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bencelest
10-04-2009, 03:22 PM
My clemenule mandarins, boungavilla
The Hollyberry Lady
10-04-2009, 04:35 PM
Ok, now I see Blake - it's Cosmos.


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sunfish
10-07-2009, 03:04 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24454&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24454&ppuser=2868)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-07-2009, 03:18 PM
What are those?!!!


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sunfish
10-07-2009, 03:39 PM
If I remember right I got the seeds from Rmplmnz and I don't remember what they are called.
sunfish
10-07-2009, 04:35 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24454&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24454&ppuser=2868)

double Datura
The Hollyberry Lady
10-07-2009, 04:37 PM
Stunningly gorgeous!


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Blake09
10-07-2009, 06:42 PM
What are those?!!!


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If I remember right I got the seeds from Rmplmnz and I don't remember what they are called.

double devils trumpet (Datura) plant... maby

Verry pretty, Just got some seeds for this plant too.
landzt
10-08-2009, 08:12 AM
mature bed of orange clivia miniata orange
jnstropic
10-08-2009, 09:05 AM
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My Adenium (Desert-rose) is small but it has been blooming off and on for three months. This is the best flower so far. I don't think I need it any better.
bikoro child
10-08-2009, 10:37 AM
My hedychiums coronarium are blooming(last year and the year before no flowers)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24503&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24503)
bikoro child
10-09-2009, 05:23 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24587&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24587&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24586&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24586&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24585&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24585&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24584&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24584&ppuser=1162)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-09-2009, 07:55 AM
What is that last shot, Bikoro Child?


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bikoro child
10-09-2009, 10:17 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24596&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24596&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24597&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24597&ppuser=1162)
Tricyrtis formosana(maybe) I don't know the english name... and here is a brugmansia
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24599&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24599&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24598&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24598&ppuser=1162)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-09-2009, 10:31 AM
They're called Toad Lilies - I knew that's what they were! Those are so pretty.


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sunfish
10-11-2009, 09:12 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24802&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24802&ppuser=2868)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-11-2009, 09:15 AM
Is that a passiflora flower? OMG, that is just stunningly gorgeous!


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2-8.gif
sunfish
10-11-2009, 09:17 AM
Passiflora Vitifolia
The Hollyberry Lady
10-11-2009, 10:59 AM
Good Lord that thing is beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Sunfish.


Here's my Calicarpa, "Beautyberry" perennial shrub. The fruits last well into Winter...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1291.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1293.jpg
Blake09
10-11-2009, 11:02 AM
wow, beautiful
The Hollyberry Lady
10-11-2009, 11:07 AM
If you are referring to my 'Beautyberry' shrub, although I tend to think you are talking about that unbelievably striking passiflora flower - I can send you a cutting for the shrub in Spring, Blake, and you could root it!


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Blake09
10-11-2009, 11:10 AM
I was talking about all the new posts of flowering plants.

I would love a cutting
The Hollyberry Lady
10-11-2009, 11:23 AM
Yes, they are all so lovely, aren't they? I just love this thread. The pictures are very cheering.

Oh yes, Blake, I would enjoy sending you a cutting, because they root easily, and then you'll have your own perennial shrub that will return for you every year!

Don't be afraid to remind me come Spring, ok? I will send you two or three cuttings, so you'll have a good chance of success. I still have your address...


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flowergirl
10-13-2009, 10:59 AM
Wow. Everyone here has such beautiful plants. I am going to my 1st plant swap this weekend and someone is bringing me cuttings of some brugmansia. Can't wait!
The Hollyberry Lady
10-13-2009, 12:11 PM
Very cool, Flowergirl. I just got some recently too, and I am rooting them in a glass of water...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1234.jpg


Good luck with yours as well...


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flowergirl
10-13-2009, 12:54 PM
I didn't know I could root brugmansia in water. I am going to try that. My MIL is going to put some in potting mix. We will see which one will root first. Thanks for the tip.
sunfish
10-13-2009, 04:09 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24936&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24936&ppuser=2868)RED BARRON PEACH
Jananas Bananas
10-13-2009, 04:46 PM
A couple of my roses are blooming again.

I thought this was Peace, but now I don't think it is:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24882&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24882&ppuser=5614)

This one is Joseph's Coat:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24881&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24881&ppuser=5614)

This blooms almost continuously - lots of common names - official googled name is Purple Heart Wandering Jew ~ Tradescantia Pallida Purpurea
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24879&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24879&ppuser=5614)
sunfish
10-14-2009, 12:56 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24968&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24968&ppuser=2868)BANANA PASSION FLOWER
bencelest
10-14-2009, 11:49 PM
My roses, Bungavilla, Trovita orange, clemenule mandarin orange, Calamondin, sunflowers.
musaboru
10-15-2009, 10:21 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=24936&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=24936&ppuser=2868)RED BARRON PEACH

Wow! Just one picture is good enough to make me want to go to the nursery tomorrow for that! Look out peach trees, here I come!
Eric
10-16-2009, 12:55 PM
Super, Sunfish! That Banana Passion flower's been stuck in my head since I saw it in your gallery, Awesome Deluxe!
And Thanx, JaNan! Fantastic roses & thanx on the Purple Heart thing! Have a bunch of it in my garden & never knew what it was, till now :) !!
Aside from Mexican sunflowers & cannas, got a couple other things blooming in the gardens & artificial pond:

Purple Mums:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25096&size=1

And Water Hyacinth:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25103&size=1

Took these pics today, 10-16-09.
The Hollyberry Lady
10-16-2009, 03:06 PM
Those mums are just gorgeous!!!


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Eric
10-16-2009, 03:37 PM
Thanx, Hollyberry :) ! Luv your Calicarpa! Those purple berries almost glow!!
BYE
The Hollyberry Lady
10-18-2009, 04:54 PM
Thanks Eric!


Grew these "red currant" cherry tomatoes in a hanging basket, so I could bring them inside late in the season, and allow the fruits to ripen - which they are...

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1330.jpg


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Blake09
10-18-2009, 05:15 PM
Verry pretty HBL! this reminds me... A friend asked me a few days ago "can I grow tomatoes over the winter?". I said you need extra light, etc.

But can you grow a tomato plant that makes alot of produce over the winter without aney extra light? I might grow some over the winter to see what they do.

:)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-18-2009, 07:09 PM
Yes, one variety that performs exceptionally well over Winter, without supplemental lighting is, "Patio" tomato.


I've grown it many Winters in my south facing window, and it even produced a fair size crop of delicious red beauties, comparable to Summer.


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Jananas Bananas
10-19-2009, 06:27 AM
Here are some more of my bloomers taken this morning ~JaNan:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25272&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25272&ppuser=5614)
The Hollyberry Lady
10-19-2009, 10:43 AM
How gorgeous!


