Caloosamusa

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.

Dean W.

I would just plant them.

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Abnshrek

The Violet Rose

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sunfish

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saltydad

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?

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Abnshrek

I ususally leave the tags burried by the base of the plant. I will PM yah if I find it :^)

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The Hollyberry Lady

Dalmatiansoap

Few cacty

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sunfish

More sunflowers

harveyc

My Sweetheart lychee is flowering. It flowered last year also but didn't set fruit but I've got my fingers crossed this year!





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.

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Scuba_Dave

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

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Patty in Wisc

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.

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Patty in Wisc has sadly passed away 9/05/11. We will miss you Patty.

soundofthemusic1

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?

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Georgia 7B

Patty in Wisc

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.

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soundofthemusic1

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!!!

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Georgia 7B

Patty in Wisc

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??

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Caloosamusa

Can anyone identify this plant?



It's related to Vaccinium.

sunfish

Cranberry ?

Caloosamusa

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.