Winter Blooms 2023
My red ag; jewel orchid and begonia
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Blooms...I need blooms....Winter is too long!
Comments (32)Well, I just typed in a thread, accidentally clicked something & it is all gone. If it shows back up when I type this out, don't think I'm crazy. Well, I am, just not this time. Maryl, I love the boulder & the rustic fence, I don't have much in the way of garden interest other than plants. I think I need to do something about that, but not something I'm good at. Brad, I do envy the look of your flower beds, so very neat & tidy. Mine NEVER look that good. I do have lots of perennials stuffed in every nook I can find between daylilies. My effort to slow weeds. It works to an extent, but sometimes looks a bit messy in itself. Plus, weeds grow underneath sometimes & fool me. I like to think I've at least weakened them though :) Cindy, your garden always leaves me in awe. It isn't just the daylilies, but the entire setting is so beautiful, & you have everything placed so nicely. I wish I had your talent. Patty, you have so many daylilies, it must be stunning to be there in person when they are blooming. I spotted several I especially like. Nice Julia! I really like the last garden scene photo. Love that balloon too, makes me feel warmer just looking at it....See MoreA video of how I get my once blooming roses ready for winter
Comments (3)I was just talking with lilyfinch about this the other day. Mostly I deleaf anything with blackspot so disease isn’t living in the soil. I don’t differentiate between rose groups and just do it until I lose my oomph. Who knows if it helps or not but I feel like it is beneficial since we have so much mild wet weather...See MoreWinter blooms for central texas
Comments (3)I am just north of Dripping Springs on Hamilton Pool Rd.. I think the border of 8 a/b goes through my kitchen. We had great blooms on my Salvia madrensis and sleeping Giant Mexican turkscap and pink Turks cap till that damn 20º freeze 2 weeks ago. Hell, I had tomatoes fruiting.The green ones are on my window sills redening up. My aloe was blooming too.That bloom is gone now. My pea blooms got bit too, but I need to put in another crop today. My purple oxalic is thinking about blooming. I did cover my vegetable garden during the freeze and my kale, chard, lettuce, arugala and cabage are colorful with their diffent colored leaves. I do grow a lot of tropicals , bromiliads, aloes, . I roll them in during the freezes or cover them in mild freezes. I have some bromiliad blooming on my porch. This is not Florida. Sorry. Growing here can be difficult due to our soil and water conditions but possible. Weather is changable. It all depends on our winters.one is not like another. We have long stretches of mild weather and then BAMM. We are humbled. What Mindshift says about the changing micro climates is true. I have quite a bit of elevation and that makes me warmer in the beginning of the winter than my neighbor accross the road. Pull up Wunderground personal weather stations during the early morning ( there are many close together where I live) and one can see the differences in their temps. I look at these weather staions all the time because there is a fair amount oif covering that I do. Also drive around up and down over the hills at night and it is amazing the range of temps that my car thermometer says. I have a south facing stone patio with cement pillars and they creat good thermal mass to make a warm winter spot for my aloe collection. I only take them in for the hardest freezes....See MoreBest F daylilies 2023
Comments (28)I love the form and color of Forest God. I hate to hear that about Forever and for Always, the blooms are so pretty. Last year was its 1st bloom season, did not do great but I am pretty sure it rebloomed. I like those pinks, David! Brad, that color on Fiordiligi is so nice. FOREVER REDEEMED looks nice in everyone's pictures. I talk myself out of that one because I have so many of that style. Fire In the Hole, Kay, but my favorite is firecracker Parade. Kate, Flying fox must be so impressive at that size! Fried Green Tomatoes is an impressive grower, isn't it? Mine was 3 years old this year, not sure mine has multiplied quite so well as yours. It has such a long bloom season though, it was a major bud builder this year. Nancy, I have Fiesta Latina here too, and it is a great plant. The only reason I don't post it often, my camera does not capture the color as nice as you see it in person. I agree about Fox Point too, I would have posted that one if I had a picture of it. Debra, Faith That Moves Mountains and Fighting Fire are amazing!...See More
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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Dendrobium orchid
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last monthAnother begonia blooming, ”tiger kitten” was the name on the tag, which Ive since lost. This ones been a pretty reliable winter bloomer. its 3 or 4 yrs old.
lipstick plant, blooms scattered all over
whole plant. I love how wild and crazy the stems are on it. Should repot next summer into one of those ”head” planters.u
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Rebecca, this is my Camellia, yes, it is still has some blooms, but they will be frozen tonight as it drops to close to the zonal minimum of 6.0 F., unopened floral buds will be fine, been here before with the mild and then subarctic cold. It was never bloomed in January before..., usually/normally here, the peak is early-mid March..., then again in November-December (but fewer). NOTHING from mid April through October..., blooms are limited to the chilly months. (Now someone will surely post about their's blooming in July and August.., LOL!) It does get a lot of Winter sun, so there is some bronzing of the foliage. Also, the DEER discovered that they are very edible..., but these are now too tall for them to reach, so they do get some height to them over the years. Been a very, very odd winter, more like a southern Zone 7a/b than a northern Zone 7a/b. Mostly, it's been ridiculously mild, sunny, without ANY snow. We get down to 6. F tonight, then near 60 F in a couple of days..., that's just beyond bizarre in these parts! The cold was around Christmas and NOW. BTW, my Thanksgiving cacti in the garage are STILL in bloom. Other than these, the only other thing blooming is my Crown of Thorns. I gave my Bougainvillea to a friend, and that is a STRONG winter bloomer here..., indoors of course. I also used to really enjoy the fragrance and blossoms on Winter Jasmines (Jasminium polyanthum). It's a vigorous vine, but it too, needs Winter chill to trigger blooms. P.S., Rebecca, you can always grown Camellias containerized..., they do well in pots but will need coolish temps in the Winter..., most room temperature is too HOT. Even seen some nice forms made into bonsai. My local soils are also quite acid which is also to their liking.Rebecca/N. IN/z6A thanked 41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)Rebecca/N. IN/z6A
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last monthlast modified: last monthI would show you a pic of the still flowering Thanksgiving Cactus but it's in my garage..., and it's such a hoard..., I can't get in there now, next month, some things will start to move out. But I did find this cactus blooming in the kitchen just now. Xerophytic/desert cacti NEVER bloom for me, until now.
It's been a very sunny Winter, think that was key.Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
last monthRebecca, I have a very similar Begonia starting to bloom!
And 'Beefsteak' is throwing up several inflorescences
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last monthImpatiens walleriana and wax Begonias have never stopped blooming since coming inside.
drunkard's dream Rhipsalis
Kalanchoe katapifa/tarantula
progress of Begonia 'Beefsteak' inflorescence
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