once the musa and alocasia all get going! Let alone the brug forest you have now - should be stunning this summer. The Root Beer plant - Hoya Santa - you can me is getting huge and the shell ginger is shooting up too! Thak you agai for both of them!

Rita, should you go to the Texas forum you will find "everything is coming up xxxsomething, something, something." Yesterday I posted a good many pictures of my garden at present. Will take a while to make the tropicals the focal point. Afraid my garden is more than a little schizophrenic...matches its owner. hahaha

After visiting Randy's garden last fall I have been craving his style. Being such a different climate not sure I can pull it off.

Always open to visitors. Randy was really disappointed he didn't get to visit your garden while he was here last weekend.

I do have a great deal of tropicals and am currently digging new beds and making room for all the gifts I have received from Randy and Mitch.

Blessed to have them be my friends.

Christi

Ok, Florida chiming in here. How do you guys like these bells all in a row?

this is the Brugmania today

part of my shade garden with wife. Note the orchid cactus with first bloom in the basket from a cutting from a friend. The pots hanging from the posts are various pitcher plants.

Fred

and here that orchid cactus

It's getting pretty lush there Fred. My Brug did the same thing this week. I like it when the blooms stand out like that, like little petticoats.

I guess I'm supposed to post a picture now (try and stop me LOL).
Plumeria plumeria plumeria here.....

The first brug. picture looks like a big smile to me.
Here is the first bloom of my Plumeria Pudica.

Along with my new wheelbarrow for my anniversary present, I also got a replacement Siam Ruby, from Natural Selections Exotics.

this is my newest babie a chocolate swirl alamanda

i have a cattelaya that is about to open notice the top right another bud. it has been a few years waiting for this to rebloom.

my other orchid is still blooming too

i have no idea why my photos are turned on there side. let me try this again

Candela where did you find the chocolate swirl alamanda? I have 'cherries jubilee' and I think they would complement each other beautifully.

yesterday mounts botanical gardens had a tropical plant sale. i got the alamanda, a clusia (pitch apple) and a heavenscent gardenia. the nursery that sold it was gardinos in delray beach. i would love to trade a cutting of a cherries jubilee for a chocolate swirl once it starts taking off.

you got a deal!!

this is my plumie

and this is molly with plumie

AAAWWW. Plum is beautiful but Molly makes it better.

Christi

Dog nut here.

16 year old Westie
6 year old Shi Tzu
5 month old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. (who currently loves to dig in the soft flowerbeds)

First posting here.
Philodendron on cabbage palm trees.

Clerodendron

Broms

Brugs

Wild parrots

Orchid cactus

Welcome SUNSHINESW, Another wonderful FL. tropical garden to drool over!!!!!!!! What is that plumeria with white flowers? And again welcome and send pictures when you can! Jerry

This is MARIA a friend of mine and Placenciarita.She is(enjoying)? the perfume of my kojac.

This is what Placenciarita thinks of it's wonderful fragrance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PU

My dwarf ipomoea is blooming that i got on our trip to RJ's in houston a few weeks ago. Rj your tropical garden is a real show place! Hope we can come back soon! Jerry

Rita, Ok here is a pic. of one of my v. philo. Jerry

Placenciarita, How about a pic. of your new A. Sting-Rays? Jerry

Sunshine,
is that clerodendron blooming now? Mine are all finished already but I see new suckers coming up in the strangest of places. They must have one hell of a root system.

Fred

I got this bromeliad today; does anyone know what it is called?

Fred, clerodendron is just about gone by. They do send out suckers all over the place, I just pull them up when I see them.

Jan

Texasbigleaves, thanks for a nice welcome. It's yellow plumeria with the white plumeria.
Jan

sunshine, i love the wild parrots.

this is my cattalaya just starting

Candala, thank you. Your orchids are very pretty.
Nice photos everyone.
Here are new dove babies in my Dischidia pot.

Medusa's head in bloom.

Bangal tiger Canna.