blooming in september

ardesia, mine is still unplanted but i bought it here-

http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Fall/Detail/04794_2.html

After reading that again I need to go out and check for fragrance, I forgot about that.

I just went outside and checked again just to make sure but mine does not have any fragrance which was a big disappointment. It is strange, the mother plant for mine did come from England and Tony mentions the Royal Hort. Society in that description but I guess they are different cultivars.

I have Cestrum parqui, too. No smell. Fine by me, I like it's looks, though.

I had Cestrum nocturnum last year, and I hated the smell. I guess it's really an acquired taste, but I've never had a plant I have so purposely set out to kill before.

Really I was thinking of planting Cestrum nocturnum somewhere near the road so people walking by would get a smell. Is this a bad idea? Not sounding like you enjoyed that plant and a few people have put that under comments in the plant files. It was usually people with an indoor plant or right out side a window who thought the smell was to intense. I've never smelled one in real life so maybe I need to find one before I buy one. Seriously doubt I can find one locally.

On the other side of that I would plant something that smelled like rotting corpse just for the fun it. LOL. Put that up be the street and watch the expressions.

really? was it in the ground, and if so, did it do well?

haha amorphophallus.... that will get looks whether smelling or not!

I had the Cestrum nocturnum, aka night blooming jasmine, in a pot and I didn't plant it on purpose so it got frost killed. But, I have a friend in Ridgeland who loves hers and it dies back to the ground and then returns each year. It is very pungent. To me it smelled like a cross between cheap perfume and super elastic bubble plastic. I had it very near the back door- maybe if it hadn't been so close to the house the scent wouldn't have knocked me over every time I walked outside.

I will say the night blooming jasmine did really well. It bloomed repeatedly, grew fast and had pretty white flowers.

maybe if i find a cheap one somewhere i could try it. that way i could throw/give it away and not be sad

I have cestrum nocturnum that tigerlily was kind enough to share, it's blooming like mad but I've been sick so I can't smell it :( It was a cutting less than a foot tall when I planted it and it's grown by leaps and bounds this summer in a very hot, brutal spot

It's hardy at her place (and hopefully mine), comes back and grows really big, it's really easy to propagate from cuttings,so if you know someone that has some.....(Trent...ahem....lol...buttonbrush trade one day maybe?..just pickin')

are Cuttings fine or do they have to have roots?

diehrd, bless your heart child, I'm picking on you....but honestly I've had very little success with unrooted cuttings I've gotten in the mail. I'd take a cutting of the cestrum and send it to you but I'm thinking spring would be better. I'm betting someone close to you probably has one

ok

When this rose bloomed earlier, the darn Japanese Beetles ate them.
2nd chance for Honey Perfume.
Deb

Nice rose Deb. The delicate colors fit the name and I bet it smells divine.

These are my first Celosia blooms. It self sows abundantly.

diehrd, don't sound so sad, you're gonna make me go out there and cut on my cestrum....lol

chamthy I love celosias!...amaranths are cool too

I was going to try to get better pics of my Brugs but the fog & rain are probably gonna keep me from being able to. These are the nicest blooms I've had yet on these 2 noids.

second one- this is planted in a foundation bed that's been taken over by Bermuda grass. Needless to say I haven't pampered it,lol.

Lavina- if you would like cuttings from either of these just dmail me.

This message was edited Sep 10, 2008 8:27 AM

chamthy yelp I d-mailed you.
Do you need any coleus cuttings? I have slews.

Lavina

Gorgeous Brugmansias. I have horrible luck with them. They just get eaten in my yard. I am too lazy to spray them constantly, which is what I'd have to do to keep them alive.

I think I've broken a record today for number of catalogs delivered- 15! You know what this means, don't you? They're going to start putting up Christmas decorations in the stores.

I have been cancelling all that come in at: www.catalogchoice.org

They are sneaky, you have to cancel them by your name (make sure to check if they used your middle initial or not), your customer number, etc. I have cancelled some 3 times but I think I am finally getting a handle of them. Some companies do not acknowledge Catalogchoice but most do.

Ardesia- Oh, good idea.