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musaboru
10-21-2009, 12:17 AM
Here are some more of my bloomers taken this morning ~JaNan:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25272&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25272&ppuser=5614)

Nice try! Take them back to the florists shop ok? :ha: :P

(They look amazing)
bikoro child
10-21-2009, 04:36 AM
The frost didn't kill them:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25462&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25462&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25461&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25461&ppuser=1162)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25460&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25460&ppuser=1162)
PennyG
10-21-2009, 06:42 AM
Very pretty,
The Hollyberry Lady
10-26-2009, 12:11 PM
Mmmmmm - my 'red currant' cherry tomatoes are looking good today...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1398.jpg


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palmtree
10-26-2009, 03:37 PM
Thanksgiving cactus is almost ready to bloom (about 2 weeks) and is enjoying some cool weather on a porch. The cannas were flowering, but I cut them down (We havent gotten any frosts yet, but Ive got to start cleaning things up now for next year!). The elephant ears arent cut down yet (its too big to cut now so ill wait until a frost flattens it). They are flowering and have had 7-9 large while flowers (same shape as a peace lily)

Indoor plants flowering are my mandevillea (never wants to stop), hibiscus (with lots of seed pods now too), parlor palm (usually likes to bloom for the winter, but I guess it got a head start this year, Improved meyer lemon (20 fruits on it, and probably 20 or more buds all opening now, smells great too!). My plumerias are indoors and still blooming great.


Nice pics everyone! (Sorry I dont have any to offer right now).
Lagniappe
10-27-2009, 01:07 AM
Tainung Papaya. This one seems to be much more cold tolerant than my other cultivars.
sunfish
10-27-2009, 09:40 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25783&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25783&ppuser=2868)
Richard
10-27-2009, 11:43 AM
Yesterday it was 90 F here from the "Santa Ana" weather conditions. My cherry tomato plants in the front yard have 100's of blossoms today!
harveyc
10-27-2009, 11:48 AM
Tony, I've got some late pomegranate blooms also but know they will freeze in a month or so but wonder if yours will produce fruit this time of year. Have you had winter fruit before?
sunfish
10-27-2009, 12:22 PM
Tony, I've got some late pomegranate blooms also but know they will freeze in a month or so but wonder if yours will produce fruit this time of year. Have you had winter fruit before?

This is a dwarf tree two years old and only18" tall. It has been blooming all summer but never sets fruit.
The Hollyberry Lady
10-27-2009, 01:01 PM
Pomegranate trees require pollination to produce fruits. Make sure it is in a spot where there is a lot of insect activity.

I once grew a dwarf pomegranate inside last Winter, and I had to hand-pollinate the blooms with a soft paintbrush. Here is it (crappy webcam shots), but in the end I harvested several ripe fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/Picture0162-1.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/Picture0317.jpg


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sunfish
10-27-2009, 02:06 PM
Pomegranate trees require pollination to produce fruits. Make sure it is in a spot where there is a lot of insect activity.

I once grew a dwarf pomegranate inside last Winter, and I had to hand-pollinate the blooms with a soft paintbrush. Here is it (crappy webcam shots), but in the end I harvested several ripe fruits...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/Picture0162-1.jpg



http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/Picture0317.jpg


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It's outside .I'LL TRY HAND POLLINATING IT. THANKS
TGirl09
10-27-2009, 02:56 PM
Dwarf Cavendish bananas, spaghetti squash, Jarradhale pumpkin, red warty thing squash, blue ballet squash, rutgers tomatoes, blackberries, pomegranets, cowpeas, bell peppers, strawberries and container trees of grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, apples, peaches and nectarines. And don't let me forget the grapes and kiwis.

This is small compared to the spring growing season. I have a back yard that's almost a quarter acre. By the time summer hits, it's a matter of "where do I put this?" and "I like that. I'll find a space for it." Somehow, I manage to find an inch or two to grow stuff. I have a ball doing it.

I couldn't tell you if it's theraputic or obsessive, but who cares? I have fun and enjoy it. No one complains when I hand out sacks of fresh veggies and fruits. :0517:
sunfish
10-30-2009, 09:35 PM
a volunteer from the bird feeder


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25945&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25945&ppuser=2868)
Eric
11-01-2009, 11:46 PM
Got a sweet surprise this morning! Thought only the mums would be bloomin in the fall but found the Peach colored Dahlias blooming too!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26085&size=1

Here's the Mums:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26084&size=1
Jananas Bananas
11-02-2009, 12:56 PM
Today's contribution:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26114&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26114&ppuser=5614)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26118&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26118&ppuser=5614)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26117&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26117&ppuser=5614)

~JaNan
sunfish
11-02-2009, 01:11 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26120&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26120&ppuser=2868)
mjdsinsacto
11-02-2009, 02:50 PM
Today's contribution:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26114&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26114&ppuser=5614)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26118&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26118&ppuser=5614)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26117&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26117&ppuser=5614)

~JaNan

That is pretty! I've only seen the yellow kind around here.
saltydad
11-02-2009, 04:56 PM
My Tovara Brush Strokes. It's grown for the leaves, which have a chevron in dark color on them. But they have sprays of tiny pink flowers, must have missed them last year!
Jananas Bananas
11-02-2009, 06:47 PM
That is pretty! I've only seen the yellow kind around here.

Thank you MJD. They are easy to grow from seed. Is it OK to send seed to California? If you want some I can send you some when the pod ripens.

~JaNan
mjdsinsacto
11-02-2009, 09:27 PM
Thank you MJD. They are easy to grow from seed. Is it OK to send seed to California? If you want some I can send you some when the pod ripens.

~JaNan

oh, hey! That's real sweet of you. I'm not familiar with the California stance on sending seeds by mail. Maybe some members here from CA will chime in.

I'd love to try my hand at plant seed; I've never started a plant from seed--best I've done for far is keep from sending my plants to the big nursery in the sky, hence my signature "reformed gardner".
The Hollyberry Lady
11-04-2009, 11:52 AM
Just took this shot a few minutes ago, of my indoor blooming white commercial Chrysanthemums. These ones are not perennial, so they must stay inside...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1444.jpg


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Jananas Bananas
11-04-2009, 03:11 PM
Here's my blooms today 11/04/09:

Mini Roses
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26185&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26185&ppuser=5614)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26182&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26182&ppuser=5614)

Double Purple Datura
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26180&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26180&ppuser=5614)

Peace Lily - Spathiphyllum
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26179&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26179&ppuser=5614)

Papaya bloom
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26184&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26184&ppuser=5614)
island cassie
11-07-2009, 03:30 PM
The Mussaenda has responded well to the hard pruning we gave it earlier and has just come into flower.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26316&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26316&ppuser=628)
The Torch Ginger just keeps on flowering.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26317&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26317&ppuser=628)
BananaLee
11-08-2009, 08:14 PM
I saw a periwinkle flower next to our driveway. Also two lilies are coming up from the garden.
bikoro child
11-14-2009, 05:27 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26607&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26607&ppuser=1162)
Double brug...
CValentine
11-18-2009, 01:39 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26858&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26858)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26859&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26859)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=26857&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=26857)
:) ~Cheryl
kemistry
11-22-2009, 11:39 PM
Everyone, say hello to my MOO :)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27112&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27112&ppuser=6582)
sunfish
11-23-2009, 10:38 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27117&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27117&ppuser=2868)


