Let's keep chatting here. Nothing terribly interesting in Richmond, but we love pics anyway, right?
For 3 yrs I tried to grow Tecoma stans as a standard, but it just didn't wanna. So this year I trimmed it to the soil line and am letting it be a large shurb. It's telling me it's much happier that way.
My fave hardy hibby, Blue River II. Flowers are enormous
Eucomis clump. Now here is an easy plant. Planted rhizome in part shade, harsh afternoon sun and let it fend for itself. Should be blooming soon. I would characterize it as a fast grower.
noid red glad.
my scadoxus, slowly but surely it is becoming a clump.
every winter when I have to drag my potted plummies I solemnly swear NO MORE. But who could resist a dwarf orange plumie, who could? My baby arrived yesterday from Florida Colors.
Finally, a pot of caladiums, a peachy impatiens and a orangey-reddish begonia.
Voss, I'm trying the Tecoma stans as a standard this year, just got a small plant in a trade with the lady at the local hardware store. it's got two stalks, so was going to try twinning them around each other.
If your winters are milder than mine, you'll probably be successful. I did OK for two years but when it got too cold for comfort, my tecoma died to the ground, which meant starting all over again.
tabernaemontana--single
crinum--getting ready to bloom for the first time. very excited. it is several years old.
jasmine--mysore mulli--very fragrant
yellow jasmine--no fragrance
giant turk's cap
dwarf pomegranite
peach--thevetia
duranta
vitex --very fragrant
trumpet vine
yellow thevetia--love fragrance
I got thevetia from Benny 2 yrs ago but it didn't survive this past winter. I would really like to grow one into a standard but I don't know if my weather will allow that.
morning glory--blue dawn climbed all the way up paloverde tree
do you have the cream one too? you are so lucky
rockrose--pavonia
did you mean white vossner?
vossner--mine were huge shrubs until we had BF a few years ago. They all went down to the ground but did not die though. Came back and it took them 3 years to reach the same size. If you want me to make you feel better---they are messy since they bloom perfusely. Does it help you?
yes, white. I'm thinking vanilla ice cream white, or old, used to be white, socks, lol
now you're just teasing! lol
red-BOP
vossner--you all can grow plants that I can't grow because of lack of humidity. I have been admiring all of your posts. I need to take time to appreciate the plants that grow well here in AZ :)
Voss, well we do get some hard freezes here some years. I guess it will be a "lets see what this winter brings' thing. many years no freeze, but the last two, very hard freezes. oh well, if it doesn't work I'll let it be a shrub.
mj
wow I love all your plants AZ, really I do. I have a baby BOP growing, can't wait to see what it does. Is it the same as pride of barados? I never heard of thevetia, i LIKE IT ALOT..
Front Porch tropical garden North side
All these plants were from DGrs' this is my front porch wall ledge tropical garden LOL
vossner, I had a tecoma sans one summer and it did well all year, I had no clue it would die in the winter, thought it was as hardy as our trumpet vine, wish I had known, I would still have it, prolly..
front north end corner of porch garden.. I use what ever space I can drives DH crazy until it blooms..then he is all about them..
south east porch corner garden.. I love my prenniels here..
my new clematis had a bloom today, I thought it was done, it is still in the tub It came in, I moved it to the southeast front fence under the mimosa and honeysuckle canopy.. just until fall that is..
I wish I could grow the Clematis here. I've looked but can't find one that likes the weather......
but my Butterfly Orchid Vine does !
most clems are supposed to be hardy to zon9b, so you should be able to grow them successfully in your area. I am not big on vines of any kind, except clems and a few cl roses. Visit Donanues or Silver star Vinery b/c their site has gr8 info. The clem forum is also a very good resource.
In my area, you usually see them at HD/lowes around mother's day; however, there were none this year. I'd think they'd be gone in FL also unless a good nursery that knows how to care for them has some they've been babying.
I am surprised to hear that clematis does do well in 9a. My mom grows them in St.Louis MO with no problem. They are cold hardy.
Hi Joeswife, if you are good with seeds, I can save some tecoma stans seeds for you.
the way I've been able to grow them is by mulching the base heavily and watering, being careful not to overwater. I stick mostly w/ group 3 clems, which are ones you prune heavily each season. they get multi-branched that way. I have some in full TX sun and some in shade. They can takeTX sun fine, but some cultivars do fade. A good website will usually say, "fades in full sun" so I look for that or I ask the nursery.
I do want to be on record as a vine hater, but I'm talking about growing clems b/c if, as a vine hater, I can grow them, then they must be easier than you think. Not all clems are hardy to zone9, but the good nurseries like Donahues, Silver Star Vinery are good and truthful about saying which are and aren't.
I think this is Niobe
