5/5/12

[hardyjim]

This Rajapuri was growing the whole time I was outside(-:

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Colorguard flowering

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Princeps spear pushing through-but not there yet!\

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Lost my 7' Brugs-replaced with 2 yellow Brugs


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I was poking around yesterday looking to see if by chance one of the Oxalis triangularis survived the winter-sure enough!-


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Also found a Calla Lily coming up after winter!


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Black Bamboo is spreading-who says they aren't invasive in z5!?

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One of Garry's(coldplant) Princeps-never found the SFH trait
to be common in this Trachy(At All!) but 2 of them have kinked trunks.


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very small nainital recovering from SP

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Very happy this T.Tesan is coming back-


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Ice plant finally blooming

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Castor beans are really loving the warmth and rainfall.

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Leaves are already huge!


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E.Ventricosum-really loving the 60+/80+ temps-
2 leaves this week.
E.Glaucum too.


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Purple Castors were planted "late(er)" but coming on-

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Worlds/Iowa's smallest/earliest Red hot poker bloom(-;


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Pics of some cactus and some new plants.

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I used to be REALLY into Pachycaul about 30 years ago
and had an award winning collection-it was only a matter of time...

Starting small.
These are still a little smashed from their trip.

2 on the ends are P.Mikea,similar to the branched P.Lamerii,pictured.

The bigger(flowering one) is Adenium Obesum "Dark/Black soldier"



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The more I look at this plamt-the more I like it!



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[lucky1]

Wow love that Adenium...mine's got a nicer bum than yours

You've already got a huge Pachypodium lamerei.
Mine's rotting near the top
Nice to see you're getting back into a much-loved species.

Thrilled to see how your palms are coming back gangbusters, Jim.

And that bamboo oughta be over in your neighbour's house in...oh....about two weeks.

Barb

[Cameron_z6a_N.S.]

Great shots, Jim! Did you protect the Callas?

[TimMAz6]

Nice update Jim........your colorguard looks like it lost most of its variegation

[igor.glukhovtsev]

Nice update Jim........your colorguard looks like it lost most of its variegation

Yes, you must dig it out and divide a color plant off a green one. I have my Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' with a green plant starting overgrowing a variegated one. I'll try make a pic of these two plants tomorrow.

[hardyjim]

Thanks guys-the Colorguard was stressed by being moved next to the tree.

It was all variegated at one time and may be again in summer sun.