PASSIFLORA MOLISSIMA
Richard
11-23-2009, 11:30 AM
Wow! I've never seen a trumpet flower on Passiflora. Thanks!
harveyc
11-23-2009, 11:41 AM
Banana passionfruit, woohoo
CValentine
11-23-2009, 02:35 PM
Geraniums still going CRAZY!!! :) ~Cheryl
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27139&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27139)
palmtree
11-23-2009, 06:10 PM
One thing I like about geraniums is there ability to flower very very well until first frost. My begonias are still going strong and its almost december!
sunfish
11-24-2009, 09:58 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27174&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27174&ppuser=2868)
bencelest
11-24-2009, 08:48 PM
Trovita, Valencia, Washington navel oranges, Clemenule Mandarin orange
momoese
11-26-2009, 01:25 PM
Aloe Barberae is blooming! :jump:This is the first year it has bloomed. It was about 4 feet tall when we bought it 5 years ago and it's been in the ground for 2 years now. As you can see we have lots of spiders here. I'm going to wash the plant and try for better close up shots tomorrow.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27209&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27209)
bikoro child
12-05-2009, 06:31 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27452&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27452&ppuser=1162)
a few minutes ago ...
sunfish
12-06-2009, 11:40 AM
Blueberries


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27495&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27495&ppuser=2868)
sunfish
12-08-2009, 05:19 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27572&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27572&ppuser=2868)
damaclese
12-08-2009, 07:02 PM
Blueberries


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27495&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27495&ppuser=2868)

wow i cant belive you can grow Blue Barrys in the alcalinaty of CA i have never tryed becous i thought it would be to salty for them here in vegas
are you gowing high Bush or Low i would think you would have to grow high bush?
sunfish
12-08-2009, 07:21 PM
wow i cant belive you can grow Blue Barrys in the alcalinaty of CA i have never tryed becous i thought it would be to salty for them here in vegas
are you gowing high Bush or Low i would think you would have to grow high bush?

Southern high bush. Blueberries will do very well grown in pots
sunfish
12-09-2009, 11:54 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27586&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27586&ppuser=2868)

CORAL GLOW
kemistry
12-12-2009, 01:27 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27652&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27652&ppuser=6582)

my dwarf orange jasmine (murraya paniculata) blooms today... just beautiful!!!
:woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
palmtree
12-12-2009, 01:03 PM
Here are some of my thanksgiving cactus. They just whent in last week. I also have autumn blooming camellias outside that are still blooming, but I dont have pics of them right now.

<a href="http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/?action=view&current=ab5d7a61.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/ab5d7a61.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/?action=view&current=5f7ab91a.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/5f7ab91a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I took the pics with my phone so they arent the greatest quality.
Jananas Bananas
12-16-2009, 08:37 PM
Blooming today 12/16/09

Joseph's Coat Rosebud

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27790&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27790)
sunfish
12-22-2009, 11:59 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27999&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27999&ppuser=2868)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27998&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27998&ppuser=2868)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27997&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27997&ppuser=2868)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27996&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27996&ppuser=2868)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=27995&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=27995&ppuser=2868)
D.C._Palms_N_Sports_Fan
12-23-2009, 03:53 PM
Nothing too exciting here, but there are a few things in boom. The thanksgiving and christmas cactus are both all bloomed out now, so I wont bother posting those photos in the thread since they were gone about a week ago.


First up, a few photos of one of my many Chamaedorea Elegans, however the first one I have gotten to bloom.

Closeup:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28058&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28058)

against white background:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28060&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28060)

Whole Palm:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28059&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28059)

This is the second largest Chamaedorea Elegans I have, leaf tip is about 15" or so. The largest has 7 leaves, and is about 20-22" at its tallest leaf tip, and is starting to show the classic ringed trunk.


A couple African Violet blooms...

This first one the bloom is a good bit darker than the photo. Iphones do not have the greatest cameras.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28056&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28056)

This second bloom is a good bit darker too. Gotta love the bargain bin for plants that are not "in bloom"! $1.00 a piece!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28056&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28056)

This next and last one for this post, is one of my favorite plants. Jatropha Podagrica. Common Name "Buddah Belly". As you can see it is a caudiciform plant/ tree. I have had this for almost 4 years now, and it has grown to nearly 3 feet tall, from a mere 10". Oddly enough, I got this plant, at of all places, IKEA!!! LOL!

It blooms year round, however is deciduous and does lose most or all of its leaves during late fall/ winter, but continues to bloom. Depending on how much light it gets the leaves are anywhere from 5-8" across, to large dinner plate size. It is monoecious, so you can get seeds from just one plant. Each bloom spike has male and female flowers and can be hand pollinated or, if left out for the summer, insects, usually bees will do it for you. Anyway, here are the current blooms:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28062&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28062)

Closer up:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28061&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28061)

And just for reference here are the then and now photos of the Buddah Belly:

August 2006:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28064 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28065)

August 2009:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28065&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28065)
soundofthemusic1
12-25-2009, 07:23 PM
I love the white commercial Chrysanthemums. They are very pretty.

Rae
Georgia 7B
soundofthemusic1
12-25-2009, 07:28 PM
This is the first time I have heard of the torch ginger. They look great. Are they easy or hard to grow?

Rae
Georgia 7B
kemistry
12-25-2009, 08:03 PM
this was blooming 3 days ago .. today 3 other buds are ready to be open..

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28129&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28129&ppuser=6582)

michelia figo (banana shrub).. wonderful ripe banana fragrance
:woohoonaner:
island cassie
12-25-2009, 08:08 PM
Rae - torch ginger need hot and humid conditions - and they are very tall - mine are about 18ft!!
island cassie
12-25-2009, 08:10 PM
KJ - I love African Violets and have grown hundreds in the past and won many contests - just too humid for them here sadly. Yours look very good.
SoBe Musa
12-26-2009, 03:35 PM
This plant is been with me for a few years now…first cone though !

Zamia Furfuracea
This member of the Zamiaceae family was described by Carl Linnaeus Jr. in 1789. It is found in Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The stem can grow to 25 centimetres in diameter, the leaves will get 180 centimetres long. It can only be reproduced by seeds from the brown cones of the female plant

Culture
Plant cardboard palm in neutral, well drained sandy soil. Mulch with organic materials (bark or leaf mold).
Light: Bright sun to partial shade.
Moisture: Water when dry. Drought tolerant.
Hardiness:USDA Zones 9 - 11. Sustains leaf damage at 28ºF (-2.2ºC)
Propagation: Propagate by seed.

Day Time
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/CardboardPalmZamiafurfuracea.jpg
Night time
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/CardboardPalmZamiafurfuraceaDec0220.jpg
D.C._Palms_N_Sports_Fan
12-26-2009, 03:57 PM
KJ - I love African Violets and have grown hundreds in the past and won many contests - just too humid for them here sadly. Yours look very good.


Thank you Cassie! That second pic of the AV should have been THIS photo:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28057&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28057)

Not sure how I missed that / screwed it up, but these are the 3 I got in the bargain bin for $1.00 each, just because they were not in bloom.

