Do you see what I see????

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tropicman
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Do you see what I see????

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Two of them appearing!!!Flower shoots!
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Post by ryan »

Looks like a flower to me! Very early for a flower isn't it?
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Seems it bloomed in june last year,and again in September!
I thought I read somewhere that the recurving varieties bloomed every other year,but I'm just not sure where I rtead it at!
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Post by lucky1 »

Wow that IS early. How exciting.
A very healthy looking specimen, too.

Get that camera ready.
Mine aren't showing a peep yet.
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Anybody care to take a guess when the flowers will appear and open???
I'll say memorial weekend!!!!
I'm off that week,and would like to enjoy them the whole week!!!!
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Mother's Day, May 13th
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Post by tropicman »

Barb,mothers day pic,this was taken in the morning,but by dark it had to open flowers so!!!! you werte right!!!
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Sorry the pic was all wash out!
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Post by lucky1 »

How can you be so doggone early (envy ! :evil: ), ha ha.
Mine are growing but no sign of flower spikes yet on any of them.
You must have super good soil...does Spike fertilize? :lol:
Attaboy, Don!
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Post by tropicman »

The spainish diggers yuccas are in full bloom everywhere here,about a month early.
I compost are my leaves from the plants that grow right in the same spot,like it would be in a rainforest,which really adds nutrients back into the soil,in which the plant grows.
Spike fertilizes the driveway,which happens to be where his outside cage is!!!
It's under the bamboo groove,he likes it there in the shade.
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Post by lucky1 »

Don,
A month early, wow.
We had a very cool April, so I think we're late despite the nice warm weather lately.

Spike's living in heaven...lucky bird.
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Post by DesertZone »

Wow, so early. Mine have just started putting on new growth, no where near time to flower yet :(
Shoshone Idaho weather
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Aaron,
We've had a lot of rain,so I think that is palying a big part in the early flowering,altho,the ground soil is not all that warm yet.
But my drive thru the country side,has shown the farmers corn has germinated and about 4 to 6 inches tall,and the wheat what little is left from aprils freeze the heads are now starting to golden up just a little,harvest the wheat is usually around the first of July here,will be somewhat early I believe.
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Better picture of blooms
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Post by lucky1 »

Don they're so nice and tall.
The one on the right looks 6 or 7 feet tall, good and healthy.
Beautiful pic.
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Post by tropicman »

Thanks,yep about 7 ft tall and growing!!!
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