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Sam, I was told I couldn't grow them during the summer. The leaves were turning yellow etc. So I put epsom salt on them and have been fertilizing heavily. An now they've started to bloom and the foliage has greened up.

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i have a fert hat i mix up and use on all my plants and it includes epsoms salts. i havent used it on my nanas because i wasnt sure how the nanas would react to the salts. but it goes on my roses and dalhias and just about everything i put in the ground.

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that is so pretty.

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My water hyacinths surprised us today.



On closeup the flower is really interesting:



sure was nice, especially as the water canna and Foxfire lily are blooming too!

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Hey Howard - great water hyacinths but just make sure that no pieces get into the local streams. That plant totally clogged the Kariba dam in Africa (forget which country - they keep changing names!) and is a banned plant in many countries. But lovely - I have some here and they are beautiful!

Cassie

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that is just beautiful.

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Dean,
If you don't mind me asking, how tall is that Crepe Myrtle and how fast did it get to that height? I purchased one online from fast growing trees.com this spring it has grown, ah well I guess that's not all i'm concerned about. Well anyway do they typically grow fast do you know and do you like yours? It certainly looks nice. I think they're beautiful trees.


thanks, Bill

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i know that it has taken 2 yrs for my pink to get 4 f tall. i cut a twig off my moms pink and dug up her white one(2 ft at the time) the white is about 4-6 ft tall. mine are in bloom right now and if i think about it tomorrow ill post a few pics.

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Bill, that Crepe Myrtle is about 5 to 6 years old. Mine is a variety that maxs out at about 12-15' tall so it's not as fast growing. There are some that grow a little faster that aren't as drought tolerant. It's a mainstay down in the South. You see Crepe Myrtles everywhere planted and often they escape cultivation. Thanks for the compliment.

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The crape myrtle I purchased is a red rocket. It blooms mid july through I think October, I think all do right? I'm guessing it's about 4 1/2-5 ft tall now. site says it can grow up to 5 ft per yr. I'm not kidding 5 per yr. MAYBE it's grown a couple inches.....I would love to be sure of that statement. Mine has been in bloom about two weeks now. We bought it because it said it was hardy to zone 6 and that it was a fast grower with a max. height of 20-30ft. It sounded perfect for us and we do love it . I just wish it was a little taller. My main concern even though EVERYWHERE says its hardy up to zone 6 is that it's still young, still small and will probably be small for the winter. Aw heck, I'm sure it'll be OK. I just love the fact it has flowers basically the whole summer rather than most trees that seem to flower for a week or two in spring and then that's it.

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Oh yeah, forgot to mention...it's so twiggy that I had to support it because the blooms would get so heavy after a good rain that the branches would bend over. That didn't thrill me.

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Bill, mine do that to after a heavy rain. Good luck with yours. Five foot a year sounds like alot to me. :ha:

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I have 2 crape myrtles, a Dynamite and a Tonto. Neither has started blooming yet, though the Tonto this morning has the beginnings of buds. They're late this year, maybe as a result of last summer's drought. Certainly the winter was very mild. On the other hand, they both have doubled in size.
This is the Dynamite last summer, with Mom.

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I think they're awesome trees! I think the Dynamite was listed as a fast grower at the site I bought mine from. It looked the same as the Red Rocket, but I'm pretty sure something in the details made us choose the Red Rocket instead, maybe the full size? Can't remember. You said it doubled in size. That's great! So did it double in height? Would you say it's almost as tall as mom now? Because it looks about half way there in the picture.
Thanks for sharing -Bill

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Mom is 4'11". I am 6'00". It is up to my chin today, so that's pretty impressive growth for 1 year. Seems pretty close to twice the height to me.:woohoonaner:

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Pasiflora allardii.. scent of this flower is amazing..

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One of my bauhinias is blooming for the first time ever. Its very exciting, I grew it from a tiny seedling to a 20 ft tree

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Our weather is starting to cool some ...So a few things are staring to put on their show..




Varigated Brug Peaches and Cream



Apricot Queen



Ludgers Windsong



Inca Sun





NOID Dbl. White




M. laterita






Ox Blood Lily and MG



Gavin

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kylie the pics are beautiful! i think the cutest one is the last one.

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Haha Kylie! Gavin is the bestest flower of all!!

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Now that I found this thread in November, all my outside plants are dormant BUT, I have potted citrus with blossoms...persian lime, meyer lemon (loaded), ponderosa, buhhda hand & red naval. Also a christmas cactus starting a ton of flowers.

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3 hyacinths that I planted 1 month ago are now blooming. They are perfuming the whole living room! And, the christmas cactus is blooming again.