Sorry about that mix up!
saltydad
12-26-2009, 06:19 PM
KJ- nice to see your C. elegans in bloom. My needle bloomed this year too. Really a good feeling when you're a zone 7 gardener.
PennyG
12-27-2009, 07:57 AM
Thats so pretty, what a nice color,
Caloosamusa
12-28-2009, 08:33 AM
This time of year I have only a few things blooming, Shrimp Plants, Mexican Milkweed, Papaya, and a Malachite Butterfly larval food I forgot the name of.
:2200:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28285&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28285)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28286&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28286)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28287&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28287)

Having some color from blooming plants always brightens the mood! :2239:
Jananas Bananas
12-28-2009, 09:13 AM
Blooming today 12/28/09

Mexican Heather
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28292&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28292)
Christmas Cactus
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28291&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28291)
Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom'
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28290&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28290)
Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom'
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28289&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28289)

~JaNan
Caloosamusa
12-28-2009, 03:34 PM
Here are a few more! :2200:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28306&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28306)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28305&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28305)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=28304&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=28304)

Good growing! :2239:
saltydad
12-28-2009, 05:41 PM
JaNan ...my Mexican Heather was still blooming right up to last weeks snow. That did it in. I am amazed at it's hardiness.
jwmahloch
12-29-2009, 09:45 AM
Nothing blooming now, its the middle of winter in St Louis. Only a couple more months until spring. At least the days are getting longer now.
SoBe Musa
12-29-2009, 10:27 AM
Weather for Miami, FL - Dec 29 2009
58°F | °C
Current: Sunny
Wind: N at 12 mph
Humidity: 58%

Bougainvillea,faithful like always.!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/bouga.jpg
SoBe Musa
12-29-2009, 11:32 AM
Mexican Flame Vine - Red Mandevilla Vine

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MexicanFlameplantsvarios020.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MexicanFlame6.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MexicanFlamejpg67.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MexicanFlame.jpg
Caloosamusa
12-29-2009, 08:12 PM
Those pictures of Mexican Flame vine are awesome SouthBeach Musa!! Do they attract Humming Birds? :2239:
sunfish
02-08-2010, 10:24 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29595&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29595)
soundofthemusic1
02-08-2010, 07:08 PM
Hi, what is the name of your red flower? It's pretty. I love red flowers and would like to find more deer resistant red flowers to grow in Georgia.
sunfish
02-08-2010, 07:17 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19582&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19582&perpage=12&ppuser=2868)

Passiflora Vitifolia

Grape Leaf Passion Vine
soundofthemusic1
02-08-2010, 07:36 PM
Thanks for the name of your flower, Tony. I like the new picture you just posted.

:goteam:
Patty in Wisc
02-09-2010, 11:00 PM
Well, not blooming in my garden as we are having a winter storm /blizzard, but potted in the house I have phal maui parfait orchid, amarylis & christmas cactus in bloom. Easter lily w/flower buds started & a hibiscus starting blossoms (never happened in winter before!). I also have 4 citrus with blossoms & baby fruits! This is real nice to see after looking outside tonight w/ all the snow & drifting!:)
sunfish
02-15-2010, 08:03 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29743&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29743&ppuser=2868)


APRICOT
harveyc
02-16-2010, 01:52 AM
My pluots (four trees) are blooming now but not the apricots yet.
sunfish
02-16-2010, 08:58 AM
Pluot, don't have one. That's another one I'll have to try grafting.
saltydad
03-01-2010, 06:11 PM
In the midst of all the cold and snow, a nice surprise orchid bloom today!!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29936&size=1
bencelest
03-01-2010, 07:22 PM
My plouts, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums.
Caloosamusa
03-01-2010, 09:00 PM
I wish I had this blooming in my yard, but this is blooming in a relatives yard in Aibonito Puerto Rico!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29938&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29938)
:2239:
The Hollyberry Lady
03-01-2010, 11:14 PM
My 1 yr old seed grown geranium, currently blooming in my living room window...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1988.jpg


"Amethyst Beautyberry" (calicarpa) shrub. The leaves drop in late Fall but the berries remain intact throughout winter...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1851.jpg


Although kind of spindly, here's my young "Blue Princess" Hollyberry shrub with a grafted "Blue Prince" branch. It will get pruned and shaped this Spring...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1848-2.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI1850.jpg

: )
Bob
03-02-2010, 04:32 PM
Nice to see you back HBL.....plants are looking great..:woohoonaner:
SoBe Musa
03-03-2010, 04:58 PM
Cassava (Manihot esculenta, yuca or manioc)
I though it was over but Nature had others plans .

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/CASSAVAMARCH0320102.jpg
soundofthemusic1
03-05-2010, 12:12 AM
My indoor hyacinths are booming, but not well though. What surprise me are the two yellow crocus flowers in the front yard because the bulbs are tiny. And this makes me wonder whether I planted my daffodils too deep two years ago (I had very little knowledge about planting bulbs at the time.) They get enough sunlight but never bloom.
Caloosamusa
03-05-2010, 07:48 AM
This ginger is blooming at the house where we are staying in Puerto Rico.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29979&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29979)
:2239:
coast crab
03-05-2010, 09:52 AM
Spring is FINALY in the air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Camellias, Japanese magnolias, Taiwan and Okame cherries are in full bloom.

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29980&ppuser=5745><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29980&size=1 border=0></a>

The real treasure is the ultra-rare Rhodoleia championii, Hong Kong rose.

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29982&ppuser=5745><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29982&size=1 border=0></a>

Russell
sunfish
03-05-2010, 10:15 AM
Cassava (Manihot esculenta, yuca or manioc)
I though it was over but Nature had others plans .

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/CASSAVAMARCH0320102.jpg



http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=29984&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=29984&ppuser=2868)
Dalmatiansoap
03-05-2010, 11:02 AM
Is that one only ornamental or U can eat it too?
:woohoonaner:
Abnshrek
03-05-2010, 12:26 PM
My Pears and Nectarines are ahead of the rest in the yard :^)
sunfish
03-05-2010, 01:05 PM
Is that one only ornamental or U can eat it too?
:woohoonaner:

Cassava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava)
SoBe Musa
03-05-2010, 03:09 PM
sunfish..Amazing , is huge ! How old is it ?..is that the same as the one you pull the roots out and you can eating it ?
Abnshrek
03-05-2010, 03:34 PM
Cassava - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava)

That's awesome, so you have tapioca :^)
sunfish
03-05-2010, 04:04 PM
sunfish..Amazing , is huge ! How old is it ?..is that the same as the one you pull the roots out and you can eating it ?

This is a plant I took a cutting from,thinking it was a fig.Well it wasn't a fig and to me it looked poisonous so I tossed it. I saw your post and it sure looks like the same plant.
Jananas Bananas
03-06-2010, 10:28 PM
Here are some blooms from my yard this morning 3/6/10! :)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30014&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30014)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30015&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30015)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30013&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30013)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30016&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30016)

~JaNan
sunfish
03-08-2010, 06:19 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30035&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30035&ppuser=2868)
p vitifolia
palmtree
03-09-2010, 12:50 AM
My gardenia is blooming :) Sorry I dont have any pics, but I think the best part of the plant is the scent!
The Hollyberry Lady
03-09-2010, 01:22 AM
My first Plumeria bloom opening today, in my indoor garden...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2128.jpg


Thanks so much for the branch cutting, Bob. You're just the best!


