@sallyg

@5601Lisa - I'll try to remember to put your name on one of the extra cuttings I rec'd of a pink brug. This bubbler things is really doing the trick. A green (which I'm told is normally a no-no to attempt rooting) piece of my Dr. Seuss broke off. Instead of throwing it away I threw it in the bubbler and it's getting lil knubbies already...woot woot!

The main thing with rooting brugs in a bubbler is that you HAVE TO change the water every 2 days or so. Once some slime sets in on the cutting's stems--it is hard to get rid of it. You have to clean everything!
Good luck! Keep an eye on the bubbler and the stems in it.

G.

Anyone recognize what this might be?

I just love these...they bloom when nothing else does - whether during the excessive heat of the summer or the crazy fluctuating fall temperatures.

What's the flower in your last photo, @Chantell? Aster? I have a large clump of asters, but no flowers this year. Deer ate them.

On the inside though, the "albino" Amaryllis bulb is blooming . It is an 'Apple Blossom'.

Gorgeous bloom Donna! I can't remember the Latin name for that plant but it's the ice plant that is hardy to our area. Took the picture with my cell phone so I don't know that it conveys clearly but it was almost iridescent - very cool looking in the sunlight!

The botanical name for ice plants is Delosperma. While most are single color, there are a number of bi- and tri-color varieties.

Hardy ice plant (Delosperma) is a succulent, perennial ground cover with daisy-like flowers. The ice plant is not called an ice plant because it is cold hardy, but rather because the flowers and leaves seem to shimmer as though covered in frost or ice crystals. The plants grow to be about 3 to 6 inches tall and 2 to 4 feet wide.

Ice plant flowers grow in USDA plant hardiness zones 5-9 and will bloom for most of the summer and fall. Their foliage is mostly evergreen and, because of this, they make a great year-round ground cover. While the plant is evergreen, it will often have some dieback of foliage in the winter.

Some popular varieties of ice plants include:
Cooper’s ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) – This purple ice plant is the most common variety
Hardy yellow (Delosperma brunnthaleri) – This species consists of lovely yellow flowers
Starburst (Delosperma floribundum) – An ice plant variety with pink flowers and a white center
Hardy white (Delosperma herbeau) – A white-flowered type that offers exceptional beauty

Read more at Gardening Know How: How To Grow An Ice Plant And Purple Ice Plant Care http://www.gardeningknowhow.co...

Anyone been to Flower and Garden Expo in Virginia Beach?

I haven't. Bec and I went to the Phila Flower Show one year...had a blast!!

Chantell, I agree Philly Flower Show can be a hoot.
But Virginia Beach in January? Heck, parking may be free.

Pics from today, red Salvia lady in red, and Chia salvia. DD planted edible chia seed for fun

@Sallyg Love the blue chia flowers!!! Must try it next year!

Inspired by Sally, I went out to see if anything was still blooming. My biggest surprise was the perennial foxglove.

1. Perennial foxglove originally from David
2. Coreopsis 'Red shift'
3. A surprise Japanese anemone protected by the house
4. Abutilon'Fairy Coral Red' from Muddy

yay Donner!

So nice to still see, some color in folks gardens...

Has anyone ever grown Confederate Jasmine in baskets to be brought in during winter?

Chantell, have you, I know you like the fragrant flowers

I actually have confederate jasmine IN the ground...planted it about 8 years ago. With the last 2 winters being SO hard though it's barely come up (I will probably transplant it this coming spring - moving closer to the brick front while providing more sunlight then it's getting now that the cypress has grown so much). I did plant 'Madison' this year which is a smaller, more cold hardy variety of Confederate Jasmine http://www.monrovia.com/plant-... I'll better be able to tell you how it does come spring.

''Tis the season

Nice snaps, Chantell.

I just made and submitted a site banner. Watch for an evening primrose
When I uploaded it I saw I had renamed it "benner evening primrose" can't even blame my phone, this was my normal bad typing

tell you what, this is a verrrry skinny slice of photo when you do this

Did another- Oncidium. It really takes a certain picture to have something decent once you make that skinny slice.