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Lycoris 'Albiflora' creamy white |
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I have this creamy white Lycoris Spider lily. I have a 5' row as of 2021. | August 22, 2019: Bloomed (Several stems shot up overnight & will bloom tomorrow Aug. 23, 2019. By the 24th I have 6 opened wide across the 5' row with at least 6 more for the full row.) August 10, 2020: Bloomed (1st of 2020 in west bed row.) March 2, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Dark green leaves after flowers Sept.thru Winter months) May 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Dug about a doz & sold then a dozen for me to grow in s pot) August 20, 2022: Bloomed (Blooming in west bed) |
| Mini orchids |
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Bought 2 in bloom at SuperOne 1 is solid purple & 1 is purple & white. They are only 4" hi& wide. tiny flowers on tiny plants. Growing on bakers rack by white reg. from Rachel. | October 13, 2021: Obtained plant (Bought 2 at SuperOne for $9.99 each with blooms 1 purple, 1 purple & white) March 1, 2023: Bloomed (Both white & purple in frog pot & solid light purple in orange dragonfly pot are in full bloom. I forgot how pretty the 2" flowers arw) |
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| Pink Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
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Pink Dwf. Poinciana - Bought 3 from Robert / typicaltoed on Etsy. Arrived Sat. 12-7-19. Paid a premium price of $12 each to get free shipping & because I really wanted them. Unfortunately smallest that never did well died after Dec. 2022 freeze. | December 7, 2019: Obtained plant (3 nice 8" plants with 4 to 5 leaf brackets each) March 10, 2020: Potted up (Transplanted all from pint size original pots to 1/2 gal. pots.) February 15, 2021: Winterized (Hard freeze in 20s so brought all 3 in garage) March 12, 2021: Potted up (Moved to sandy soil in 2 gallon pots) March 1, 2022: Maintenance performed (All 3 survived winter in pots . 2 are 3' but 1 is smaller about 18". I'm watching for sprout out any day now that we are warming up.) February 26, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (Late Jan freeze got 2 but largest stayed green . All brought in garage or under good cover .so Ill watch for new growth on all hopefully ) March 15, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (New growth on all tips of both plants.) |
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| Spider Lily Red (loryosis) |
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Some were originally from Pearlys Mom & some I brought here in 2007 from my Mom. They are lined on edge of bricks by Lorepetalums starting at corner. Back about 2015 I put some in a circle & moved in April 2021. & still a few left behind shot up about Sept. 1 in the grass where circle used to be. | September 20, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Back in April I dug all in a circle years in middle of back yard to move circle. Put all bulbs in a container & really forgot about them. They were where they got rain & sun & surprised me about Aug. 20 with flowers reaching out of container. WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT.) August 20, 2022: Bloomed (a few early flowers sprang up) |
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| Turk's Cap malvaviscus drummondi 'vareigata' |
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I bought my plant from Almost Eden Fall of 2018. | March 22, 2021: Maintenance performed (2-15-21 freeze may have gotten it. Will watch for life.) April 5, 2021: Plant emerged (Several leaves on 2 root sprouts that show variegation ) May 13, 2021: Transplanted (In a 2 gallon pot on patio.) June 7, 2021: Bloomed (All new growth has reverted to green. Just a tiny bit of var. so disappointed but still red flowers are nice.) September 20, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (By July had a growth spurt & all on variegated parts so lots of variegated leaves on a 5' plant & flowers galore in Aug. & Sept attracting humming birds. When I trim back in Nov. I will try to root variegated parts & remove green ones.) April 25, 2022: Bloomed (Full of new variegated leaves & 1st flower of 2022) February 14, 2024: Maintenance performed (leggy so trimmed to 12" & put cuttings in water to root since seeds produced solid green) April 1, 2024: Cuttings took (Roots started on 2 so I potted on April 18th. I will keep for a larger cluster & these had variegated leaves unlike ones from seeds.) |
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Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria psittacina) |
Have New 2022 SPECIAL |
Sonia Comboy in Maurice gave me a start she said are red so will look like this picture. Then in July I got a pot full free at a plant trade with Lois Manuel. Said to be red too so Ill see | December 14, 2021: Obtained plant (Sonya Comboy in Maurice gave me a starter small clump. Seems she said red shades) May 31, 2022: Bloomed (1st bloom would be opened today but went limp for some reason. I could see they were pretty red.) July 3, 2023: Deadheaded (No more flowers & most pods drying so I picked about 7 with another green for another day.) November 1, 2023: Plant emerged (Plants started emerging & 2' by Jan1. I protected from Jan. freeze to teens. Feb. 1 they look fine but no flowers yet on this new 2nd growth of Fall 2023.) March 21, 2024: Transplanted (Moved from long plastic pot to oval metal pot from Mamas. They are about 12" tall but no blooms yet.) March 21, 2024: Transplanted (Moved from long plastic pot to oval metal pot from Mamas. They are about 12" tall but no blooms yet.) April 18, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Over only a couple of days the stems shot up from leafy bottoms so Ill have flowers soon. NOTE: They are in an oblong metal pot from Mama's & with black Eiffel Tower decor.) April 25, 2024: Bloomed (Planted in oval galvanized bucket from Mama. They stay about 10" til about to bloom & shot up to 2 ' with pretty red bloom.) |
