MarkD
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Fringed Lilies - Ellis Brook, Perth
Spectacular. I like the feathery look of the flower's edges.
A flower a day ...
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Spectacular. I like the feathery look of the flower's edges.
MarkD
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Does your waiting home nursery make you anxious. I"m not reliable with taking care of plants until they get in the ground.
Bretrick
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Rather stunning really. I love our natine plants.
hollydolly
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yes it does....
PeppermintPatty
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MarkD
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Warning: I've decided not to be a scold about 1 flower per day as a maximum even though I think that will keep it a more active ongoing exchange than just putting all out favorites out there in one big file dump. Sorry about that @Tish
I liked the idea as it would check my tendency to do just that. But I'm going to look the other way anytime someone has a burning desire to post more than one.
Mine too but there aren't any in flower any how. But i did get one in the ground yesterday between showers which has been worrying me because it is in a gallon container and wants to be bigger. It isn't a tree but can be a monster shrub but I read that it can keep it smaller or even a hedge (yuck!). Pretty cool looking flowers judging from this pic from the internet.
So I've planted this beside the stump of an old cherry tree I took out and repurposed as a bird bath holder. I'll let it get big enough to cover the stump but not much more. I'm thinking 3 to 4 feet high. Here is mine in the ground and the plant tag.
And another from the net.
I liked the idea as it would check my tendency to do just that. But I'm going to look the other way anytime someone has a burning desire to post more than one.
yes it does....
Mine too but there aren't any in flower any how. But i did get one in the ground yesterday between showers which has been worrying me because it is in a gallon container and wants to be bigger. It isn't a tree but can be a monster shrub but I read that it can keep it smaller or even a hedge (yuck!). Pretty cool looking flowers judging from this pic from the internet.
So I've planted this beside the stump of an old cherry tree I took out and repurposed as a bird bath holder. I'll let it get big enough to cover the stump but not much more. I'm thinking 3 to 4 feet high. Here is mine in the ground and the plant tag.
And another from the net.
hollydolly
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Tish
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Morning Iris
MarkD
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Do you know the name of this one. There is no way I'm growing one more rose but this one is very tempting. Tea? Climber?
debodun
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Asiatic day flower. These grew at my former house. Striking blue color.
hollydolly
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yes it's a climber... I believe it's the alpine Tea... It grows on my Trellis against the house.. and I have 3 or 4 diferent varieities which grow on there
MarkD
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Well this one is a keeper. Is it very fragrant?
hollydolly
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yes it is....
MarkD
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yes it is....
Damn, climbers are my weakness. Do you know the name .. just asking for a friend.
hollydolly
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Alpine Tea Rose...Damn, climbers are my weakness. Do you know the name .. just asking for a friend.
Bretrick
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Cowslip Orchid - Bickley Brook, Perth, Western Australia
OneEyedDiva
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Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers.
debodun
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Daffodil
MarkD
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My flower today comes from a humble succulent that is usually more prized for its foliage than its flowers. This aeonium comes from the Madeira islands where it grows on sea walls and steep rocky slopes.
You can see how it can flatten itself to hold on in vertical terrain. The ring of new leaves will eventually flatten and replace the last year's growth.
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Having flowered this branch died and the next year the two remaining branches flowered and died.
Fortunately I had previously pinched off a small branch which could never emerge from beneath its three larger comrades and planted it elsewhere.
You can see how it can flatten itself to hold on in vertical terrain. The ring of new leaves will eventually flatten and replace the last year's growth.
Having flowered this branch died and the next year the two remaining branches flowered and died.
Fortunately I had previously pinched off a small branch which could never emerge from beneath its three larger comrades and planted it elsewhere.