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Gorgeous flowers, Tina! The lilies won't even be poking out of the ground for another month or so. Not much blooming outdoors here other than a straggler Malva zebrina for which January hasn't yet caught up
but a few indoor plants are in bloom....
Peace Lily
Hibiscus
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Cricket
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Christmas cactus (which due to a series of mishaps I didn't expect to bloom at all this year)
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Such pretty flowers... This is one of my most favoritest places to come in the winter.. I love seeing all the color and different blooms.. Thanks!!!
***Cricket, do you have snow where you are? My zebrina's are mush now...
***Tina, the one you have written as Queens Tears, I've seen ads for those plants, but they've only had them in like a cartoon/hand drawn picture, I have NEVER seen a real picture of those..
* * * * Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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Weezie, we normally receive a few days of snow every winter but it doesn't last long. But we get LOTS of rain!
This winter there haven't even been very many nights that the temperature has dipped below freezing. Even the spider plant left out on a sheltered patio is still alive. Usually I grow pansies, ornamental kale and the like outdoors during the winter but didn't bother this year.
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This of course is taken last summer, unfortunately I have nothing in bloom right now but I just love seeing everyone's pics...absolutely beautiful! I've posted this picture before but I wanted to share it with those who haven't seen it. It's my "siamese" sunflower.
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wow beautiful pics! christina I LOVE that sunflower! is that the type that it is? siamese? never heard of that one before! do you have any seeds?
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The Queens tears look good tumbling down the hillside. Close up the leaves always look a little unhealthy, but that's the look of them. I have two types, these are the narrow leaved ones and there are some wide leaved ones in a pot. I've seen pics of some with decorative leaves as well. ~Tina
* * * * ~Tina Getting old is the pits. But it sure beats the alternative. My Blog Plants: 7549 | From: So. Cal. | Registered: Nov 2005
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quote:is that the type that it is? siamese? never heard of that one before! do you have any seeds?
There is no "Siamese" type of sunflower...I suppose it was just a freak of nature. I did save seeds from it but the chances of that happening again is extremely rare! It sure was an attention grabber!
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**Thanks for the extra picture of that flower Tina.. That's a very interesting plant and flower... I'm glad I got a chance to see it finally!!!!
**Christina, that IS a very cool looking sunflower!
* * * * Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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More taken today: My only azalea An old left-over hydrangea (nikko blue in it's prime) And another color of Daff
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Been practicing with my camera this morning. I need all the practice I can get. Carnations anyone? Or a wind blown iris?
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How about a field of Willies with daffs in the background? Or a very pink daisy A yellow pansy
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Yellow blooming jade Roseemary blooming A blurry cape fuschia
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Nice pictures Tina, I really like the field of Willies , and the Pink Daisy!
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All of the most recent pics are beautiful! I love the Gazinna. Glad I have seeds for that one for this year!
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Just one more to add right now. New Zealand Tea Tree
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These can get 6-8 ft. But can be kept smaller in containers. Cold tolerant to 40* according to the book but has survived here dipping down to 25*. Leptospermum Crimson Glory. Those blooms are under an inch across.
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Really pretty, Jimmy. My yellow hibiscus bloomed also. It is called Cashmere Wind. and a black-eyed susan vine that doesn'y know when to quit. And a close up of same
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Now you done it Tina I will come to Southern Ca and steal that Cashmere wind just let me know when you will be gone so you don't catch me. That is very pretty I forgot mine is a Braided Hibiscus Tree have a pink and a yellow. Jimmy
* * * * Meet Clyde my Male Sugar Glider. Clyde says. Keep it organic GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. Pray for our Troops!
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beautiful hibiscus jimmy!! where do you get your braided hibiscus trees? I want one!! Why can't I see tina's pics? I see the dumb ol' red x and when I right click on them and go to properties and copy and paste the url into my websiet bar it just says website not responding
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MissJamie I got these at Lowes lasst spring. They were on sale for $5.00 ea as they could not sell them. Originaly priced for $20.?? if I remember right. Grandons Girlfirend is Thai said a braded Hibiscus was a sign o fgoood luck. Jimmy
* * * * Meet Clyde my Male Sugar Glider. Clyde says. Keep it organic GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. Pray for our Troops!