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Foxtail Fern (Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers') |
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Collected black seeds from Taco Bell lot & Rachel's plant early 2018. Dried then sown June 22, 18. Sprouts by fall. | June 23, 2018: Seeds sown October 23, 2018: Plant emerged (Several starter plants) May 11, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (a nice 15"x 15" plant ) March 5, 2022: Transplanted (Was root bound til I had to cut old pot but put in a spacious new pot) |
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Asparagus Fern (Asparagus setaceus) |
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I call it Feather Plumes. I've had it over 10 years. Must watch for stickers on older stems. I moved it into a hanging basket 1 1/2 years ago that hangs in a crepe myrtle tree in part sun by my patio. | September 1, 2019: Transplanted (Moved from a pot to a hanging basket.) February 15, 2021: Winterized (brought in garage for 20s freeze) March 31, 2021: Maintenance performed (It's growing well in crepe myrtle part sun) May 1, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Replaced old coir & some soil with fertilizer) |
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia latifolia) |
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I got at a plant trade at UL Master Gardeners spot. 1 pot of apparently 2 year old dropped seeds so I divided & got 1 nice plant I potted alone then 2 with double stems so I put in a larger pot to grow a while til maybe Fall then pot each alone. I'm overjoyed !!! | May 14, 2022: Obtained plant (Got a free pot with 3 8" plants at a gardeners trade at UL master gardeners area by colosium.) March 25, 2023: Bloomed (Larger plant in its own pot is my keeper now 12"x12" 12" with 1st flower ever that opened today. I don't see other buds but plant is healthy. One other smaller 10"x10" is flimsy so I will sell at plant sale in May. The tiniest one died off.) March 10, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Filled out almost over night lots of new leaves that are dark purplish green & looking good. Now about 18" tall.) March 25, 2024: Bloomed (Found 1st dark purple flower near bottom of 16" plant on patio. Top is full of new dark leaves too so more flowers to come.) May 4, 2024: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (Just finished blooming So sold to Jennifer Huggins who was glad to get it at plant sale.) |
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Crinum (Crinum bulbispermum) |
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When I gave Wanda the hot pink Ellen Bosenquet she said she had soft pink ones so brought me a large bulb with green leaves . I planted in a pot for now. 3-7-22 | March 8, 2022: Obtained plant (Wanda Veillon brought me a large bulb & I planted it in a pot.) |
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Crepe Ginger (Hellenia speciosa) |
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Got a plant at a gardeners trade at UL master gardeners spot by the colosium. It was 3' with about 6 top leaves & bare root.. I potted & after a few days on patio will go potted by back fence near inground gingers | May 14, 2022: Obtained plant (Never heard of it but looked interesting & free as a trade meeting by Blackham Cols) June 25, 2022: Bloomed (Found a bud starting in center of 1st 4' stem.) April 25, 2023: Plant emerged (Dies back but found a new stalk peeping out todat. So Happy . It got 5' last year in a pot but boy those flowers Summer to Fall) March 15, 2024: Plant emerged (I cut dead stalks to dirt & saw new growth for 2024) |
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False Yucca (Hesperaloe Pink Parade®) |
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I have a pot of about 5 I started from seeds in 2017 that now have a 3' spread. Hoping for blooms. NOTE May 2022 - one in large pot of 3 bloomed & seems true pink & not as red as my originals blooming at same time for comparison. | March 1, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Not phased by freeze on 2-15-21) November 3, 2021: Transplanted (2 biggest in large pot with other 2 colors) |
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Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) |
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Started from seeds 18 years ago from Suzanne Carpenter in NM. 4 plants in a shallow 15" pot & bloomed many times under Vitex. | May 1, 2021: Bloomed May 25, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Noticed a seed pod had formed) November 3, 2021: Transplanted (2 biggest put in a large pot with other 2 colors) May 10, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (1 of 3 in fountain design has seed pods after all 3 have blooms 6 weeks.) |
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Yellow Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Lutea') |
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Have a pot of about 5 I started from seeds in 2017 that are now about 3'wide | November 3, 2021: Transplanted (2 biggest put in a large pot with 2 of other colors.) April 25, 2022: Bloomed (All blooming & no Yellow after all) February 18, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (I had 3 tagged yellow seeds that were nice plants but never bloomed. I planted them in a sandy colored terracotta pot & they are at base of vitex. Hoping they boom 2024 & are yellow.) |
