lemon ginger monocostus uniflorus
dwarf oleander another poisonous plant
This is not a hosta after all it is a cardwell lily proiphys amboinsis
white mussaenda
plumbago a very poisonous plantI cannot believe that it is blooming Friday again. Where has the week gone? It seems as if it is hurling down through the time tunnel. Still no rain and am now watering. Some of my potted plants have begun to shrivel up so I must water. Rain rain where are you? Have a great weekend to all you gardeners and garden bloggers. Visit Katerina on roses and stuff for more blooming Friday blooms
The hosta is so beautiful. Looks pure and as white as snow.
ReplyDeleteWow, your garden is like stepping into a greenhouse for me. SOme beautiful plants!
ReplyDeleteYour lemon ginger is beautiful. I had never known that there were single flower gingers, too! I have a somewhat similar looking ginger plant whose leaves have a tinge of red underneath, but the flowers are white with pink edges, and they grow in a bunch!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are indeed beautiful, very nice even if some of them are poisonus.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend
How beautiful your hosta looks! Mine hasn't yet started flowering. I did not know that plumbago was poisonous.Your blog is very interesting and informative. Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteGasp!! Your blooms always do that to me! Gorgeous!!! I've never seen lemon ginger...it's spectacular! But I've got Crape ginger. Hasn't bloomed yet (this year). The other colours are just lovely, the plumbago, especially!
ReplyDeleteEverythioks great! I am SOOOO glad it is Friday!! The week just flew by!
ReplyDeleteWhat at lovely garden. / Anna from Sweden
ReplyDeleteOoooh! Gorgeous lemon ginger! That white mussaenda is lovely in the evening isnt it? My mother had one in her garden and it was always eye-catching in the evening.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen. What a fantastic garden you have. Me and my husband has a cruise from San Juan. One day we spent in Barbados. We were there in March last year. You live in a beautiful place and I hope it will rain a little, so that your garden bloom even more. Amanda from Sweden
ReplyDeleteOh,I just felt the temp rise with 10 degree. Most be the warmth from the sun and your lovely flowers. Wishing for rain? - take a trip to scandinavia :)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments and to the new bloggers a warm welcome.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow ginger was given to me by my mum as an orchid. I looked at it, smelled it and told her that it is not an orchid it may be a ginger. I then planted it out in several containers and lo and behold they all started to spread. They do not flower often but they will look great in a hanging basket or used as a ground cover. the flower only last a day and they bloom sporadically.
Still no rain....sigh
I love the white musseanda... it is a beauty! Enjoy the weekend with all these beautiful flowers yeah...
ReplyDeleteHi and wlcome to Blooming Friday! So pleased to have you here! Your garden must be stunning with all those gorgeous plants! It's interesting how many dainty looking flowers are also poisonous... I have a few Hostas in my garden, but they are not near as lovely as yours...
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Hi there, Helen,
ReplyDeleteI'm so surprised you are STILL not getting rain. To look at the radar I would think you would get some of the heavenly liquid swirling around out there. Let's pray it comes soon. All that hand watering and the water bills just will not do for summer.
Your blooms are luscious and tempting and beautiful and tropical and so islandy! I do have a question about the plumbago... can you enlighten me as to how/what it is poisonous?
I'm loving that blooming hosta. Who knew? Amazing.
Hope you are enjoyed your weekend.
Meems
Stephanie and Katerina, thank you for visiting. Many plants toxicity is unknown to many gardeners. Many gardeners have an idea that the sap of any plant will irritate the skin so they will try and avoid it when handling.
ReplyDeleteMeems we are now getting a few drizzles here and there last night was a light rain through out the nigh and today. No downpours as yet even though some is expected. All the parts of the plumbago is poisonous if ingested. It also irritates the skin I have been told. However I have never had any irritation when handling it. Apparently the juice of this plant I have read, contains oxalate crystals. When ingested, these crystals are sharp and needle like, can irritate the throat, tongue and mouth resulting in swelling thus causing breathing difficulties. I have always had some plumbago around the garden and have never had any incidents.
BTW I found out recently that my hosta is not a hosta at all. It is a cardwell lily and grow well in Florida and further north as well.
Very interesting information about the plumbago. I've grown up with them and have them in my garden and never thought about them being being poinsonous. I'll remind myself not to eat them. ha.
ReplyDeleteAha! Part of the Amaryllidaceae family. That makes more sense doesn't it? It does appear a bit like my Amazon Lily. Maybe I'll be able to look out for one now that I know the name. I DO love the swirl of the leaves.
Glad to hear you are getting some drizzles. Your turn is coming!
Meems
Hi islandgal, just been browsing and commenting inside your archive. This is the first time i saw the orange Costus, it is very beautiful. We have the white counterpart and i have it also in my blog. The spiral habit of the plant is the same. I saw a variegated one in a sale but no flower yet, wonder what the flower is. Ours has been growing profusely at a corner of a property and become like a weed.
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