Beginning a tropical area
Beginning a tropical area
alocasias to add to it
Thai caladiums and others
monstera and cannas
papaya in another part of yard
one end of bed
These are still in the shade house ready to move
As you can see I have a lot of work ahead of me. I started this bed March of this year and probably won't actually transplant anything until March of next year. This year has been in the planning and growing stage. We haven't had a lot of really bad winter weather since 2004 so I'm watching really close with my frost cloth at hand(if needed).
Susie2, you have quite a impressive collection of healhy looking plants. I like how neat and tidy everything is. I always have a few empty pots and water hoses laying around the yard.
Happy gardening
Wow Susie! You've really been busy. You remind me of me! I have plants everywhere. I love all kinds of tropicals and many non tropicals also. I start a new bed or two, then I have to back track and weed and feed. Then more seeds and cuttings get started, then on to another new tropical section. I love it!!
I really like all your plants. I just started some papaya seeds. I hope mine do as well as yours.
Pam
Yes, I do have about 17 plumerias. All were given to me. Most are white with yellow centers, one is light pink and I can see some red on another. That one has not bloomed entirely yet. I have some seeds that I have not planted but will when I can(maybe today). I also have a rainbow but it has not bloomed. Most of mine are about 4-5 ft tall. I started with these about 1 1/2 yrs ago and am really new at it. Learning by experimentation and trial and error. When they do bloom, I could get high just with the fragrance competing with the ginger. this morning was an example. I had to fight the mosquitoes to see which ones were blooming, the ginger won out. In the first photo you can see both plants.
thanks for all the comments.
Susie, I'm really impressed with how well you keep up with your weeding. Mine have gotten so bad, I can't hire anyone to weed for me for fear that they will pull a plant. I'm limited to fairly small shaded area since FPL had 1/3 of my oak tree chopped off! I seem to be drawn to plants with large leaves. I also have quite a few that have never made it into the ground. Hurricane season makes me afraid to put some in because it's easier to just bring them in. Those that stay grounded get ripped a bit with the winds. I'm in zone 10 (Fort Myers Shores).Here are some of my babies! I'd love to see other collections.
and here's another...this is my Frangipani vine
This is the flower of the frangipani vine (Chonemorpha macrophylla)
One of my Plumerias (frangipani) and a Jatropha
One of my favorites! The leaves are already about 12" wide and it's only about 5' tall. It's a macaranga grandiflora.
My Kapok tree is one of my favorites! I just ordered several rare palms; can hardly wait until they arrive.
This is my Caryota gigas, a non clumping fishtail palm.
This is my Cup of Gold, but unfortunately, it's not in bloom right now.
Philodend. warmingii
Alocasia macrorhiza Variegata
The tallest of my three Madagascar palms (though not really a palm)
Philodend. Selloum and brugmansia
One of my three "Miracle" plants. It's red berries can make a lemon taste sweet!
a bit blurry, but this is one of my Taccas.. black. My whites died.
Here's another of my plumerias
I will share others, some of which I can't remember the names, but will be happy to find them and send to anyone who'd like to know what they are... this one is a type of ficus.
I remember reading that these leaves face upward to cup rainwater, but don't remember the exact name.
I don't recall the name of this one.
... or this one
... or this vine.
"Belly ache" plant?
Don't remember which philodendren this one is
This vine is trying to take over a section of my yard... I've got to cut it back or just get rid of it. I have two... the other one is growing up a tree.
Another of my favorites...
... and another.
An orchid tree that I need to get into the ground.
I have three or four of these!
... and a couple of these! I won't bore you guys with my other plants... I think you have some idea as to how bad I've got it for tropicals.
