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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 16, 2017 0:35:19 GMT
Never commented on Mick's lovely dahlias and petunias -- they really say "summer". These things keep hanging on despite being horribly prone to whitefly. My advice if you plant them is to try to have them with air circulation all around. I had to chop the ones against the wall because they were so badly infested, but these on the porch keep on going ~
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Sept 16, 2017 17:43:24 GMT
Gorgeous. I love the deep yellow of the nasturtium.
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Post by mossie on Sept 17, 2017 15:45:40 GMT
"And caterpillars consider nasturtium a toothsome treat."
Years ago my American nephew and nieces were visiting and, to show off, I picked a nasturtium flower and ate it. That had them astonished, so I then demonstrated that the leaves were better and had a little bit of zing. I then picked a caterpillar off the plant and pretended to eat that. I had kept some chewed up nasturtium leaf in my mouth and showed them that on my tongue to prove that I had actually eaten the caterpillar.
"GROSS" they all shouted, and ever since I have had a reputation for eating flowers and being half mad, with that family.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 19, 2017 12:29:06 GMT
Kniphophia viridiflora -
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 19, 2017 12:30:55 GMT
The other plant around it is blackcurrant Sage, a native of Mexico apparently. And it really does smell of blackcurrant.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2017 17:15:00 GMT
WEIRD Uncle Mossie! Nice placement of that greenish flower next to the black stems of the Salvia. So many, many Salvias native to Mexico, and so very few available to gardeners around here. Coincidentally, one of my sisters just sent me some pictures of a Dahlia farm in Petaluma, California. That same day my friend the nurseryman had three exceptionally interesting ones for sale. I told him of the zillions of Dahlias I'd seen in England, and commented on how odd it was that they were so relatively rare around here. He said they used to be ubiquitous, even very common in the wild, but that no one treasured them.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 19, 2017 17:29:50 GMT
And Dahlias originated in Mexico too.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 19, 2017 17:37:40 GMT
Well, yes ~ that was my point! (sorry, probably didn't make that clear)
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 1, 2017 16:43:06 GMT
Not a lot going on in the garden atm...bought these chrysanthemums to cheer myself up...very inexpensive yet maximum colour impact. They blend nicelyy with their neighbours (chocoate cosmos, blue geranium and the little acer dissectium)
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 2, 2017 6:35:28 GMT
I have always liked the endurance and extremely long lasting blooms of chrysanthemums. That is almost certainly the main reason that they are considered to be "cemetery flowers" in France that you would never bring to a (living) friend, but they will also soon fill the municipal flowerbeds of Paris until the end of the year.
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Post by bjd on Oct 2, 2017 9:30:43 GMT
I used to buy chrysanthemums the day after November 1st, when they were on sale for half-price. In my garden, they usually keep for a long time if there is no frost and come back the following year. Last year I bought two small ones in October (one the same colour as Cheery's). I put them in the ground and this time when we went to the coast, I saw that they have grown a lot and are full of buds but are not blooming yet.
I like those chocolate cosmos -- don't often see them.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 17, 2017 12:22:56 GMT
The Sedum which was a cutting from Mrs Cactus wedding bouquet in 1971 -
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 17, 2017 17:13:11 GMT
I could have sworn that I commented on your wonderful chrysanthemums, cheerypeabrain and the perfect way you teamed them with other plants for super wow factor. Anyway, belatedly swooning in your direction. Just gorgeous, Mick! I'll bet few other people in the world have such a brilliant keepsake from their weddings.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 18, 2017 6:39:13 GMT
A wonderful memory of a special day when you look at that beautiful pot of pink blooms! Alas, my bouquet was made out of feathers and silk flowers...
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 18, 2017 7:55:49 GMT
I wish I knew what these "butterfly" flowers were. Haven't seen them in Spain before but even the lightest breeze makes them dance. postimage org safe
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 18, 2017 14:58:20 GMT
Is it a gaura Mick? very pretty whatever it is...
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 18, 2017 15:01:38 GMT
That's Gaura, Mick. It's a lovely and cheerful plant. Hmmm ~ just looked it up, & I see the name has been changed: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaura_lindheimeriRegardless, if you look up "gaura uk", everyone is still using the old name & it's available for purchase in England.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 18, 2017 15:02:58 GMT
both got it at the same time Bixa ! great minds etc etc.....
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 18, 2017 15:08:46 GMT
Ha -- so we did! I left the thread after posting and didn't see that you quickly identified it. We are SO SMART!
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Post by tod2 on Oct 18, 2017 15:45:59 GMT
Was my late mother's favourite flower. White and pink, I had both in my garden but see it has disappeared.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 18, 2017 16:51:03 GMT
That's a new one for me. Is it hardy here?
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2017 8:25:03 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Oct 20, 2017 14:51:11 GMT
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Post by bjd on Oct 20, 2017 15:36:06 GMT
I planted several gauras in my new garden. I believe they are fairly hardy and they certainly last a long time and spread.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 20, 2017 18:53:25 GMT
Dang, Tod! You may have stolen my thunder with that Strelitzia picture. I've always been proud of the S. reginae in my patio because I brought it back from a neglected state to a nice healthy plant that is frequently in bloom. It often makes double or triple blooms, but right now it has an octuple bloom. Pictures in a while.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 7, 2017 8:44:00 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 13, 2017 5:28:31 GMT
That is what they'll be putting in the municipal flower beds of Paris once they are done with the crysanthemums.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 2, 2017 16:47:44 GMT
We couldn't get the name of the funeral home where a relative was 'resting' prior to the funeral ceremony...so I went into the shed and dug out an old basket...cleaned off all the cobwebs and nipped into town wher I got hold of some oasis and a few flowers. The long and the short of it being that I made up a small arrangement to take along to the funeral. Kept in the laundry where it's cold overnight then handed it over to the undertaker when he was sorting out all the floral tributes at the funeral. Took a pic before I added a ribbon to the handle....the family must have liked it because they took it home with them after the service c1.staticflickr.com/5/4577/38071126104_ca3344cc5a_z.jpgc1.staticflickr.com/5/4542/38787427491_f57c89fc79_c.jpg
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 2, 2017 17:04:43 GMT
That is exquisite, Cheery -- you are an artist in everything you do! I can well imagine how this lovely and natural arrangement was appreciated by the family.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 5, 2017 5:51:16 GMT
It looks extremely professional. Perhaps you have a new vocation, Cheery.
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