O.k., this is California gardening, but, my cousin Jim has a gardening blog. He's horribly talented at everything he picks up. Really annoying. :*) Anyways, his blog from today contains my brother's garden and my mother's garden.
http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2008/09/10/garden-visits/#comment-1758

I thought I would share since I think they look so nice!

Jenny

Beautiful! I love the way your mother's border looks so well behaved. That was not meant as a comment on her offspring, LOL, just that California flowers do not seem to get out of control the way plants do around here.

Another one of his threads, "My favorite yucky plant" - that is so like you. Gardening obviously runs in the family. :-)

I think I've still got a Cestrum nocturnum down in my greenhouse mess diehrd, And I'd be glad to root a cutting for you now to plant next spring if you want. Agree with Tropicanna...rooted plants are WAY preferrable. Let me know if you're interested.

Nice pictures!

Jenny - I have grown several types of cestrum but I've either given them away or composted them. They do bloom profusely but I to me they either have no scent or are stinky.

Well, we finally got some rain here - lots. So the drought is over! If we get regular rain this fall I should be able to get some grass seed started to fill in the bare spots in the lawn. I am tempted to divide the daylilies and order some more daffodil bulbs to extend some of the front beds. Didn't do that last year because it was so dry there would have been no way to dig without a jackhammer. Wonder if the weather pattern has really changed?

Here's another picture of the corkscrew vine w/green lynx spider from yesterday.

Here's another picture of the Senna corymbosa from yesterday. This is probably about as good as it's going to get this year - the rain today is really beating it down.

Hedychiums have not bloomed much yet due to the dry weather but now I'm seeing buds. Here's 'Daniel Weeks' from today - normally the flower panicles (I think that's the correct terminology) are larger but they've been under drought stress. Still one of my favorite hedychiums.

One last picture from today - Brugmansia 'Pink Beauty'. Picture taken with flash so it's a bit washed out.

Tom gorgeous picture of your Hedychium. How fragrant is "Daniel Weeks"?

'Daniel Weeks' is very fragrant - smells like honeysuckle.

Rhodophiala bifida

All are beautiful Tom. I know you are enjoying all these blooms busting out after the rain. I didn't know that Rhodophiala bloomed ahead of Lycoris radiata. I still have hopes of seeing my Spider lilies first bloom this year since I haven't seen any in bloom yet. I planted them early in 2006 I believe .

Shari - the buds of Lycoris radiata have also emerged from the recent rain and they should be blooming in a day or two. In my experience they bloom at about the same time in mid-September plus/minus a week or two. You should see your lycoris bloom next year (assuming they're in a good location with late winter/spring sunshine and good drainage in the summer). Lycoris really resent transplanting and take a couple of years to settle in.

TomH3787,

Is your corkscrew in the ground or a pot? Do you leave it outside for winter or bring it into garage or inside house?

Thanks,
Barbara

The corkscrew vine is in a large container that I bring into the garage in the winter. I let it dry out and it comes back from the roots when I bring it outdoors again in the spring. I am not sure of the northern hardiness zone of this plant - it probably depends on the local microclimate and good drainage and winter mulch.

M vigna is budding but no blooms, nice pics Tom, love the rhodophiala blooms, awesome. I planted the pink this spring, thought I lost it but it was splitting instead

Uh oh, I think I may have to have some of those Rhodophiala bifidas. They look a lot like my Hippeastrum johnsonii which bloom in the spring.

....and they come in pink too??????

I'm in trouble again.

Yes ma'am, there is a pink form. I ordered mine from Telos Rare Bulbs, they are an excellent company!!! :
http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/index.html

Plant Delights also offers r. bifida in the pink form

"Daniel Weeks" sounds like a good one. :)

Tom lovely picture of the Rhodophiala bifida too.

Tom: I love your red lilies! (Oxblood?) May I ask where you got them? I've not
been able to find any round here. (Great shot of your corkscrew vine.)
Barbara: I have Phas. Caracalla and it is in ground. Comes back bigger and faster every year.
I'm guessing Vigna would do the same. I'll find out next spring as I planted my first Vigna
this year.

The Nasturtiums are weakening a bit but still goin'.
Deb