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May 30, 2013 3:18 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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A fun plant with bizarre flowers, Lobster Claw Heliconias are blooming. Please ignore the ratty-looking foliage, we are working on it!
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Elaine

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May 30, 2013 6:40 PM CST
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Name: Jim Hawk
Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)
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Heliconias are so cool! That is a good one, Elaine.
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Jun 2, 2013 7:32 PM CST
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Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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I agree

We took a nice walk through the woods at our place, as we usually do. The Cyp acaule are now past peak, but still pretty. There is a difference in color, some stands have mostly light pink blooms, some are deeper colored, and there is one grouping with almost red blooms.
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Some trails were cut around the pond and around the Blueberries, while I busied myself weatherproofing the picnic set again.
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Jun 2, 2013 7:37 PM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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Coming home, we were happy to see the first of the Waterlilies blooming! And the Paradise Fish took nicely to their Summer home and set up "shop" under the Lily pads.
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View from the top/deck
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Unfortunately we have to use Deer netting to protect the fish, we have quite a zoo visiting our yard!
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Jun 3, 2013 7:06 PM CST
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Name: Jim Hawk
Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)
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That last picture of your Pennsy pond is just beautiful. Such a lovely place to vacation and relax. Great waterlily pic as well.

I just went out into the yard and had to get a picture of the Bogainvillea. It just took my breath away.

Jim
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Jun 3, 2013 7:26 PM CST
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Name: Ursula
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I love Bogainvilleas, just beautiful! Lovey dubby

We love to sit right there on that bench set next to the pond! It is especially lovely in the morning, having breakfast and feeding the for-ever hungry Sunnies! And watching for Turtle tracks!! You can see the bubbles appearing on the surface of the water, as they are being dislodged by the moving feet over the pond bottom. Haven't seen any this year, but it is still early in the season.
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Jun 3, 2013 8:15 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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That's one pretty bougie, Jim. Did I recall that it is one without thorns, too? All the good attributes of bougainvillea and none of the evil.

I'm especially fond of this little begonia right now. I re-potted it out of a very small pot about 5 weeks ago and it has at least tripled in size since then. As the light and heat increase, it puts on brighter colors on the leaves, and now the tiniest little pale pink flowers. B. Maurice Amy
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Also Brugmansia 'Monster White' fluffing up her skirts. The 8ft. pink NOID in the pool cage is going strong, too.
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Jun 3, 2013 8:34 PM CST
Name: Ted DeWitt
Brea, CA (Zone 10b)
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Elaine, nice begonia. Thumbs up It looks so familiar, I had to go outside twice to convince myself I didn't have it. Hilarious!
And love the Brugs. I have Charles Grimaldi, and it won't go a day without a good watering. Gets droopsies instantly. And LOTS of fertilizer. Even with that, I think Monster White is going on the list
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Jun 3, 2013 9:01 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Remind me in the fall, Ted. I'll send you a cutting of the Monster. (it's too hot now) They root easily, and that one went from a 9in. cutting to a shrub 4ft tall and wide in one season. I have given starts to so many people it's a wonder it's not on the invasives list by now.

Once those brugs are in the biggest pots I can handle, I prune them back a bit after each time they bloom to keep the top growth a reasonable size, and that reduces the watering and fert demand, at least some. They are hungry, thirsty beasties.
Elaine

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Jun 4, 2013 3:44 PM CST
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Name: Jim Hawk
Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)
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Yes, Elaine, that's the Bogainvillea I got from Logee's that has few thorns, a slight fragrance and grows more like a tree than a vine. I'm very happy with that purchase.

Jim
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Jun 4, 2013 5:12 PM CST
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Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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I love Brugs (and Angel Trumpets! ) Very pretty!! Lovey dubby
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Jun 7, 2013 4:34 PM CST
Name: Kathy
Western MA

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Don't see a June thread but wanted to share some pics of my garden yesterday. We are being inundated with rain till Sunday so I'm glad I took these. http://forum.crazyorchidlady.c...
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Jun 7, 2013 4:47 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change
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Me too, Ursula. Even though they are very susceptible to spider mites, and I battle them every summer the brugs are such dependable, spectacular bloomers that I keep them going. Kathy, very pretty, we cross posted!

Now, this is our "back 40" an area behind our big shop that we've left pretty much au naturel. It has deep shade from the big oak, and we use it for parking our eclectic collection of boats and trailers and cars. The oddest collection of things pops up out there, and I took a stroll through with my camera today. Btw, the price DH paid for being allowed to build a 1000sq.ft. shop out back was he had to put in rainwater cisterns for the runoff from that nice big roof.

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Is it an aspidistra? Or a baby palm? The red Passiflora coccinea are everywhere, even 40ft. up in the oak tree, blooming away.

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Outside the back gate is another area I hardly look at, although I did give these guys a shot of fert to last them through the summer.
Caesalpinia pulcherimma, aka Pride of Barbados or dwarf Poinciana. The long stamens on the flowers usually sweep up gracefully but they took a little beating from the hard rain.

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My only hibiscus, not counting the red-leaf Hib. acetocella that seeds itself everywhere. This one has a trunk the size of my leg, and is battling a volunteer palm, the sweet viburnum hedge, and various wild vines incl. scuppernong grapes, Virginia creeper and pigeon pea. Still, it faithfully blooms each summer, a few nice double flowers each day.

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Last, a pretty Brazilian plume in white, waiting to find a permanent home. They don't like my high pH well water, and the leaves get very chlorotic in the dry season, unless I water them with the precious rain water.
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Jun 7, 2013 4:58 PM CST
Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.
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Spectacular, as always, Kathy. I think I would give up everything else if I could grow Paeonies here!
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Jun 7, 2013 5:55 PM CST
Name: Kathy
Western MA

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Northeast US Orchids Irises
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Surely not your orchids! Hilarious! but I understand your love of peonies and share that with you! Elaine isn't it amazing that all those plants are growing wild!
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Jun 7, 2013 7:01 PM CST
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Name: Jim Hawk
Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)
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Elaine, it looks like a queen palm. I dig them up and pot them, then give them to my favorite nursery for future favors.

Jim
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Jun 7, 2013 7:25 PM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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Interesting stuff growing there, Elaine. I didn't realize Passiflora coccinea grows wild in Florida too. I remember seeing it wild in Guyana.
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Jun 7, 2013 8:01 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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That passi might have been planted by a previous owner or neighbor, but it's certainly gone wild on its own now! Like the Allied forces, It's on the ground and on the fence, and in the air.
Elaine

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Jun 8, 2013 5:57 AM CST
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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a
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I see, it is probably introduced.
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Jun 15, 2013 8:21 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change
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A few more gingers to show off, first the divas Kaemferia or Peacock Gingers have gorgeous leaves, but the flowers reflect so much light it's nearly impossible to photograph them. Top of the first pic is close.
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A nice tall Curcuma has jumped into bloom out of nowhere. Alpinias are nearly done, showing their little yellow throats.
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Still no Hedychiums or Zingibers, coming soon though.
Elaine

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