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:woohoonaner:

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My Variegated Eureka lemon is blooming and my 'Ponderosa' lemon is about to start! Loropetalums are blooming; cannas sporadically; bluebonnets are starting to bloom. Also my 'Ae-Ae' banana...just kidding about that one!

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Miracle fruit and Jaboticaba, I posted a few pictures of flower and fruit on the miracle fruit bush.:03:

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almost all of my non citrus plants are blooming: plums, plouts, European plums, and apples are starting to open the flower buds.

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:woohoonaner: Lonicera sempervirens (coral honeysuckle native), Red shrimp plant, Papaya, and of course miracle fruit.:03:
Persian Lime.

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daffie-down- dillies.( for any of yall who have ever read the secret garden.) or here in tennessee they call them buttercups.

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Was that from the "Little Rascals"?

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:03: Buttercups? Not the same species but in zone 9 we used to have one of the same genus.

By the way, I forgot two this morning, a Glenn mango and a Heidi mango. See pictures.

Best wishes,:jalapenonaner:

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nope it was from the book "the secret garden". it is one of my favorite books. in virginia they have a weed that is called a buttercup, and you put it under you chin and if it shines yellow under your chin...you like butter( it was something we did as children.). when i moved here to tn, they call daffodils buttercups. i was confused and dazed for a while, cause all i saw were daffie-down -dillies.

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We did that too , it turns out everyone liked butter!
Got a bunch of mixed hellebores blooming, spring can't be far behind.

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:abajo:Yes spring is not far behind. The wildflowers are beginning to bloom, and my miracle fruit in the last week has been blooming non stop. I have harvested many fruits and it is still setting fruit with green and ripening fruit on the plant. This is a first.:scroll:

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:banana_veToday my Jabotacaba is beginning to bloom again, see posted pictures. Zamia, Gandules and Green Sapote are also blooming. Spring is almost here! :2239:

I know the Zamia is a primative plant and does not flower, but it is putting forth! :woohoonaner:

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o spring is here in Vegas the straw barrys are blooming as of yesterday the roses are all flushing with spring growth i moved the fig out of its pot and in to its position in the garden the buds are swelling i planted the bay Laural tree in its final spot the Thompson seedless grape buds are swelling thyme sprouted at the ends and the Texases privet are all flushing with new leafs but thats been going on for two weeks now they are always the first to grow
o and i almost forgot the Cannes are all up about 4" but they never really stooped growing all winter

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:03: Blooming, Gandules, Pouteria viridis (green sapote), Miracle fruit, Pepper plants, and mangos!! There may be more but those are the most conspicuous right now!

Most conspicuous Jabotacaba!! :2239:

Spring is almost here!!!:abajo:

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Bearss lime 3/2/2009

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Of the Fruiting kinds:
'Cara Cara' and 'Bud's Blood' Oranges
Kaffir Lime
Blueberry
Roddenbury's Snow Peach

As well as the usual Freezias and Narcissi
Cheers,
Pat
Florida Panhandle
z8b

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Blooming today is an aloe striata. Ready to bloom is a gasteria "Litte Warty" and just sending up a new flower stalk is a 3' aloe vera. When I get a digital camera I'll start taking pictures!

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Blooming are "tea olive" and "yesterday, today, and tomorrow."
About to bloom is the meyer lemon.

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Cashew tree, tomatoes, red ti, passieflora vitifolia (when does it ever stop!), Meyers lemons, key lime, persian lime, assorted orchids and bananas, plumeria, heliconia, gingers, clitoria, mussaendra, much more too.

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:2200:Sweet peppers, Hot Peppers, Pouteria viridis, Miracle fruit, Blueberries, gandules, and mangos.:2239:

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I noticed that one of my Vireya is about to bloom, the bud is well set and ready to bust.

Michael

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:bananaflipflop:Two more to add, Red and Orange shrimp plants, and a medicinal plant, Bidens alba.:jalapenonaner:

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Bougainvillea Raspberry Ice.

But I'm cheating....it's still in my living room!

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Salty, are you using any special lighting for your bougie to bloom indoors?

Michael

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has anyone have any blooms on satsuma or meyer lemons mine have no blooms yet

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Actually outside my garden...got a couple of blooming idiots from the city hall fogging the neighbourhood for mosquitos for weeks now. All they have been doing is chasing the bugs into the houses and biting the folks causing more harm than good. :ha:

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Trovita orange and Washington orange , my calamondin sparingly blooms all winter seems like. I expect my cal will bloom profusely when spring comes so I have as supply of fruit all year.