: )
sunfish
03-20-2010, 06:08 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30355&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30355&ppuser=2868)

BLUEBERRIES

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30356&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30356&ppuser=2868)

PASSION FLOWER
Abnshrek
03-20-2010, 08:52 PM
Almonds, Kiwi, figs and grapes.. oh yeah :^)
Scuba_Dave
03-20-2010, 10:18 PM
A couple thousand crocus

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Yard%20and%20Plants/Crocus.jpg

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Yard%20and%20Plants/Crocus1.jpg

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Yard%20and%20Plants/Crocus2.jpg
Dalmatiansoap
03-21-2010, 12:27 PM
Viola odorata
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30400&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30400&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30401&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30401&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
jwmahloch
03-21-2010, 12:43 PM
Dafadil's are blooming in St Louis. Yellow flowers. They are always the first to bloom and the first sign of spring.
Abnshrek
03-21-2010, 01:43 PM
I had a bunch of white crap fall out of the sky this morning planting itself all over my yard (puppies chasing snowflakes is pretty funny), and it bloomed itself invisible, a sure sign of spring.. :^)
aash09
03-21-2010, 05:21 PM
crocus
hellebores
mahonia
sunfish
03-23-2010, 01:32 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30417&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30417&ppuser=2868)
SoBe Musa
03-23-2010, 06:20 PM
I love pomegranate...is the dwarf kind?
Jananas Bananas
03-23-2010, 07:39 PM
Wow Tony! You already have a bloom? My pomegranates are just now getting leaves:

This one is "Wonderful"
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30445&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30445)

and this is Dwarf "Nana"
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30447&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30447)

Here are some of my blossoms from today!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30443&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30443)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30444&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30444)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30446&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30446)

~JaNan
saltydad
03-24-2010, 01:37 AM
Star Magnolia

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30434&size=1

Double Daffodil (can't remember the name)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30433&size=1

Gov. Mouton Camellia
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30421&size=1
Dean W.
03-30-2010, 11:49 AM
Mexican Buckeye
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30548&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30548)
Scuba_Dave
03-30-2010, 10:19 PM
I planted dozens of sunflowers in the greenhouse
And a ton of marigolds seeds
They are all starting to take root..maybe a little too early
I still have more pumpkin & sunflower seeds to plant
cvbaez
03-31-2010, 07:00 AM
Here in the South are blooming azaleas, still camelias, tulips, peach tree and the birds are happy that spring is coming. I love it. I already planting my flowers and seed. :woohoonaner::woohoonaner:
Caloosamusa
03-31-2010, 01:29 PM
Wildflowers like Tassle flowers, Bidens alba, and some I've not keyed out, as well as Jaboticaba!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30577&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30577)


http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30578&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30578)

My Mexican Asclepias is also blooming. :2239:
palmtree
03-31-2010, 10:02 PM
My camellia is just about to bloom and so are a lot of the trees here. Looks like lots of things will be in bloom by this weekend.
soundofthemusic1
03-31-2010, 10:28 PM
My cream tulips are in bloom for the spring, and the purple and red tulips probably will start to bloom in the next few days. And I'm pleased that my daffodils still look great, first time they bloom after I planted them in 2008.
sbl
04-01-2010, 05:18 PM
Broccoli, turnips, collards, onions, dill, lettuce.
Abnshrek
04-01-2010, 07:51 PM
I have (medium olive) sized nectarines on my tree, and of course the figs have baby figs already :^)
penJ.
04-02-2010, 11:06 AM
Found them in near by forest. These are growing in my garden. Eadible and very very tasty!!!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30594&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30594)
Lagniappe
04-02-2010, 11:48 AM
Goumi berry (Eleagnus Multiflora)
This was a tiny little twig when I planted it last year.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30599&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30599&ppuser=766)
My camera broke, so this is from my phone.
Patty in Wisc
04-02-2010, 12:45 PM
After checking yesterday, my swiss chard survived the winter! Very unusual but we did have a warm winter.
Daffodils have flower buds but I see snow on them after they bloom:( We are having unseasonable warm temps lately but will cool down next week.
sunfish
04-03-2010, 07:17 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30609&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30609&ppuser=2868)

Holiday Avocado
Caloosamusa
04-05-2010, 07:24 AM
:2200:Many of my Humming Bird and Butterfly attracting plants have begun to bloom.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30634&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30634)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30635&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30635)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30636&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30636)

Spring weather has finally arrived! Praise God! :2239:
Caloosamusa
04-06-2010, 08:46 AM
My Mulberry "Kampong Sweet" has begun to bloom! :2200:

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30663&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30663)

Hopefully the birds will not get all the fruit! :2239:
cvbaez
04-06-2010, 08:58 AM
I got mulberry tree when suppose to be pessimon from a nursery but too late to return it. Grows up to 7 feet with mulbery fruit vs pessimon!!! :(:(
SoBe Musa
04-06-2010, 11:29 AM
A Pretty Amazing Morning.
Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeana
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0361.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0364.jpg
Ground Orchid, Boat Orchid, Phillippine Orchid Spathoglottis plicata
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0366.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0369.jpg
PassionFlower
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0380.jpg
Chenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail Acalypha hispida
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0370.jpg
cvbaez
04-06-2010, 01:30 PM
sobe musa,
Wow, What kind of plant is that? Is a beaty!!!
Caloosamusa
04-06-2010, 05:23 PM
Wow, very Nice South Beach Musa!! :2239:
Patty in Wisc
04-06-2010, 06:58 PM
sobemusa, nice flowers! Love the passion flower.
Of all the plants I have, 2 flowers blossomed today on my pineapple guava - and about 50 more to flower on it.
palmtree
04-06-2010, 10:45 PM
I have a few plants blooming now, but my favoriate has to be my camellia.


Heres a pic...
<a href="http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/?action=view&current=eabe0208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/eabe0208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

And heres my nun orchid, also a favorite of mine...
<a href="http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/?action=view&current=dc2892d0.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/dc2892d0.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/?action=view&current=98309e34.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww59/tropicalzone7/98309e34.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
saltydad
04-07-2010, 01:45 AM
Beautiful plants, palmtree. Do you have the name of that camellia?
Caloosamusa
04-07-2010, 02:46 PM
These beautiful flowers don't last long, even though they would bloom often. The Monarch larve mow them down. Then I have many Monarch butterflies!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30689&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30689)

:2239:
sbl
04-07-2010, 03:42 PM
SoBe, I had shrimp plant just like that, but the took a beating this winter--they are just starting to come back. I do have a few other plants blooming:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30701&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30701&ppuser=5736)
Pansies
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30699&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30699&ppuser=5736)
Broccoli and turnips
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30697&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30697&limit=recent)
Wisteria
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30694&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30694&limit=recent)azelea
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30693&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30693&ppuser=5736)azeleas
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30692&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30692&ppuser=5736)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30691&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30691&ppuser=5736)
sunfish
04-07-2010, 08:20 PM
Boysenberry

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30712&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30712&ppuser=2868)
palmtree
04-07-2010, 09:49 PM
Beautiful plants, palmtree. Do you have the name of that camellia?

