Didn't get nearly as many pics as would have like but kept forgetting camera in car.
Up close picture of a 40 or 50 foot Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia) in Raymondville
Nursery Hunting trip to the valley in Texas
Orchid Tree
The owner didn't start any new Bauhnias for sale this year. Boo Hoo!
Lots of beautiful cactus everywhere. Lin might know some of these.
I suppose a lot of these would just be in the Eurphorbia family?
Our car was packed down with plants but would love to go back and get some of these cactus for our hot summers and sun.
How about 3 big cuttings of Variegated Hoya Kerrii for 8.00?
Thai Crown of Thorns everywhere and in every color.
Friend brought back some of these red ones.
I loved these blooming yellow cactus.
There were so many unusual cactus in Raymondville.
Many baskets of hoyas he had.
I hope someone knows what this giant plant is with all these pink wonderful blooms.
My friend who went with me loves these 'flap jacks'.
Someone has to help me with the name of this plant. Although this was the only blooming 4" plant, he said they bloom in all colors.
I might have to go back and get one of these Buddha Belly Plants like my friend got. Supposedly they bloom year around.
Now we are in McAllen with fabulous hibiscus.
I wanted some bromeliad plants as they love my front porch.
Must go back with an empty car and get some of these great looking croton plants.
I don't know what it is but I HAVE TO HAVE IT WHEN I GO BACK.
Very unusual kalanchoe plants in double colors.
Ixora plants in both yellows and reds and oranges.
Dying for this different colored whatever it is (they just have to be related to a Ti plant?)
How about growing your own mango tree?
Mind has slipped and can't remember the kind of geraniums these are that hang so beautifully.
I tried to start Mexican Flame Vine on the fence last summer from one gallon containers. I need these in 3 and 5 gallon containers!
A new dwarfed Magnolia tree!
This belongs back in Raymondville. He had hoya baskets 4 and 5 feet wide..........but they were 49.00.
I ended up with more plants from Lowe's in Harlingon than I did at the other nurseries. This is a bad picture but they had just unloaded both Exoticangel plants and orchids.
Good bye.....maybe back to bed....?
Great pictures Gail! Looks like you had a wonderful time.
WOW!!
It is probably a good thing we all don't live close together or we would do nothing but hit the highways looking for more plants (that we don't need) (^_^)
Thanks for the picture show, Gail. It's a very good thing that I don't live any where near that nursery. I would be broke, and my DH would divorce me after 53 yrs.
I think that little plant in the 4" pot is heurnia, caralluma or staplia family.
They are all so similiar, it's hard to tell which one. It's a cutie!
You know a lot more than I do, imadigger!
Beautiful pictures Gail! I think your small plant is a Stapelia (sp?),known as carrion flower Actually on second thought I believe it's a Huernia.They are both in the Stapeliad family.
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I have a heurnia, staplia and caralluma that I received in trades. If I ever lost the tags, i wouldn't know which was which. They are very similiar looking. LOL
Beautiful pics, Gail. The variegated Hoya Kerri is gorgeous. That's one I've tried to grow several times and always managed to lose.
Wow, Gail ... another wonderful trip to a nursery?! Oh, how I envy that!
The picture you posted here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6022926 is a Cordyline (Hawaiian Ti) but I don't know which variety.It looks very similar to one I have but I don't have a clue of a cultivar.
The picture you posted here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6022929 is a Stapelia of some sort, commonly know by some as Starfish Plant.
This BEAUTY: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6022936 looks like a Ginger of some sort but I'm not sure. The leaf shape and growth habit look so familiar but I just can't put a name to it. Never seen one quite so beautiful!
This one: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6022942 does look like a Cordyline of some sort too.
And, I think this one: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=6022944 is a type of Ivy Leaf Geranium: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1418/
I KNOW I would be beyond broke if I had nice nurseries like that near me! My DH of 40 years would probably have me committed ... hmm ... wouldn't be so bad if maybe I could be committed to a greenhouse somewhere? ^_^
We had some frost here a couple of nights ago ... the top of my huge Schefflera in the backyard got hit and my Banana tree looks awful but they will come back in spring. Unfortunately we are preparing for a freeze, tomorrow night is predicted to be 28 degrees and Wednesday night 27! They said on the news our record low for this date was back in 1985 when our low was 15! I remember that vividly ... everything was frozen! We had 6' tall Viburnum hedges around our entire backyard that were frozen to the ground and a few came back but most were goners.
Stay warm everyone!
You and your friend must have had a blast going to those exceptionally nice nurseries. Beautiful generous size plants and reasonable prices. Doesn't get better than that.
Thanks for all the research and links, Lin!
You are welcome GoldLeaf! Oh, Gail, I forgot to say - I know nothing about Desert Cacti ... I had a collection many years ago but don't like thorny plants anymore and I don't have a clue as to what the names of any of them are, LOL.