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Comments (2)It looks like Cestrum nocturnum to me aka night blooming jasmine. (It's been a very long time since I've seen one though. I haven't lived in FL for 23 years!)...See MoreAnother Plant Sale (saw this on CL)
Comments (2)I wonder what kind of business that is? You would not have a guarantee on the plants, I guess....See MoreHummer flowers--Final year's summary
Comments (12)Since my resident hummers have now left, I guess I can summarize how things fared to date, updating my previous posting on it: OBSERVED USED Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' (lilac) Syringa prestoniae 'James McFarlane' (lilac) Weigela florida 'Red Prince' Weigela florida 'Wine and Roses' Heuchera x brizoides 'Firefly' Annual Dianthus (dark pink/white center) Salvia coccinea 'Lady in Red' Salvia coccinea 'Hummingbird Red' Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' (believe it or not...lol) Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Salvia elegans 'Golden Delicious' Salvia elegans (species) Salvia microphylla x greggii 'Red Velvet' Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline' (bee balm) Morning glories (seedling volunteers from 'Grandpa Ott' & 'Scarlet O'Hara') 'Snow White' cherry tomatoes (tomato blooms nectared from!) Toma verde tomatillo blossoms Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Edward LaPlante' Agastache rupestris Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman' (coral honeysuckle) Lonicera x mandarin (mandarin honeysuckle) Scarlet runner beans Cypress vine (lost behind B&B but used) Pentas lanceolata 'New Look Red' NOT USED Red verbena Red Petunias Hosta albomarginata Sweet peas (they may have but hard to see it) Dicentra spectabilis (may have been used but didn't observe it) Methley Plum (bloomed before first hummer arrived) Gloriosa lily (red-flowering - was looked at though!) Blueberries (Patio, Elliott, Nelson, Bluecrop - may have used though but not observed directly - one perched there) Annual snapdragons (magenta) Asiatic lilies (assorted) Yellow (unknown type) orientpet lilies Calla lilies 'Majestic Red' Aquilegia sibirica 'Biedermeier' (siberian columbine) Dianthus 'Cheddar Pinks' Penstemon 'Sunburst Ruby' (only had a couple blooms so far) HAD NOT BLOOMED Salvia guaranitica x gesneriiflora 'Purple Majesty' (only had a couple blooms early but now about to bloom fully) Salvia subrotunda (seedlings) Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Daylily 'Pardon Me' (won't be blooming this year) Canna 'The President' & 'Red King Humbert' Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' (won't bloom this year) Hyacinth bean Vine Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella' (seedling from last year) I'm considering doing some geraniums (pelargoniums) next year. I used to grow them all the time but kindof got tired of them since they often quit blooming when it's very hot. I understand that they are supposedly a good hummer plant and I know they sell all colors (including red) at just about every place that sells plants, so I'll give them another shot! I also want to try some lobelia cardinalis too - I did try looking for it locally and couldn't find it....See MoreLilac for the South
Comments (66)I am in coastal southern California (zone 10) and have a lilac growing with minimal care. The important thing is that it is planted in a spot that receives some morning sun, and then for the rest of the day is shaded except for a sliver of time between 1-2:00 where it receives full sun. Too much direct sun, especially in the afternoon, would dry out and bake the plant's leaves in this climate. Last year I consistently gave it water during the summer and it bloomed abundantly. I'm not sure what variety Lilac I planted, but I think it's 'Monore'. Keep in mind my climate still has a coastal influence, I think it's important that there not be any exceptionally warm days during Winter for the plant to get its adequate chill in this climate zone, so this may not necessarily work for more inland areas, or places with higher average Winter temperatures than we have (even if you are also in zone 10, the zone classification is not based on average temperatures but rather minimum temperatures) The leaves of the Lilac got scorched in late Summer, but that's only because it's so dry and hot here that time of year. Then it started leafing out again in October. Sorry, I know my climate is not in the deep South, but I am just saying it may be possible to grow Lilac in zones 9 and 10 in certain types of climate conditions. On the plus side, Gardenia does very well in the South and does not do good here (it dries out)....See More- 16 years ago
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