Thanks saltydad. I dont know the name, but I was trying to figure it out. They are fully hardy in my zone 7 and are about 10 years old. Unfortunately the blooms were damaged by the heat (especially the pink and white colored ones), but at least new and healthy blooms are opening up.
sbl
04-07-2010, 10:01 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30698&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30698&ppuser=5736)

These are my broccoli plants blooming--I let them and the collards and turnips go to seed to feed the birds--soon there will be a small flock of birds feeding on them--mostly finches and titmice.
palmtree
04-07-2010, 10:13 PM
Thanks saltydad. I dont know the name, but I was trying to figure it out. They are fully hardy in my zone 7 and are about 10 years old. Unfortunately the blooms were damaged by the heat (especially the pink and white colored ones), but at least new and healthy blooms are opening up.

I just figured out the name of the pink and white one. Its called Herme camellia. Its rated for a zone 7 and has never had any problems in my zone 7 with no protection at all. I am not sure of the name of the red one unfortunately.
cherokee_greg
04-09-2010, 08:52 AM
Some of what is blooming in my garden so far

A white iris
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30717&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30717&ppuser=5959)
foxglove
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30719&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30719&ppuser=5959)
roses
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30721&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30721&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30720&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30720&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30718&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30718&ppuser=5959)
Bob
04-09-2010, 08:38 PM
Dwarf Peach:
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0120.jpg
SoBe Musa
04-10-2010, 10:41 AM
Lantana
Always faithful and keep coming back!

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0423.jpg
SoBe Musa
04-10-2010, 05:16 PM
First Time Bloom Meyer Lemon & Key Lime
Growing in a pot.

Meyer Lemon
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0477.jpg
key Lime
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0483.jpg
Bob
04-11-2010, 01:17 AM
Cool Emily,... my 1 1/2 year old dwarf key lime flowers and sets small fruit and then for some reason they all drop and I loose them. Interesting to see how yours does in the future and in comparison how mine does this year. Have you smelled the flowers? The dwarf lime has the best smelling blooms of all my plants.
kemistry
04-11-2010, 02:58 PM
meyer lemon has the most beautiful citrus scent, i love the fragrance! :)
sbl
04-11-2010, 05:41 PM
Cool Emily,... my 1 1/2 year old dwarf key lime flowers and sets small fruit and then for some reason they all drop and I loose them. Interesting to see how yours does in the future and in comparison how mine does this year. Have you smelled the flowers? The dwarf lime has the best smelling blooms of all my plants.

Bob, a citrus tree will only set as much fruit as it thinks it can support, so it is normal that 98% of all citrus flowers drop without setting fruit. There are 2 factors that can help your tree in setting fruit-- fertilizer and water--especially during the time just before bloom until mid June. A foliar spray of 1 to 2% Potassium Nitrate along with a good slow release fertilizer about a month before bloom will provide the nutrients the tree needs to set fruit. As for watering, do not let the tree dry too much, but you have to be careful about overwatering as well. If you have a good fast draining media with lots of air spaces, overwatering will not be a problem, but if your soil has lots of peat moss, it can be difficult to maintain the right amount of water.
sunfish
04-12-2010, 10:14 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30786&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30786&ppuser=2868)
Dean W.
04-12-2010, 12:47 PM
Emily, why do you grow them in pots where you live?
CookieCows
04-12-2010, 04:00 PM
I had a bunch of white crap fall out of the sky this morning planting itself all over my yard (puppies chasing snowflakes is pretty funny), and it bloomed itself invisible, a sure sign of spring.. :^)

I'm so behind reading some of these threads but this one made me really laugh out loud over the "white crap falling out of the sky" :ha: I had to comment!! You crack me up Miguel!

Deb
CookieCows
04-12-2010, 04:07 PM
All these photos you guys are posting of your flowers are amazingly beautiful and such a variety! I've got to update my want list. Next time I sit down it'll be with a pen and paper with my glasses perched on the tip of my nose!
SoBe Musa
04-12-2010, 04:31 PM
Tomatillo
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/tomatillo.jpg
SoBe Musa
04-13-2010, 05:55 PM
A Warm day here in MiAMi today.
Can anybody ID this trio? have them for few years now.
Pink and Purple are vines.
Orange /Yellow is a bush type.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0318.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0317.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0320.jpg
Caloosamusa
04-13-2010, 08:28 PM
Good evening all,

Here are my latest blooms. SoBe, I'll pull out my books tomorrow to ID them, I'm just too tired tonight.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30824&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30824)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30827&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30827)

:2239:
bencelest
04-14-2010, 04:42 PM
santa rosa plum and many grafted varieties in one tree
SoBe Musa
04-14-2010, 06:10 PM
It was a Coleus Day!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0573.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0574.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0575.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0576.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0587.jpg
Caloosamusa
04-14-2010, 07:52 PM
SoBe Musa,
Is the blue flower from yesterday a Jaquemontia pentantha?
:2239:
Caloosamusa
04-15-2010, 04:05 PM
I have some common and one unusual "bloomers" today.

A fungus is active, and it smells awful! You can smell it all the way across the yard!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30872&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30872)

More common plants blooming are Rhuellia, and a native poinsetta.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30870&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30870)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30871&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30871)
:2239:
jnstropic
04-15-2010, 05:07 PM
I grow a number of C. skinneri clones, here are some of my best white ones blooming now.

<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=xCherokee.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/xCherokee.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=x66st.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/x66st.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=xdj.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/xdj.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=xlizzie.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/xlizzie.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

All four are pure white in a green house. Mine are grown in almost in full sun and that turns them pink- sometimes very pink.
cvbaez
04-16-2010, 07:10 AM
Instropic- What a beauty?? White Orquids? Need to buy one, they are beautiful.:nanadrink:
Jananas Bananas
04-16-2010, 07:44 AM
Everything is blooming right now. I love this time of year!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30894&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30894)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30893&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30893)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30895&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30895)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30892&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30892)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30891&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30891)

~JaNan
saltydad
04-16-2010, 04:36 PM
JaNan- Those are great looking, and that first rose is stunning! Name please?
Jananas Bananas
04-16-2010, 05:25 PM
Thank you Howard! :) The top one is Chicago Peace, 2nd Wine & Roses, the 3rd is Joseph's Coat.

These are Joseph's Coat
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30907&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30907)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30906&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30906)

~JaNan
Abnshrek
04-16-2010, 10:20 PM
Lincoln Rose :^)
saltydad
04-16-2010, 11:55 PM
I have 2 Chicago Peace, and I never have that much color in the blooms. I love it, right next to Veterans Honor and Bellaroma.
Bob
04-17-2010, 03:52 PM
Variegated Kerria Japonica
http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss149/bob_075/DSCN0144.jpg
SoBe Musa
04-17-2010, 04:22 PM
Beautiful Bob ! yellow is one of my favorite flowering color..it feel like a sweet prairie.
My sister in Tampa has one a Japanese Kerria. (i think i going to steal a piece next time)
sunfish
04-19-2010, 10:09 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=30982&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30982&ppuser=2868)
CHERRYIRENE
04-19-2010, 05:53 PM
OH Boy,
Do I have to take pictues of what is blooming today? I never got the hang of uploading a digital camera. Ifit;s ok, I will just list things.
Petrea volubilis ( white/ violet)
Clivias ( orange , variegated, yello)
Aloes
Amaryllis
Cactus (various)
Clerodendrons ( various)
Red Bottle Brush
Tecomaria
Passiflora
Chirita ( various)
Others that I can't even think of.
Abnshrek
04-19-2010, 07:51 PM
Kennedy White Rose, and 2 other Lincoln Red Roses :^)
sunfish
04-19-2010, 08:13 PM
Kennedy White Rose, and 2 other Lincoln Red Roses :^)

:pics:
sunfish
04-20-2010, 03:02 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31005&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31005&ppuser=2868)
sunfish
04-21-2010, 03:05 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31011&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31011&ppuser=2868)


Passiflora caerulea 'Constance Elliot
guerich
04-21-2010, 04:35 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31014&size=1

Sorry about that, still working on adding images to posts.:bed:
Caloosamusa
04-21-2010, 05:33 PM
One of my very young mango seedlings (3 years old) is blooming! It suffered no damage in the freezes, while some of the other trees (also in pots) near it received leaf and twig damage. I raise them under disease pressure which is another means of culling the ones that don't make the grade.