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I don't know why you can't see my pics, Jamie. Most can. I can't fix it for you because I'm technically challenged. I'm sorry.
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5 bux?! that's a GREAT deal! I'll have to keep my eyes stretched open! they are so beautiful! I can see your pics fine now tina and they are gorgeous!! don't know why I couldn't see them yesterday?
you guys are making me really jelous the flowers are beautiful, i love the pink daisy and the vine-OMG its amazing. all we have is snow-snow and more SNOW here so it will be awhile before i can plant, but at least i can go look at my little seedlings waiting patiently to be planted think spring everyone Penny
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Keep the pics coming! Love the latest ones. So many pretty flowers!
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wow that is a beautiful pic tina! I'd love to have one of those...do they make seeds? and is that white on the flowers too or is that just the way that the light is shining on them? man that is soooo pretty!
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That is the light on the flower. I'm working on my photography since I'm hanging it out here for everyone to critique. It has been the closest to a red camellia that I could find. Even so, it kind of fades to pink; not my favorite color. I don't know about seeds. they will grow from cuttings but my plant is a baby yet. I'm not ready to cut.
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A few more today A flowering maple and daffs posing for a close-up
* * * * ~Tina Getting old is the pits. But it sure beats the alternative. My Blog Plants: 7549 | From: So. Cal. | Registered: Nov 2005
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* * * * ~Tina Getting old is the pits. But it sure beats the alternative. My Blog Plants: 7549 | From: So. Cal. | Registered: Nov 2005
| Seeded: 71.103.174.82
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My flowering maples are really neglected. They need more pinching back than I give them. The flowers form on the ends of the branches and I can hardly bear to pinch them off. Even though I KNOW that makes more branches and more flowers. They get leggy really fast and they tend to be short lived no matter what I do; 2-3 years. But they bloom all year for me. A couple of years ago they came out with dwarf ones that do pots really well. And there are pansies, daffs, ranunculus, and butterfly delphinium in those pots for a long season. So you'll be seeing those same pots again.
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The daffodils really make me think spring! Thanks for sharing Tina!
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wow BEAUTIFUL pics tina! is the flowering maple big? how tall is yours? can they grow and still flower in a pot? are they grown from seed? sorry for all the questions but I REALLY like it!
quote:Originally posted by jonni13: And there are pansies, daffs, ranunculus, and butterfly delphinium in those pots for a long season. So you'll be seeing those same pots again.
Tina, I think it would be fun, if you posted those pictures by themselves in a seperate post.. and then each season, spring, summer, fall, etc.. post the pictures on the same thread... That way we can follow the progress, and what you put in it.. I think that's fanastic idea...
What a wonderful amount of fun to watch it grow and change....
Thanks for Sharing...
* * * * Weezie
Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
quote:Originally posted by MissJamie: wow BEAUTIFUL pics tina! is the flowering maple big? how tall is yours? can they grow and still flower in a pot? are they grown from seed? sorry for all the questions but I REALLY like it!
In order: 1, There are dwarf abutilon (flowering maple) available, 1-2 ft. My originals got up to 15 ft if I didn't keep them in check. 2, They do grow and flower in pots. 3, I have seen seed available on Ebay, I have never grown them from seeds. I saved some seeds last year (the first year I ever noticed any). But in the 15 years or so that I have grown them, I have never had any volunteers come up on their own. That always tells me that the seed thing is probably tricky. I propagate through cuttings. They root easily given some time. I think I answered all of the questions
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Todays blooms. A leftover hyacinthe from last year. I didn't plant any this year. And my Brug is blooming tonight!
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This is was a new one to me last year so I had to buy it, Right? Pericallis Senetti magenta And my crown of thorns
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