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bajajurel
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Plumeria in full bloom
Anyone else have pics to post?
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Baja's secret beauty of summer
one of 'em, anyway, is the blooming trees that happen down here in the hotter, humid months...
the delicate white plumeria, purple-mauve jacaranda and mata del fuego, that gorgeous tree
with the screamin' red-orange blossoms...
all are a real treat when on summer display, but their beauty hides in plain sight all winter long.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Beautiful plumeria blooms you have there. Mine is just starting to bud here in San Diego, same color as yours.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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BajaBlanca
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mine is starting to bloom as well - do you all keep your plumeria in full sun ???
and my addition flowerwise - the orchid in full bloom:
a wild plant that just popped up in the back yard:turns out this is jimson weed ... makes you crazy if you ingest it:
and my rose - miniature:
and these are unknowm to me namewise if anyone wants to take a guess:
close up of the same one:
and another mystery one:
[Edited on 7-31-2011 by BajaBlanca]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
wild plant that just popped up in the back yard:
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That is jimson weed, a very toxic member of the deadly nightshade family. Toxic to humans and animals. It should be removed immediately. Wear gloves.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by twarnt
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
wild plant that just popped up in the back yard:
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That is jimson weed, a very toxic member of the deadly nightshade family. Toxic to humans and animals. It should be removed immediately. Wear gloves.
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Also called the devil's claw.
Beautiful flower, eh?
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I've heard the one with the tiny variegated leaves called "chain of hearts" -- but I don't know the botanical name.
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thanks twarnt and welcome to baja nomad. the flower on the jimson weed is absolutely spectacular ... very elegant .... I read up on the jimson weed
and HOT TAMALES, that is one potent plant ....
Zoe - your post led me to CEROPEGIA WODII and there you have it !! chain of hearts - originally form south africa. gracias !!!!
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Wow- great bunch of blooms bajajurel.
I wish i had a photo of fresh blooms to post but until we're finished with construction and I get some wind walls or at least wind blocks built, I
can't see investing in purchased plumerias or sacrificing the water for plumeria cuttings.
BigWooo made me windblock out of tallos so I could get some fruit trees started and it does a great job of knocking down the everpresent wind here on
the Pacific side of BCS. I hope to create at a small part of our casa's landscape for plumerias.
Here is the tallo windblock with the peach tree visible behind it.
In the foreground is a shrub/future tree that will make Mexitron proud. Recognize it Mexitron ???
It will have lovely bluish lavender flowers with grape kool-aid fragrance and it has large bean-like pods. I've got 2 of those and am very excited to
watch their (slow) progress.
I was successful growing these plumerias from cuttings at our previous property which had great wind blockage but darn, the trees were part of the
deal when we sold the place. But at least I know they'll like it here if I can get them some protection.
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Blanca...
Zforbes is correct!
The one in the clear plastic bottle is 'Chain of Hearts' (ceropegia woodii) which is a succulent. Grows best in Shade or light shade
I know the second one but can't think of it's name a the moment.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Blanca...
I know the second one but can't think of it's name a the moment.
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Blanca's #2 is an Epidendrum I believe - and a nice one.
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hi Oladulce and we haven't hear from you in a long time ! that windblock is beautiful ... bigwooo did good. wind for plants can be such a big problem
here.
Mexitron, answer quickly because I want to know what kind of tree it is !!
so, I take it I can put my plumeria in full sun ?????
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No worries for plumeria in full sun Blanca - they love it. Here's a couple of helpful sites -
http://www.exoticplumeria.com/instructions.htm
http://www.plumeria101.com/
http://www.mauiplumeriagardens.com/about.php
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
hi Oladulce and we haven't hear from you in a long time ! that windblock is beautiful ... bigwooo did good. wind for plants can be such a big problem
here.
Mexitron, answer quickly because I want to know what kind of tree it is !!
so, I take it I can put my plumeria in full sun ????? |
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Nice garden oladulce!
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Jacaranda Mimosifolia and herding cats
Oladulce, I think the tree you have with the lovely fern-like leaves and purple-mauve flowers is a Jacaranda. I'd like one in my yard, too, and will
be doing some landscape planning soon at our new place in Asuncion.
Did you start this one from seed, and are the seedpods those big, long sword-like things that rattle?
We have one of those seedpods, and our two kittens have learned to associate the rattling sound with the appearance of a tasty snack. They come
running when they hear it.
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"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Mulegena, the way I had my photos labeled was confusing, hopefully I fixed it. I think you saw the tree in photo #2 which is Jacaranda-like, but it's
actually a Tabachin.
The plant I wanted Mexitron to guess is the non-descript shrub in the foreground of photo #1. But so Blanca doesn't have to wait  I tell you about it. It's a Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora Secundiflora).
I was looking for a low maintenance, low water using, wind tolerant and alkaline soil tree/shrub with fragrant flowers and the description of this
plant seemed to fit the bill. I ordered them from a nursery in Louisana and I - ahemm... "imported" them. I could only find one nursery online that
sold them but it sounds like in Texas you can find them at Home Depot etc and they're very common.
I'm waiting patiently for the day that grape kool aid smell fills the air. Another name for the plant is Mescal Bean and the seeds are toxic so keep
the gatos away
Here's what a Texas Mountain Laurel ( not mine, yet) looks like
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Bajajurel, do you use any special fertilizer on your plumerias?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Blanca...
I know the second one but can't think of it's name a the moment.
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Blanca's #2 is an Epidendrum I believe - and a nice one. |
Ola....
I was thinking of the one in the red coffee can. Still not sure what it is. I was thinking something from the lily family...but couldn't match it
up.....Michael
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the red coffee can is still a mystery plant ....
thanks oladulce - the suspense was hard !!! that tree you have looks like it will be fabulous and gorgeous. trust those Texans to have a great tree
!!
my QUEEN OF THE NIGHT plant has bloomed over and over - I may post another pic of it tomorrow for you all to enjoy.
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Certainly, it's called "Hawaiian Bud & Bloom". 5-50-17 (nitrogen-phosphate-potash. 4 times during the bloom season.
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Bajajurel, do you use any special fertilizer on your plumerias? |
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