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Post by kedigato on Oct 23, 2007 18:01:40 GMT
Our lemon tree has been moved into the Wintergarten for the winter months. It has lost a lot of leaves this year but it has produced plenty of fruit -  |
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Post by kedigato on May 25, 2008 9:57:31 GMT
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Post by DAG on May 25, 2008 10:11:54 GMT
Lovely colour for this time of the year! I assume that Epiphyllum is a perennial plant?
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Post by jc on May 25, 2008 11:35:23 GMT
Lovely. Does the Lemon tree have to grow indoors?
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Post by kedigato on Aug 1, 2008 14:10:26 GMT
Sorry, DAG and JC, I've just now got back here. DAG - yes, the Epiphyllum is years old. I brought a clipping of it from England a long time ago. An auntie of mine had it for years before that too. Since then, I have taken clippings back to England and my cousin now has the most beautiful plants with blooms - and she has taken cuttings and given some away. JC - The lemon tree goes outside in the summer but is brought back into the Wintergarten before the first frosts. Here is a pic of Mr K's Passion flower, taken yesterday.  |
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Post by mikkel on Aug 1, 2008 18:56:59 GMT
I Do like the Passion Flower. Such beautiful colours to it.
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Post by tamarine on Aug 2, 2008 21:23:19 GMT
I do like the passiflora Keddi I believe there is a fruit behind the flower. What a beautiful colour. We used to grow them in Sri-Lanka outside.
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Post by kedigato on Aug 3, 2008 8:20:56 GMT
Thanks mikkel and tamarine.
Yes, there is a fruit on this one and we have actually had some fruits get to egg size. However, there is nothing inside them apart from air.
We bought it as a very small plantlet in Aldi 3-4 years ago for only €1,49. It didn't do much the first year but after that it went beserk. It is now coming up everywhere in the Wintergarten and Mr K swears that he will dig it all out this year after it finishes blooming.
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Post by kedigato on Apr 23, 2011 8:02:32 GMT
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Post by DAG on Apr 23, 2011 8:40:05 GMT
Arney and I think it now looks enchanting! Well done kedi and Peter!  |
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Post by nazimundo on Apr 23, 2011 8:50:39 GMT
Ann and I agree with Arney and Dag very nice indeed Alfie |
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Post by kedigato on Apr 23, 2011 11:08:22 GMT
Thanks everyone. I must admit that I did all the hard work with the stones and bricks, lugging and moving them around until I was satisfied. Peter couldn't as he was having that problem with his wrist. He did unpot the lemon tree and plant it in the bed the week before though. He also repotted the Epiphyllum plant on the RHS and with the fresh soil, it should pick up again. You can see what it looks like and how it blooms in Reply #1 on this page.
The Jade plant on the corner was unpotted last year and put in the bed where the Philodendron used to be (it died). The past cold and long winter really hit it, a large one in a pot (adolescent one of this large one) did die off. Pity, as it was a really nice and well-shaped one. I have now bought some of this fleece that you put around roses to drape on the window side of it this coming winter.
It probably wouldn't have been so bad in the Wintergarten if our central heating was working. The heaters there are set to not let the temperature go below 4°C.
Anyway, we are well pleased with how it looks now.
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