Other Flowers you like

[DirtyCoconuts]

Dolly nods knowingly .......

[JScott]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

There are LOTS of things in this world we presume are commonplace which really aren't to others. That's why it's so fun to share. Ya never know what you consider to be common will be someone else's golden child.

Which reminds me Dolly... gotta go get some pictures of my ferns!

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Who likes cleome? A poor picture, due to wind, but you get the drift...



And I pulled the wrong lotus from the pond this spring to put into my 100 gallon barrel in the flower bed. It was SUPPOSED to be one of the miniatures. Instead it's Lavendar Lady. First shot, me standing next to it attempting a picture... it's about 7' tall.



Here it is with me bending it over almost in half to get a top view...



And these are some water lilies called Colorado, which are waaaaay down there at the surface of the barrel...



Not one of my favorites, but it's one of the favorites of most folks around here, as it's a very easy and prolific bloomer.

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PS And yes, Dolly, that lotus... this is one of those times I should have looked at the label before moving. Hard to tell what it is when you're looking at dry stems and mud in the spring.

I LOVE cleome. I didn't plant any at my new house yet, but I always had a ton of it at my house in Oklahoma.

[Dollythehun]

ES suggested I buy my caladiums from Caladium World (I understand you can do this better in Florida, DC.) I think my boxes turned out well this year.

[DirtyCoconuts]

those look AWESOME!
very well done.




i don't have any of those but i wish i did...

[JScott]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

ES suggested I buy my caladiums from Caladium World (I understand you can do this better in Florida, DC.) I think my boxes turned out well this year.

Those are some fine caladiums! I have some, but they're just he common ones you can buy as little corms in sawdust in plastic bags early in the spring at Lowe's and Home Depot. They're doing great and I love those, but yours are unique and lovely. I'm gonna check out Caladium World.

[Dollythehun]

Thank you.

[SouthPark]

Nice one WW! I like lotus flowers a lot ..... and water lily flowers too.

[KingcadWithe]

Other than orchids, I also like Epiphylums but I don't have them as much as the orchids in my garden.

[Orchid Kid]

I just love Bougainvillea, tricky to grow in the UK climate so has to be in the greenhouse. A cutting was brought back from Spain, we think, early 1980s. We now have three plants two seriously pot bound and the third which I planted directly into the ground within the greenhouse, it has made a huge difference.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Love the bougies!!

Nice color there!