This one shows some promise.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31017&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31017)

:2239:
Abnshrek
04-24-2010, 04:55 PM
My Lucca Olive has lil baby olives all over :^) (even after the golfball sized hail we had last night)
Dalmatiansoap
04-25-2010, 02:18 PM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/AH010.jpg
:woohoonaner:
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/AH011.jpg
:woohoonaner:
Caloosamusa
04-25-2010, 03:57 PM
My very small ten plus year old Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) is blooming for a second year!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31093&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31093)

I hope I get more seed this year. :2239:
Scuba_Dave
04-25-2010, 05:11 PM
I love the 4 seasons up in New England
But the gardener in me really wishes we were further South
Tulips, small grape hyacinth & daffodils are still blooming
Star of David buds are starting to break thru & should bloom shortly
Some of the Lupines are pretty big so I may get some early flowers this year

And of course the invasion of the black eyed susans' is under way
Each year I weed out thousands of seedlings
This year looks like a bumper crop
jnstropic
04-25-2010, 08:26 PM
My very small ten plus year old Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum) is blooming for a second year!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31093&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31093)

I hope I get more seed this year. :2239:

I have had two for about 35 years. They are 6 to 8 feet tall and very slow growers. They are not flowering right now. But it's relative is in full bloom. uaiacum officinale is one of the species yielding the true lignum vitae. All species in this genus Guaiacum are CITES-listed. The other species of true Lignum Vitae is Guaiacum sanctum.

<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=k5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/k5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>


<a href="http://s337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/?action=view&current=k1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n399/jnstropic/k1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

This is Guaiacum sanctum and I like it the best. It's younger and is a better bloomer. Both species have a lot of seed. But I was first before it grows it must go through a bird. I have never seen a seedling under my trees. I have been told that special trees will germinate under the tree.
Caloosamusa
04-26-2010, 06:40 AM
Thank you Jnstropic!!

I purchased mine from Florida keys Native Nursery. None of the seeds from last year have germinated. But I think I can develop a low mole acidic solution that imitates an avian digestive track. Actual bird poop may help!

I grow it because it is Native and its endangered, so I will help the species survive!

Thank you for your insight! :2239:
sbl
04-26-2010, 09:35 AM
Snapdragons, pansies, roses, citrus trees.
cherokee_greg
04-26-2010, 09:58 AM
Roses,foxgloves,water iris and poppys.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31112&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31112&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31103&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31103&ppuser=5959)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31096&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31096&ppuser=5959)
sunfish
04-26-2010, 03:20 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31117&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31117&ppuser=2868)
The Hollyberry Lady
04-26-2010, 08:31 PM
My 2010 Spring bulbs...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2509.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2505.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2517.jpg


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2506.jpg


Happy Spring!


: )
Scuba_Dave
04-27-2010, 08:31 PM
Phlox is blooming
I want this to spread thru-out the gardens
I'd rather have this growing then mulch all the time

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Yard%20and%20Plants/Phlox2.jpg
Caloosamusa
04-28-2010, 06:17 PM
Seminole Squash is blooming!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31169&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31169)

This is more of a pumpkin than a squash but it is great for local conditions! :2239:
SoBe Musa
04-29-2010, 09:36 PM
Coloosamusa ,local conditions are good!

Growing from seeds from a fellow gardener in Venezuela :

Calabaza (or Calabasa) is an old Spanish term that can be applied to a variety of gourds and melons. It is derived from the Persian term for melon (kharbuz). The French term "calabase", and hence "calabash" is based on the older Spanish. In common use the French term "calabash" refers to a gourd native to the African continent, while "calabaza" refers to a gourd native to the Americas. In North America, the word "calabaza" refers to any of several species of tropical gourds of the genus Cucurbita. Two common species native to the Caribbean are C. moschata and C. maxima. The widespread species C. foetidissima specifically identifies "calabaza" as one of its common names. The Spanish "calabacera frasco" [literal translation; bottle-shaped gourd] refers specifically to C. foetidissima. Local names for "large green or yellow gourds" include "auyama" (Venezuela), "ayote" (Central America), "abóbora" (Brazil), and "zapallo" much of South America.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0796.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0798.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0799.jpg
raggedyredhead
04-29-2010, 10:54 PM
Hi, my sister sent me Madagascar palm seeds from her tree in texas. Does anyone have
information on how to germinate and how long it takes for them to sprout? They seem to have pollen mixed in with them. Should they be soaked.
Thanks Raggedy
Abnshrek
04-29-2010, 11:00 PM
Violet & Red Roses and 3 Raspberries :^) I'll see about getting pic's tomorrow..
SoBe Musa
04-29-2010, 11:40 PM
[B]Coral Cactus Rhipsalis cereuscula[/B
Is no exactly blooming..but i love this cactus!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0130.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0132.jpg
Caloosamusa
04-30-2010, 06:39 AM
Good morning SoBe musa,

That Rhipsalis looks awesome!

We have a native Rhipsalis in Florida, but I've never seen this one. Do you know where it comes from? Also If I may ask, where did you get it? I might wish to purchase one.

:2239:
Dean W.
04-30-2010, 08:32 AM
Hi, my sister sent me Madagascar palm seeds from her tree in texas. Does anyone have
information on how to germinate and how long it takes for them to sprout? They seem to have pollen mixed in with them. Should they be soaked.
Thanks Raggedy

I would just plant them.
Abnshrek
04-30-2010, 01:47 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31201&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31201)
The Violet Rose
sunfish
04-30-2010, 02:23 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31202&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31202&ppuser=2868)\\Tomatillo
saltydad
04-30-2010, 03:15 PM
Hey Migael- I have this love for the lavender/silver roses. I had a Sterling Silver that was real nice. Yours is beautiful. Do you know the name?
Abnshrek
04-30-2010, 06:37 PM
Hey Migael- I have this love for the lavender/silver roses. I had a Sterling Silver that was real nice. Yours is beautiful. Do you know the name?