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Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Mango Moon') |
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Kept to ID cutting later if it roots.*** I dont think its Mango (pictured) Its very double but true orange & no yellow in it like Mango. | March 1, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Made thru winter in garage. Original died last winter but I had a starter rooted plant that's this one 3' now in same pot as original. Hoping for blooms by April) May 1, 2024: Bloomed (plant is 3' was a cutting off original that died in winter 22. I planted in same round pot & doing good) May 1, 2024: Bloomed (plant is 3' was a cutting off original that died in winter 22. I planted in same round pot & doing good) |
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Naked Lady (Lycoris radiata) |
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These bulbs are part Pearly's Mom's & part from my Mom's they ded out inder lorepetalums too wet in winter. These were in a circle in backyard & bloomed a little but were over grown 2021 | April 18, 2021: Maintenance performed (Dug all bulbs & did away with that circle because yellow Angel Trumpet died in Feb. freeze.) |
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Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus penduliflorus 'Alba') |
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December 1, 2020: Bloomed (Has some blooms on 6' plant so I will cut back soon to 4') February 15, 2021: Obtained plant (Uncovered so 20s freeze got it bad. In a pot against east fence it was 4') March 22, 2021: Maintenance performed (Cut to 6" may be gone. I'll watch it for life) April 10, 2021: Plant emerged (Sprout at base just showing) December 1, 2021: Bloomed (1st blooms this year.) December 15, 2021: Transplanted (Neighbor put 8' fence so I planted it on driveway edge there by our white fence. In bloom & has 3 branches, tallest is 5' another is 3' then a 1' one so it should make a nice big plant there in afternoon sun.) April 1, 2022: Plant emerged (Freeze kills all these to ground but comes up about April 1st.) October 1, 2022: Bloomed (After a month of buds in full bloom. Same pattern as red one but pink not yet) March 1, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (by driveway at fence did very well. Bloomed fall thru winter then freeze gets it. I got pictures. I cut back same as red about 3-15-20 & found 6" regrowth.) |
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Purple Firespike (Odontonema callistachyum) |
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Had years in a pot never bloomed. Planted in ground 2019 & bloomed Fall 2020. Frost gets it but if covered returns. | February 26, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Freeze got it bad but hoping not dead) December 1, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Neighbor stomped it bad putting fence but it will be ok. About5 stems now & it did get a couple of blooms this year & 3' tall) February 1, 2022: Cuttings took (Got 3 rooted 6" cutting plants & potted individually for future.) July 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Large original is in back corner now 2' high & wide. Other I kept as a nice multi stem cutting is 14" tall & in a pot placed in the newly acquired elephant pot just off patio by gate.) March 1, 2024: Maintenance performed (Nice 3"plants of purple & red too brought in garage for winter. Back out on patio March 1st. Red was blooming about Thanksgiving & finished in garage about Feb 1st. plant of purple in Yard died back with freeze but retuening March 1st.) |
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Firespike (Odontonema tubaeforme) |
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I believe this is what Sonia Comboy gave me a starter plant of Dec. 4, 2021 It has leaves like the Purple Firespike I have. She had another plant she called that but a different leaf that gets burgubt color leaves in full sun against her house. | December 4, 2021: Obtained plant (A starter plant of 2 stems about 25" with larger dark green leaves on ends. She had it growing in filtered sun under a tree.) April 20, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (New leaves sprouting at joints all along stems so may bloom this Spring.) March 1, 2023: Plant emerged (Freeze gets it bad but by March 1st its all greened out but only about 12". Same with the Purple variety.) |
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White Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) |
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Easter 4-4-21 Rachel & Chloe brought it when they visited in afternoon. Solid white. I took pictures | April 4, 2021: Obtained plant (Solid white 15" tall with 8" fall of flowers) May 30, 2021: Maintenance performed (Last flower dropped so cut 12" stem back in 1/2 above a joint as seen to do on youtube. It made about 7 green healthy roots in the last 2 weeks so it should start another bloom cycle where it likes it on baker's rack.) September 28, 2021: Bloomed (New shorter stem 8" but full of buds that are starting to open) April 15, 2022: Bloomed (Just noting 2nd stem of blooms isstill beautifully in bloom) January 15, 2023: Plant emerged (This is actually a bud stem just taking shape on the 1st 1 White.) March 1, 2023: Bloomed (Full bloom again after a few months rest. So Pretty!) |
