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Don Alley - 5-8-2009 at 03:56 PM









Don Alley - 5-8-2009 at 03:56 PM







Cypress - 5-8-2009 at 04:03 PM

Thanks, That's one heck of a garden.:bounce:

Natalie Ann - 5-8-2009 at 04:21 PM

Way cool garden photos, Don. I love the plumeria.

Could you please tell me about the second photo? Can't for the life of me figure out what that is.

And in your second post first picture, what are those beautiful tall plants with the incredible leaves? Think they'd grow in Berkeley?

Nena

Ken Bondy - 5-8-2009 at 04:54 PM

Gorgeous Don! Absolutely beautiful.

Don Alley - 5-8-2009 at 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by Natalie Ann
Way cool garden photos, Don. I love the plumeria.

Could you please tell me about the second photo? Can't for the life of me figure out what that is.

And in your second post first picture, what are those beautiful tall plants with the incredible leaves? Think they'd grow in Berkeley?

Nena


Second photo: It's a seed pod on a plumeria that just opened up.

The tall plants in the second post: I don't know what they are. Maybe someone could help us out? I have several patches of them, as they self seed very well. The tiny round parts lining the edges of the leaves fall to the ground and can grow into plants. They are all descended from a single small plant I pulled from a clump at Los Arcos Cabanas in La Paz. A favorite of mine that I have never seen for sale in a nursery.

bajamigo - 5-8-2009 at 05:54 PM

Looks like Ken Bondy's Morro Bay pics, without the H2O.

Natalie Ann - 5-8-2009 at 06:12 PM

Thanks Don.

Hmmmm..... a plumeria seed pod.
Never woulda guessed that. I thought - some strange kind of moth on the plumeria stem. :rolleyes::biggrin:

I sure like that tall plant and hope someone might know it's name. Maybe Mexitron?

Nena

Ken Bondy - 5-8-2009 at 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by bajamigo
Looks like Ken Bondy's Morro Bay pics, without the H2O.


Thanks bajamigo, it is amazing how similar some of these things are. Hard to believe that this is a worm:

Paula - 5-8-2009 at 08:00 PM

Imagine finding THAT worm in your apple!!!

Iflyfish - 5-8-2009 at 08:48 PM

Absolutely stunning Don, thanks for sharing this part of your world. Ditto Ken!

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BajaBruno - 5-8-2009 at 09:08 PM

Lovely photos, Don. Nice work!

Mexitron - 5-9-2009 at 03:27 AM

The mystery plant is a Kalanchoe of some sort--a very prolific plant if its happy--all those tiny leaves on the edges of the regular leaves are baby clones just waiting to drop of and form a new plant. Cool tribe of plants--from Madagscar and Southern Africa mostly, I think.

shari - 5-9-2009 at 07:53 AM

thank you Don for those splendid flowers...I wont be getting any moms day gift and I hope you dont mind that I imagined those flowers were my present...nature is the best!
the first photo really moved me...kinda gobsmacked by it and keep going back to it and it catches my breath every time.

and here is my garden contribution...back at ya!


[Edited on 5-9-2009 by shari]

oladulce - 5-9-2009 at 05:44 PM

I've come to the conclusion that the tropical plants growing so prolifically in Loreto have no idea they're in the desert.

Whenever we're in Loreto, for some reason we rarely reach our destination on the first try and instead end up circling the block a few times. As we're doing laps on the sidestreets, I take the opportunity to peek over the walls and admire what's growing in the yards and I'm very envious..

That's a gorgeous white Plumeria Don- how's the fragrance? Did you start it from a cutting?

Don Alley - 5-10-2009 at 07:13 AM

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Originally posted by oladulce
I've come to the conclusion that the tropical plants growing so prolifically in Loreto have no idea they're in the desert.

Whenever we're in Loreto, for some reason we rarely reach our destination on the first try and instead end up circling the block a few times. As we're doing laps on the sidestreets, I take the opportunity to peek over the walls and admire what's growing in the yards and I'm very envious..

That's a gorgeous white Plumeria Don- how's the fragrance? Did you start it from a cutting?


Yes, that plumeria was from a cutting. It's still pretty small. We've only been here a few years so the plants still have a lot of growing to do.

It helps that water is cheap here. But we recently all got new water meters so I think the price will go way up. May have to make some adjustments then. Loreto may not be as green in the future.

Don Alley - 5-10-2009 at 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by Mexitron
The mystery plant is a Kalanchoe of some sort--a very prolific plant if its happy--all those tiny leaves on the edges of the regular leaves are baby clones just waiting to drop of and form a new plant. Cool tribe of plants--from Madagscar and Southern Africa mostly, I think.


Thanks, Mexitron!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_daigremontiana

"Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum also called Devil's Backbone, Alligator Plant, Mexican Hat Plant or Mother of Thousands is a succulent plant native to Madagascar."

[Edited on 5-10-2009 by Don Alley]

vandenberg - 5-10-2009 at 08:07 AM

Question about Plumerias?

I have seen them where all the leaves disappear during certain time of year and they turn to kind of bare sticks. Other ones maintain their foliage and are nice year around. bloomin or not. Are those two different species or is it a matter of care. :?::?:

longlegsinlapaz - 5-10-2009 at 08:24 AM

Don, awesome pics!! I can SMELL that plumeria!:bounce:
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Originally posted by vandenberg
Question about Plumerias?

I have seen them where all the leaves disappear during certain time of year and they turn to kind of bare sticks. Other ones maintain their foliage and are nice year around. bloomin or not. Are those two different species or is it a matter of care. :?::?:
Ed, yup! There are evergreen plumerias & those that lose their leaves. Good luck in getting a nursery to tell you which you're buying!:lol:


Nena, another local name for that tall plant that drops all the little leaflets from around the edge of the leaf is "Bad Mother"....she has all those kids & dumps them to survive on their own!:bounce:

Bob H - 5-10-2009 at 09:19 AM

Wow, just love all the colors! Wonderful shots!
Bob H

oladulce - 5-10-2009 at 11:20 AM

Some varieties drop their leaves quicker than others but it's normal for Plumeria to go through a dormant period when the weather gets colder , and I believe "colder" can be a relative term such as 60's instead of 70's at night. They say it's best to stop watering if you get complete leaf drop to allow the plant to rest and prevent rot of the trunk.

To get the most flowers, use a fertilizer with low nitrogen and lots of phosphorus (bone meal for example) and toss in some Mag sulfate (epsom salts) every once in a while for nice green leaves. n-P-k. During warm months, let it get really dry and then soak the heck out of it.

I got these to grow at our old place in San Juanico with some trickery. They were tucked out of the wind behind the garage and against a wall that radiated lots of heat and sunlight and I’d talk about the Dorado biting or the trip to Tecolote so they’d think they were in Loreto or La Paz.

We’d sometimes go 6 months between trips so I was at the mercy of the town water schedule- usually every other day for 1½ hrs. Unless folks didn’t pay their bill or there was no diesel for the pump to fill the big pila, then the water could be off for a week or more. The plants were more leggy than leafy cause of the watering but they did pretty good. Unfortunately none of these had much of a fragrance. With control of your watering, you can get some beauties in Baja.

More Plumeria pics anybody?


Skipjack Joe - 5-10-2009 at 02:29 PM

Don Alley, Shari, and oladule! Beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing your garden's treasures with us.