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Post by victoria on Oct 29, 2009 10:48:54 GMT
You do have some lovely blossoms there Sis, of course I'm a Hibiscus fan. I'm intriqued with the Peruvian Petunia which I can't locate anywhere. Does it have Petunia leaves or are they those strappy ones in the picture? Is it a bulb? Beautiful whatever it is! Also like the Devil's Backbone shrub, very unusual. I sure wouldn't want to cut that lawn in that climate.
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Post by kedigato on Oct 29, 2009 11:57:04 GMT
Hello, Sis, and glad you like it all.
Sorry, I made a mistake and it is a Mexican Petunia, not a Peruvian one, and it does have those strappy leaves that you can see. I am sure it is a root. You see them everywhere here. There are the tall ones and also the very short ones, both are in the garden.
Yes, The Devil's Backbone is unusual with those zig-zagged stems.
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Post by victoria on Oct 29, 2009 19:52:06 GMT
Ah, ha ... got it wrong again .... ;D Have now looked up the Mexican Petunia and I like it .... Must say to you that it's Calla lillies and Cannas ... full stop .... not Canna lillies ... I know you get them wrong with the Calla/Canna but you must get the ending correct as well ....
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Post by kedigato on Oct 30, 2009 0:08:26 GMT
Thanks Sis. I have copied this info and hope I can remember it! If I get it wrong again, write it in bigger letters. ;D Now I just have to remember which is which!!!
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Post by kedigato on Nov 3, 2009 3:57:32 GMT
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Post by DAG on Nov 3, 2009 7:38:18 GMT
That first Yucca is fascinating, thanks for sharing kedi!
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Post by kedigato on Nov 6, 2009 14:04:17 GMT
Ixora is an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves and large clusters of small flowers that come in various colours - red, pink, yellow, orange. There are a lot in our new garden, mainly red, but also some yellow and we have just bought this pink one, Nora Grant. Some of the red ones in our garden must be over 3 meters tall and are wonderful for hedges. Wish the former owner had used them all around and not just here and there. They like acidy soil and are used for bonsai as well. A yellow and a red one - Thryallis is an evergreen shrub with yellow flowers which blooms nonstop for most of the year. It can grow up to about 9' tall and makes a good screening. We needed a plant to cover this open corner of the pool cage up with -
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Post by DAG on Nov 6, 2009 21:45:55 GMT
Lovely plant kedi, thanks for sharing!
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Post by kedigato on Nov 6, 2009 22:25:05 GMT
Peter, Tootsie and me in our Florida garden last week -
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Post by kedigato on Nov 11, 2009 2:04:55 GMT
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Post by DAG on Nov 11, 2009 17:55:30 GMT
Peter looks so triumphant walking off with his palm frond, I can see who does all the gardening and that you have the situation under control kedi! ;D
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Post by kedigato on May 7, 2010 2:21:52 GMT
I started my mini rockery today and this is how it looks. It is in the area of the third pic in Reply #24. I moved the mini Ajuga to the left nearer to the sprinkler and transferred all of the Aloe Veras from the side of the house to the corner in front of the rockery.
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Post by pete on May 7, 2010 17:58:45 GMT
Kedi you have some very nice looking plants there, I must admit a few are new ones on me. It would be nice to have problems with giant palm fronds Not sure what the pool cage is all about, seems a bit of a problem?
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Post by kedigato on May 11, 2010 23:15:40 GMT
No problem with the pool cage, Pete, we are glad we have it to keep all the bugs, etc, out. Not gotten any further with my mini rockery, am waiting for some more stones and soil. But here are a few pics of some flowers and the squirrels nest up in one of the (two) oak trees - Snow-on-the-mountain / Snow-in-the-mountain, both names are used - Red Bourgainvillea - One of many white lilies now blooming out front near the dangerous palm -
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Post by capney on May 12, 2010 5:53:31 GMT
I just love threads like this. Apart from being educational they are nice to look at
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