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Tropical Garden # 24
I'm here too! I'll post one of my not so tropical looking trees, lol, no leaves anymore, sniff sniff!
A sycamore, leafless
Eclecticuno, thanks for iding my anthurium.
Clemen, thanks for your christmas cactus tip, mine are in bud but not all the cactus. Boy that photo looks so lonely, I remember now how it was when I lived in Vermont. Diffinately makes me appreciate SW Florida.
Here is a Hoya mindorensis to cheer you up, one of my favorite hoya.
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That is a very pretty Hoya Sunshine! Yeah my picture is lonely and this winter will be a cold one brrrrrrrrrr!
Good morning guys!
Clemen, my trick to make you come worked, haha! It's good to have you here, this IS the friendliest DG group isn't it?
From Brazil: looks like a ZZ plant on steroids....is it?
Sunshinesw, thanks for the new thread.
You are correct, the white flower is a white plumbago.
Good find on your new anthurium podophylum, I have never seen it before. It has very interesting leaves.
That is a very nice color on your favorite hoya
Dutchlady, Rj is right on the ID, it is a abution Chinese Lantern. It has survived two winters so far planted on the NW side of my house.
LIliMerci, your pink flowering maple is very pretty.
robcorrea, is your ivy on the rock wall picture taken in San Diego or Brazil ? (very nice)
Clemen, good luck on getting your bromeliads to bloom. I went to check on my Christmas cactus and found out that they are all the same color (pink). I will have to get a white and red. Yours are beautiful and full. (I love the plant stand in the 2nd. picture)
Rj, the jury is still out whether I am getting blooms or new leaves on the Blue Sage. I will have to wait for color to show before I can tell for sure. This is the first time blooming plant for me, (very excited)
I have tried the fruit method on my Medinilla several times without any luck,and on a few bromeliads but did not use a plastic trash bag. I used one of those big brown paper sleeves that plants are usually shipped in. I will definately use the trash bag next, I do so want that plant to bloom.
Rita,
Believe it or not...the ivy is nothing but photos! And of course....in Brazil...they start off in the ground, the regular size we're used to seeing...then as they climb and reach for the light, they turn into giants!
What does a blue sage look like? I have heard you mention it before but not sure what that looks like.
I checked the other day and my christmas cactus is just now starting to get little blooms on its tips. I imagine it will be a couple of weeks before they start to open; they are small yet. It was really pretty last year. It is a pink one also.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr and I see that Robertita tricked me into coming here??? ha ha ha, I was already lurking here for a while, just was not posting, you trouble maker Ipanema girl!!!!!
Well I spoke to mom today about making the bromeliads bloom, and she suggested placing a plastic bag and an apple inside of the plants. She said to leave it closed until I could see the blooms, just wondering though. My mama used to belong to the Nicaraguan Gardening Society in my country of birth, she grew all sorts of beautiful things, I can remember as a child growing up there, her specialties were cactis, succulents, orchids and of course tropicals were a given there, having the weather year round. Sad to say, she has lost all interest in plants now. She lives in NYC and I hope I do not get to be like her in my old age. Plants make me sooooooo soooooo happy!
Eranthemum pulchellum, Eranthemum nervosum
Blue sage, Blue eranthemum
Rita, if the top ends are shooting left, right and up then it's going to bloom.
Here's a photo Patty
Patty...I had to climb the ladder to get a shot..just like ya said.
Randy, it appears Ike was never in your neighborhood. You definitely have something magic in your fingers. We had a near freeze last night and everything is all curled up this morning. Soon they will just wilt to the ground. Wish I had Rita's hoop houses.
PK
Well, mabe we can work on the hoop house thing. I've been collecting.
Yes, the plants really recovered well. In fact it's because of Ike trimming the tree tops that allows more sunlight in the garden.
Was nippy here last night too, I moved the young and tenders into the greenhouse. I put the cow trough in the green house too, like your pond...and now it has mosquito fish and water plants. It really keeps the green house nice and humid!
I'm debating whether to pull the varigated banana out of the ground and into a pot. the leaves are getting brownish..in fact that's why I logged on to read the rap sheet on it's goodie list.
The brugs sure are liking this weather!
Rj, thanks, I had to run out to the GH to check one more time. I am pretty sure that I have buds forming (big smile). It will be so nice to have some blooms to look forward to on these cold days.
I also have one of those purple allamanda vine Patty gave to me, but I will not be needing a ladder for quite a while. Those are very good pictures, thanks.
I'm trying to show the top end of the Blue Sage.
LouC, the hoop houses are great except for the heating bills. It was a pleasure going in there this morning and smelling the lovely fragrance from the lemon blossoms and Brugs..
Good Morning All
Painted Lady
Here's one of your brugs, Randy. This was last Saturday and the blooms are still hanging on. Two of the others are blooming as well.
Yes, that's it, blooming!
You did well with brugs Princess, and all the rest.
Solanum Seaforanthum...off the top of my head for spelling
Never seen such a thing. It's beautiful. I just looked it up. Does it have prickly red tomato looking fruit?
Solanum sisymbriifolium?
What's to the right of it?
Hey I have bruggies from RJ's too!!!
RJ, I think the pic of the blue flowers posted at 9:41pm today are the bluest I have ever seen. What exactly is it? Lee
.Should have mentioned that is Broncbuster and Sheila_Ft.Worth with me in the middle. That was last Saturday when they came to help put the garden to bed. Frostweed and pbtxGarland was here as well.
I adore blue flowers! only wish brugs could be blue too!
Yes, the Solanum seaforthianum, produces little berrys, which are the seeds. It produced a bunch of the berries in the green house last winter so I harvested them and stuck them in a pot, and oh ..they grew. It's difficult to find ripe berries when the plant is outside, as they are a bird favorite.
I don't know much about that blue sage other than I came accross it several years ago at Top Tropical. It is usually a winter bloomer, or fall and winter bloom. Likes part shade humus areas, does well unattended, and during certain times of the year is fairly easy to propagate. I'm not sure what the height potential is, but they have reached the 6 foot mark here. The flowers appear to turn into seeds, but as yet, have not seen any grow.
rj, what is the hardiness of the blue sage? Lee
technically speaking, it's not even hardy for this zone- hardiness starts at 10b.
My wait for Chalice vine blooms is at long last over. I decided to check on the other side of the fence, and was greeted with a few blooms about and inch long.
Another wait may be over for the Grandiflora Murtonii, which will be a first in blooms after 3 years.
This is turning out to be a very good autumn vine bloom here.
Randy, that is a beautiful shade of blue! Very Nice!
Here is my first belle Brugmansia in bloom!!
oops forgot to add my picture!!
Rj, that is wonderful news on your chalice vine, it is so healthy looking. I have quite a few yellow leaves on mine.
I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the Chalice Vine and the Grandiflora Murtonii.
We diehard plant-a-holics will be waiting patientaly. lol
Amaryllis Night Star
Texasgal77, Good Morning.
Mandevilla Crimpson Jewel
pensacolagarden, that is a very pretty brug.
Thanks for showing her to us.
Thanks for the compliment yours is nice as well.............James
Randy, congrats, I know you've been waiting forever on this calice vine, and I know how it feels! : )
WOw, I love the amaryllis too! Rita is yours outside?
Right, I do believe you helped me out with some advice on it ..did you not!? Rob
Careful Rita, I think Dutchlady and I are about ready to bring some shopping carts!
what a day it is here..79 gorgeous
Clerodendrum Ugandense
