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Post by onlyMark on Apr 3, 2021 6:43:53 GMT
Sorry guys. Regret I don't know the name. Look for images of "Pink Pride". Maybe it's that one.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 3, 2021 15:37:59 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 3, 2021 17:13:44 GMT
The cheerful darlings!
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Post by lugg on Apr 3, 2021 19:46:42 GMT
Gorgeous Mick.
Thanks Mark - will do
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Post by tod2 on Apr 4, 2021 7:05:48 GMT
Mr.Tods favourite flowers - Thank you Mick!
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 6, 2021 16:47:49 GMT
I have always admired the municipal gardeners of Paris who fill flower beds in parks with pansies starting around when? the end of January? They are generally always blooming when they are planted, so they obviously get started in a cushy hothouse. But they always survive anyway.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 8, 2021 4:15:24 GMT
The mystery plant that bloomed on bare twigs the week my Dad died in 2013 is thriving in our yard. The pink flowers are so fragrant, I was almost swooning while raking the lawn. Blooming the first week of April, it is the first solid sign of spring and something to look forward to each year. It’s a Daphne sp., and will have pretty green leaves in summer followed by bright red berries that birds apparently like, which is how this shrub got planted in my yard.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 8, 2021 6:07:28 GMT
Since it has a fence around it, can we assume that it is something that the deer like to nibble?
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Post by tod2 on Apr 8, 2021 7:32:00 GMT
That looks like a really lovely shrub to have. Maybe there is a possibility of growing a few more when it seeds?
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Post by Kimby on Apr 8, 2021 15:49:48 GMT
Since it has a fence around it, can we assume that it is something that the deer like to nibble? Totally precautionary. We have everything the deer love fenced off already, and I didn’t want this pretty bush to be the only thing left for them to snack on.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 8, 2021 15:53:29 GMT
That looks like a really lovely shrub to have. Maybe there is a possibility of growing a few more when it seeds? Our neighbor has a yard full of them, and birds gifted me this one and another on the other side of the house that they “planted” inside a fenced Iris bed. So yes, they can be grown from seed. But two might be enough. (I could try to collect a few and mail them to you if they’d grow in your hemisphere, tod.) Interestingly, today is cloudy and cooler, and I can’t smell the blossoms even when I stick my nose right up against the fence.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 10, 2021 16:57:34 GMT
Here’s a closeup of Daphne’s blooms. Very fragrant. If you like the way hyacinths smell, you’ll love Daphne. On a warm sunny day, the scent travels up to 30 feet. (On a cool day, not so much.)
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Post by tod2 on Apr 11, 2021 6:45:17 GMT
Brilliant Kimby! They are so pretty with the pollen centers.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 11, 2021 18:57:58 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Apr 11, 2021 19:03:58 GMT
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Post by lugg on Apr 11, 2021 19:16:05 GMT
Beautiful Kimby -
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Post by tod2 on Apr 12, 2021 10:33:22 GMT
Thanks for the warning Kimby. I doubt Patchy will go anywhere near as she tends only to eat a few blades of grass now and then. My son's partner will have to keep an eye open when she brings their dogs for a good old romp on the lawn. Thats if I ever get to grow it!!
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Post by Kimby on Apr 12, 2021 16:18:16 GMT
The article says best time to plant is spring, while my time to harvest berries is fall, your spring. Might need to use airmail!
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Post by tod2 on Apr 13, 2021 8:19:18 GMT
Kimby, we are in Autumn now and winter begins around May/June/July/August - Spring day is 1st September following into Summer around December. I find the seasons here all merge into one another. It can be freezing towards the end of November for a couple of days then sweltering hot again. I suppose it is all about the climate changes in the world through global warming. Seasons are a bit mixed up.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 13, 2021 8:34:04 GMT
Bixa sent a beautiful photo of her Strelizia in bloom. Mine are too but I don't have a very good photo as I used my phone on zoom. The reflection on the blue of the pool was lovely but I could not capture it too well.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 13, 2021 15:31:00 GMT
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Post by tod2 on Apr 13, 2021 15:54:18 GMT
Aah! Tulips from Hertfordshire! and those adorable pansises.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 13, 2021 18:37:07 GMT
It is definitely spring!
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Post by mich64 on Apr 13, 2021 20:04:31 GMT
I love pansies. Mick your photograph makes them look almost like butterflies.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 13, 2021 20:37:04 GMT
Tod, your bird of paradise pictures are gorgeous! What is the large plant on the right in the 2nd picture?
It's another beautiful Spring at Mick's house!
Mich, even though I've always loved pansies, I never saw the butterfly resemblance until you pointed it out. Lovely!
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Post by tod2 on Apr 14, 2021 6:41:12 GMT
Bixa that is a very old Cycad. Was on the piece of land when we bought it. They were so large I left them where they stood. I ton of horrible little worms attack the new leaves and devour them in hours. I've take to spraying them with Blue Death - a pity but they are slow growing as you may know so need some help. www.cycadpalm.com/enaepl.html
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 14, 2021 7:01:43 GMT
I planted out my Cycas revoluta in my front garden 2 years ago but still waiting for a new flush of leaves.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 14, 2021 8:49:57 GMT
Mick I wish I could get rid of some of the new "babies"the cycad is shooting up around the trunk. Yesterday we removed about 6 and I told my garden man to plant them everywhere on my sons property next door. I have another whole lot getting too big for the space where it is. At this rate we will start a cycad farm!
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 14, 2021 15:57:01 GMT
Thanks, Tod! I looked hard at the picture & thought that it had the habit of growth & silhouette of a "sago palm", but the photo left me unsure if the leaves were divided or whole.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 15, 2021 16:59:21 GMT
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