I'm documenting the size and look of some of my plants at different times of the year so I was out with the camera today. Here are a few of the pics.
Allagoptera arenaria, Brazilian Sand Palm. It's grown a lot this year, it's in a pot next to the pool and the fronds often hang into the pool with no noticeable effects from the chlorine. It's got 2 more seed pods on it, it seems to bloom all year.
I can't find the name of the palm at the back, nor do I know which alocasia that is in front. The palm is doing much better since I moved it to more light and started watering it every day. It was in a spot that was out of the rain, hard to get to with water and in very low light. Now, it's on the terrace off my bedroom, it gets rain there and I have a hose for the other plants and the fish bowl.
I got the name of this native plant, it's Manfreda petskinil agave. It has leopard like spots and pups often. I put this pup in a bird feeder when it was very small and it's doing fine there.
This is Synadenium grantii, I got it when it was about 6" high and it has grown well. It's now getting much better color on the leaves, not sure why.
These pandanus are on the roof, I probably should give them away as they can get very large. The leaves are like saws, very sharp edges. I like the variegated pups and have been pulling them off and separating them, I may keep only those.
I had these tomatoes in the filter of the roof pond trying to grow them hydroponically, it didn't work. They were not thriving. I put them in dirt about a month ago and they have taken off. There are 3 or 4 tomatoes of a good size in the middle of the plant. I can't wait for them to ripen although I hope I can keep the birds away from them.
I'm also waiting for fruit from my two pineapples, they are in pots but I think they will fruit. One is the regular type and the other is what is called a Honey Pineapple here, smaller and sweeter.
Some blooms from today,
Heliconia's are starting to bloom
Bougainvillea are in full bloom everywhere. I only have a few in pots on an upstairs terrace.
