February 2019 Blooms
I have few 'almost', not much in full bloom righ now - except Euphorbia milii (red and yellow), and few aloes - these are always blooming. Kalanchoe luciae:
Blooms on jades are starting to dry up but this one decided to grow another bud:
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Here is a duvalia that flowered today. I’m not sure the exact type since it was a gift sent a few months ago. But it’s got a strange rubbery texture that I like.rina_Ontario,Canada 5a thanked Bc _zone10bRelated Discussions
February, 2019 Quilting/Sewing Goals
Comments (30)Bev2009, I'm impressed that you can keep track of all the sizes. Good for you! I have always wondered what size a piece of fabric should be when it's considered time to cut it down. Great looking bag, Valarie! When I retired I remember not wanting to answer or make phone calls, since there was so much of it on the job. I still don't like using the phone......unless it's family. :-) Theresa, It's always a good feeling to finish a quilt. This one seems to give a sense of calm. Good job! Where did those numbers come from? How do I turn it off? Never mind...I found it......the cat must have done it! I have the BOMs made, have a few purple Hanging Garden blocks made, have half of the Split 9-Patch top sewn together and have another row on the Orphan Row By Row. This is what I have so far. Only 3 rows, but making them fit together and not look real crazy has been fun. The top barn blocks and the bottom barn blocks were from 2 different BOMs that I didn't get the whole year completed. Trees from HSTs from another project, 3 1/2" strippy rails from a quilt-along, green flying geese in a pot is from a Bonnie Hunter mystery, and the list goes on. I am enjoying putting this together and using blocks that are already made. The new cat inspector needs training.........See MoreBOM February 2019.
Comments (29)As you know, my first HSTs did not come out so well. So this time I cut the squares a little bigger and that worked just fine. However, I didn't really look at the directions since I had done it once, and forgot that you need to mix up the squares. I put the one beige with all of one print and the other beige with all of the other prints. So I couldn't lay it out as designed. So I did what I could, instead of starting over. It is square, it's just the pic. And the second one, which is also square. I did this one correctly. :)...See MoreFragrant flowers for February, 2019! What do you have to show us?
Comments (12)Sabut, the Michelia lives in this room: It is a nook, off the kitchen. The window faces west, and directly across is an east facing window which looks onto a patio. Neither window is particularly bright because of trees, thus the lights. The two fixtures are for the benefit of a stephanotis and Arabian jasmine (Monrovia's 'Summer Soul'). The light bathing the room comes from two 300w equivalent LED daylight spectrum floodlights in the ceiling, which are on from 7AM to 11PM, or when I go to bed. To the left of the alba is a Michelia champaca, which I hope to use as an understock for blooming age champaca wood. I'm on the hunt for a tree on Maui to collect from. If I can't find one, I'll use it as understock for the alba. At the bottom of the picture you can see a few leaves of another alba which is getting busy, too. And at the extreme left are a few leaves of a dwarf Singapore Pink plumeria. Between the fan and the alba on the table are some small bottles. They are essential oils of Michelia champaca, Michelia x alba, alba leaf (an amazeballs fragrance in its own right), ylang-ylang, and Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum). They are my "binkies" when the real deals aren't available. The essential oils help a lot. But there is a difference between sniffing the oil and sniffing the flower. It's like seeing an outfit on a mannequin, and seeing the outfit on a real person. There is a lack of 'soul'. But back to the question you posed about encouraging bloom. These plants haven't a clue what month it really is. To them, with 17 hour days, it's June!...See MoreLove in Bloom - February 2019
Comments (7)You sure do have a knack for growing the frilly, double pinks. Is that a sliver of edge variegation? Are the undersides of the leaves silver?...See More
Alain (Pacifica, CA;10a)
5 years agoHope everybody and their plants are ok up north!! Gloomy and rainy here so time to post some pics...
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri
Lewisia "Elise"
That Massonia depressa finally opened up, somewhat...well, better than before, just needed some sun :)
Bonus pic, not CS but nice fungus taking over an old tree stump
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMaybe echeveria Agavoides rubra?
echeveria Apus second time flowering. These flower stalks are very short.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMy regular bloomer: this is today.
Well watered & in good light, it doers't care that it's Feb.
E. milii x marlotti.A less frequent bloomer: E. francoisii.
I like francoisii's leaf variability, they're all different.
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5 years agoMy Cucurbita flowering this morning shame not got male flower open to would have been tasty
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5 years agoOkay, a Bit of Topic But Look What I've got on My Poinsettia!!!
I have 2 So HOPEFULLY I'll get at Least 1 Fertile seed that'll Sprout.....
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5 years agoPeople consider it weed here in Florida, but I love it for the color. Portulaca pilosa.
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5 years agoEcheveria 'Cris' A HD 3 for $10 plant back in December Tiny thing as rosette is in a 5 cm pot.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAloe ferox, white flowered version
Aloe aculeata. Interesting that as the flower opens it becomes much larger in diameter as well as length.
Agave marmorata continues its ascent. My neighbor said, "Hey, you have grown the world's largest asparagus!"
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5 years agoI’m really pleased with the number of blooms on ferrocactus macrodiscus. We’ve gotten a great deal of rain...risky business but seems ok. I’ll shelter it before the next storm
I don’t know he name of this common one. So easy to grow.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoA little update
I've had this one for just over a year. First time flowering but forgot the name.. ?
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Lars
5 years agoIt's been raining so much here lately that it's been difficult for me to photograph, but then I don't have that much anyway. Some plants seem to be blooming a bit late, but here's one of my Kalanchoe daigremontiana, which I have relegated to the front yard:
And here is my dark colored Aeonium
which blooms a bit later than my other Aeonium. As you can see, the aloe is putting out buds, but they might not open until next month.
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5 years ago3.5 year old from seed, first time flowering..
I have it labeled as Mammilaria spinosissoma, but I get sometimes sloppy when collecting seeds, so it might not be correct..
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoFlowers finally started opening on this aloe, which is the most prolific one I have. When I go down streets in my neighborhood, I see many more and varied aloes already in full bloom, and so I'm not sure why mine are behind. I do have a lot of buds on some different ones that should be open by next month.
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5 years agoWhaaaat, three flower spikes now!! Last summer it didn't even do that never mind in the winter LOL. This E. Apus was outside until mid January but still has nice colours being in a south facing window with no additional light.
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5 years agoEuphorbia milli never stops flowering, so I always feel like a cheater when I mention it.. Kalanchoe farinacea was seriously etiolated last year, so I cut off 3 cuttings, 2 of which are flowering. Kalanchoe blossfeldiana has been going on for 3rd month already.. And the last is my beautifullay smelling orchid Dendrobium nobile cutting 3 years old that is flowering for the first time. When I received 3 cuttings, I had no expectations, or knew about smell, but here I am 3 years later with 3 blooming pots..
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