Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2011

May Flowers from Florida

It is time to show what is growing here in Florida this time of year, which is our May flowers. We are nearing the end of our dry season, but have a bit longer to go. Many of Mom's plants took a hit from this year's cold winter, but others are blooming nicely. I will admit that I will hear plant names and totally forget them minutes later. Most of these plants are in pots, which Mom can move around when desired.I will post the pictures and add comments only when I know something. Hope you enjoy.


Bougainvillea



Beggar the cat - the beast of the back yard. when taking pictures, he is either too close or looking the wrong way



Scar Face or Tom, depending on our mood. He adopted mom and comes around to eat most days. He is a sweety but often gets into fights, hence his name.

Amaryllis


A look at part of the back yard - the area i do my wood working also


I loved the contrast of the light leaflets and the dark moss.


Figs - What you get when you cross a frog and a pig....


These are out front. I have one on my porch and it tells me when to water all my other plants


desert rose flowers


Curly tail lizard - each of those squares is a foot across to show the scale of these lizards at their largest.


peace lily past its prime


these have a strange shape to them


Lantana





This bud is for you.








I love the overlap of the petals


Pony tail Palm in flower


Pelican spinner - a present from the antique shop I have my woodworking in.


Another purple leaf with a view of the back yard.


One of her newest acquisition.


pretty purple shades


A shrimp plant I gave my mom for Mother's day years ago. Never blooms on Mother's day after I got it home.


Amaryllis


Looks almost like they are wearing scale armor


These are always interesting leaves

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a tree Mom got from the county. Won't grow fast while kept in a pot


Found this one accidentally


I love this mixture of tiny flowers and colorful leaves


spotted leaves


Close up of the spotted leaves.


That is it for now. Will wait for changes in the plants and flowers before I display them here agian.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

February Flowers.

It is February here. There is snow up North, but here in South Florida, we are in our growing season. It is also our dry season, but watering will help any plant.
Here are a few plants I photographed this month from my mom's yard. All plants are in pots so she can move them around easily. She will bring them out when they are flowering, and set them back when they are done, to bring out others.

Her garden is not a show garden, but instead has samples of many plants. She starts many plants from cuttings while others she purchased or was given.

I don't know my flowers. Many flower type names enter one ear and fall out the other without so much as stopping. Some plants are not named here and I may have gotten a few other flowers wrong.


Lantana



Honeysuckle



Orchid



pretty purple flower


Tababula (Golden shower tree)


desert rose



Cock's comb


Grows from a bulb


Red Flowers



Mixture of flowers


More flowers