Nice article on the tree fern, RJ. I really like the picture with the snow on it; pretty. I wish mine would have a nice trunk like yours. That is probably my favorite of all your plants.
Tropical Garden #34
Patty, your's is growing very well- it should be starting a trunk anytime.
Rita, the only palms I have in the ground are Majesty palms...I'd say not over 5 feet in Height, one by bird bath in back and one by lamp post...Jeanne gave them to me.
That dogwood I have was given to me by a local here..I do nothing to it but ignore it..blooms every spring.
I wonder why these some of these brugs have six sections, and others 5
This is the tree by the bird bath..the brugs are enormous
Rj, that one is absolutely striking
Red Iochroma
hibiscus in the GH
rita is that voodoo magic? 'tis divine
Rita, I went outside and sat down in my chair after I wrote that, and staring at me was..oh an 8 or 9 foot palm tree..LOL, glad you know what's in my garden, cause I sure don't....it's the foxtail hybrid palm I'm sure your referring to..it's still in it's spot, and very happy..
oh my.. all of your photos of flowers and plants just blow me away into heaven.. thanks for that.. gotta go wet vac up the melted snow in this basement now..
Rita: that bloom about to I posted way back when? was a blueberry parfait tulip pair.. LOL ( found the sticker I put on the bottom of it)
vossner,thanks, that hibiscus is called Yoda, I do have a few with scary names like Nightmare, Black voodoo and Devils eye. I would like to have a Voodoo magic though. Which ones are your favorites?
The English dogwood is very easy to root, and is more shrub or vine like. If you would like to give it a try, let me know.
Rj, thanks, it is a beautiful palm. I wanted to know the name so that I can look for one.
That was the first time that I have seen one. I also found a Fishtail palm in the plant files today that is quite unusual.
first passion vine bloom.
joeswife, sorry to hear about the melted snow in your basement. I hope that your plants are OK.
It was a beautiful day. The garden is coming to life, and so are the weeds.
This is the only bloom that survived on the Dutchmans pipe vine, the others fell off.
phughes, this pink is for you
this one too
Philo.
ohhhs well I just moped up the water and gave it to the plants is all.. it is a tile basement.. no damage as far as I am concerned cheap water source! here is the tulips that were trying to come up down here..they were covered with ice while budded..
another flush! gosh this stuff ( Iochroma "Purple Queen" ) just loves it down here!
Love Iochromas!
Nice philo Rita...yes this palm is a fish/fox tail hybrid palm...they are very cold sensitive..I have to wrap it up like a mummy when frost threatens.
red canna and red and purple castor bean sprouts.. ( those lighter ones came up in 4.5 hours I swear! ) I had this outside to harden off and up they popped! I have been carting this pot in and out for a week now except when it snowed LOL
Rita that clematis is so pretty. I just love em; wish I had better luck with them.
My iochroma indigo that I got at Zone 9 Tropicals is blooming. Can't believe it! It is such a small plant like maybe 8 to 10 inches tall and is has multiple blooms. I do like the color. I debated on getting the indigo cause I wanted the blue; now I am so glad that I got both! I do like the iochromas too RJ. How long into the summer will they bloom? My wine one is still going strong and it started blooming really early.
I don't know why I can't keep iochroma alive. I've killed it twice.
Rita, Mockorange, ah, that rings a bell. thanks for your offer. A local friend is rooting some for me. I didn't know that was the same as english dogwood.
Nice flowers everyone.
Joeswife, you work so hard to keep all those tropicals.
Mexican flame vine, I need to move this vine to a sunny location.
Lantana
Tropicana canna coming up.
Purple epidendrum
Hoya carnosa dark flowers.
Amaryllis pasadina, not fully opened.
Some lovelies this morning..
Iohchromas are like brugs..lots of water, feeding, part sun, mulch..
For Patty, pink- Pandora vine blooms.
don't you love spring and all the pretty blooms it provides. Just love all the pictures everyone is posting.
I actually have my iochroma in full sun and it does fine.
Hows'it Folks!
Here is Cochliostema odoratissimum, just starting to open blooms.
Aloha, Dave
Aloha, Dave.
What a bloom.
BTW, thanks for sharing all you knowledge with us here and other forms.
Hap
Aloha Dave...that's neon pink!
Now that's a hot pink. You need sunglasses with that one Dave.
joeswife, I have been doing the same thing with my sick plants, a little fresh air, sunshine and rain will help them to survive.
I love your Purple Queen. I do believe you about how fast those Castor bean will grow.
Sunshinesw, It must be springtime in Florida, everything is looking good in your yard.
The Amaryllis pasidina is very pretty, it deserves another showing when fully opened.
Metrosideros, That is a very beautiful and psychedelic bloom, and a new plant for me to research.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Rj, that is a very good picture.
Here is a banana shrub for you
does it smell like bananas?