Yet more pics part ll

[hardyjim]

Sorry if any are repeats..

Even the seed pods on this Manfreda Maculosa are beautiful.

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L.Ramsayi and L.Grandis in there somewhere.


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This color of 4 o'clock is stunning and actually looks like this in the evening.

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Same with the Butterfly bushes,the color is intense...fragrance too!

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Star power..

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Big leaf fan..


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The other side of the Sequoia...

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At about 7 o'clock on this Tricho you can see where I marked it with black marker,the rest(up) is this years growth

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Little Takil,2 winters(protected)no s-pull.

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Do you see the yardstick?

Almost a 3' span on the leaves.

The shorter one below(different variety)may be as wide.


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Maybe my favorite 4:00 flower color(s).


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Thanks(again) for looking!


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[canadianplant]

Nice Jim

Do those 4 oclocks self seed there? I had them pop up for years before I re did my garden beds. A lady down the street has them pop up all the time.

What are the 2 other trees on the blvd?

[hardyjim]

Thanks Jesse

I planted a few areas of 4 o'clocks 4 or 5 years ago...
they spread more every year..

I just noticed the Thai Giant is starting a new leaf,it was out a half inch at 8am,
already a half a foot is poking out 5 hrs later.

[miketropic]

not sure the proper name for those with the yard stick across them..anyways do you think they would be hardy here in 6B with a plastic cover but no heat?

[TimMAz6]

lookin good Jim!

[hardyjim]

not sure the proper name for those with the yard stick across them..anyways do you think they would be hardy here in 6B with a plastic cover but no heat?

Pachypodium Lamerei(taller one)
P.Geayi(smaller)

There are 2 other that are similar -
P.Fiherense.
P.Mikea

on the other side.

They do not like below 50F but can survive light frosts,sometimes losing the growth point.

[Henoh_Croatia]

Nice! Good idea for yardstick I have one T. takil in pot from 'Europalms' seed which looks like your T. takil. I don't have success with seeds from Alexander.

[hardyjim]

All my Takil seeds in bags were dying,so I put them in the ground last spring.

Had a few come up last year and maybe 7-8 more this year...in the ground.

[DesertZone]

All my Takil seeds in bags were dying,so I put them in the ground last spring.

Had a few come up last year and maybe 7-8 more this year...in the ground.

Very cool, I wonder if that is a good cold hardy sign.

[hardyjim]

I have seen T.Misan,T.Takil,T.Princeps and T.Tesan seeds overwinter and
come up in the spring/following year...wonder if Latisectus & Martianus would be as hardy..........


HEY-WHERE HAS BARB BEEN?

[DesertZone]

HEY-WHERE HAS BARB BEEN?

Don't know? Maybe she went to another forum, a cheap one that smells of robusta and coconuts.

[Henoh_Croatia]

HEY-WHERE HAS BARB BEEN?

Don't know? Maybe she went to another forum, a cheap one that smells of robusta and coconuts.

Good one