I ususally leave the tags burried by the base of the plant. I will PM yah if I find it :^)
The Hollyberry Lady
05-01-2010, 07:25 AM
Took this pic this morning of my "Berry Swirl" Martha Washington Pelargonium, blooming in the back sunporch...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2546.jpg


: )
Dalmatiansoap
05-01-2010, 01:42 PM
Few cacty
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31221&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31221&ppuser=4565)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31222&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31222&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
sunfish
05-03-2010, 08:16 PM
More sunflowers

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31301&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31301&ppuser=2868)
harveyc
05-03-2010, 08:56 PM
My Sweetheart lychee is flowering. It flowered last year also but didn't set fruit but I've got my fingers crossed this year!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31304&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31304&ppuser=775)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31303 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31213&ppuser=775)

I bought this plant in June 2008 at Ong Nursery in San Diego for $95. It was $95 so it was a pricey gamble but it has handled winters fine. I put shade cloth over it when the summer gets intense (pretty soon) and keep it on over the winter. We got down to about 28F two winters ago and 25F this past winter. It started out a little over 4' tall and is now about 5.5 feet tall but has also got much wider/fuller.
sunfish
05-05-2010, 08:44 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31347&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31347&ppuser=2868)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31345&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31345&ppuser=2868)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31346&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31346&ppuser=2868)
Scuba_Dave
05-05-2010, 08:57 PM
Azeala's - mine are on the North side of the house
So they bloom after everyon else's usually
And after the springbulbs are mostly gone
The new blue siding really makes them stand out I think
The only thing that bugs me is the white should be in the middle
With a red one on either side

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx319/DIYChatroom/Yard%20and%20Plants/DSCF6694.jpg
Patty in Wisc
05-05-2010, 09:56 PM
I'm excited that after 7 years, both of my Paw Paws have buds blooming! They are not self fertile so I will take pollen off one tree when it is going thru the male stage, & then pollinate the blossoms on other tree when those are going thru the female stage. Bees won't do it on Paw Paws. I can't wait to taste my first fruit ever.
soundofthemusic1
05-05-2010, 11:17 PM
I'm excited that after 7 years, both of my Paw Paws have buds blooming! They are not self fertile so I will take pollen off one tree when it is going thru the male stage, & then pollinate the blossoms on other tree when those are going thru the female stage. Bees won't do it on Paw Paws. I can't wait to taste my first fruit ever.

Congrats, Patty. What is a Paw Paw? When I surfed on the web, most web sites say Paw Paw is like a payaya but with yellow flesh and a different taste. One web site says American pawpaw (note the difference in spelling) is known as "poor man's banana". Which one do you grow and what does the fruit taste like?
Patty in Wisc
05-06-2010, 12:05 AM
Hi Rae, thanks. They are same - just spelled diff. S'posedly, they taste like banana -apple custard. Best when chilled & eaten out of the soft skin. It was George Washingtons fav desert. I have 2 other varieties just grafted on so I'll have to do a taste test maybe next year. Do you remember the little song:
Pickin up paw paws, put'em in your pocket
Pickin up paw paws put'em in your pocket
Pickin up paw paws, put'em in your pocket
Way down yonder in the paw paw patch

It's something I can keep inground here over winter. They do need chill hours but some varieties grow good in the south.
They are sorta hard to grow at first...first 3 years they need mostly shade & they grow very slooooow so best to grow in pots then cuz they don't like transplant. They have tropical looking leaves - kinda like cherimoya. When I see fruits & the leaves get bigger, I'm sure I'll get some pics.
Harvey, I hope you get some lychees this year.
soundofthemusic1
05-06-2010, 01:11 AM
Hi Rae, thanks. They are same - just spelled diff. S'posedly, they taste like banana -apple custard. Best when chilled & eaten out of the soft skin. It was George Washingtons fav desert. I have 2 other varieties just grafted on so I'll have to do a taste test maybe next year. Do you remember the little song:
Pickin up paw paws, put'em in your pocket
Pickin up paw paws put'em in your pocket
Pickin up paw paws, put'em in your pocket
Way down yonder in the paw paw patch

It's something I can keep inground here over winter. They do need chill hours but some varieties grow good in the south.
They are sorta hard to grow at first...first 3 years they need mostly shade & they grow very slooooow so best to grow in pots then cuz they don't like transplant. They have tropical looking leaves - kinda like cherimoya. When I see fruits & the leaves get bigger, I'm sure I'll get some pics.
Harvey, I hope you get some lychees this year.

Hello, Patty,

Thank you for helping me understand the paw paw so well; both of your postings are extremely informational. I just visited youtube and listened to the song. It is cute. I do know the tune of the song but not the lyrics since I did not grow up in the states.

Please do post some pictures and let us know how your paw paw trees are doing. I'm sure the fruit is worth the 7 years' wait (I'm hoping the same for my pomergrante tree; after 5 years, I'm still waiting for it to flower.) Maybe I can try putting down more used coffee grounds and see whether I can speed up the flowering process.

Best of wishes to your paw paw!!!
Patty in Wisc
05-06-2010, 02:31 AM
Thanks again Rae. Here's to wishing you, Harvey & I blossoms & fruits on our trees. If not this year for you, prolly next year. I will post pics:)
Where you from??
Caloosamusa
05-06-2010, 07:02 AM
Can anyone identify this plant?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31351&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31351)

It's related to Vaccinium. :2239:
sunfish
05-06-2010, 07:56 AM
Can anyone identify this plant?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31351&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31351)

It's related to Vaccinium. :2239:

Cranberry ?
Caloosamusa
05-07-2010, 07:22 AM
The name of this plant is Lyonia fruticosa (Stagger bush), and is a native plant species in Florida. It is not as striking as Lyonia ferruginea. :2239:
Dalmatiansoap
05-07-2010, 12:12 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31381&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31381&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
palmtree
05-07-2010, 04:54 PM
My camellia is still blooming a little bit. It has now been in bloom for about a month and 2 weeks.
Also in bloom currently are my mexican petunias, orleander, vinca vine variegated, eastern prickly pear cactus, begonias, orchids (chinese ground orchid and a house plant one (forgot the technical name), and inside my african violets are blooming more than ever before (they are about 2 or 3 years old).

Good luck!
sunfish
05-07-2010, 06:24 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31385&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31385&ppuser=2868)

Should be opening soon
SoBe Musa
05-08-2010, 01:55 PM
HELICONIA PSITTACORUM ANDROMEDA & Musa 'Dwarf Brazilian'
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0572.jpg
ANTHURIUM
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0571.jpg
Dalmatiansoap
05-08-2010, 01:58 PM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/BB058.jpg
:woohoonaner:
Dalmatiansoap
05-09-2010, 12:20 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31418&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31418&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
saltydad
05-09-2010, 11:32 PM
My Scotch Broom and variegated Weigelia are in fine fettle!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31428&size=1
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31427&size=1
sunfish
05-11-2010, 05:26 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=31474&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31474&ppuser=2868)

Blue Grass Pea
island cassie
05-11-2010, 08:21 PM
Hey Ante - geraniums are my favourites - both the ivy-leaved and the regular shrubby types. They don't grow here because the humidity is too high, but I have grown 5 plants from seed and they are about 10cm high - fingers crossed that they grow on!!
Abnshrek
05-12-2010, 07:25 AM
Well ante I have those blooms on my Lucca, but what I'm impressed is my thompson grape has grapes on :^)