Garden Blogger's Bloom Day October 2017

Brassavola orchids growing on rocks

Portlandia grandiflora

White Mussenda

 Crinum

 

 Night blooming water lilies still awake this morning , will go back to sleep around 10 am.

 Day bloomer awakening with the early bee catching the nectar

 Pink mussenda on its way out it had a good run this year

 Tropical hydrangea

 Pink rondeletia leucophylla year round bloomer

 Lipstick pink ixora

 leopard lily aka blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis)

 Shampoo gingers making their annual appearance

Majidea Zangueberica aka black pearl used in local craft, the seeds have a velvet like coating. A small tree and native to East Africa.

 Boston fern, alocasias and begonias at the front entrance.

 Hello and welcome to GBBD where gardeners around the globe post what is blooming in their gardens. We had some torrential rains yesterday and the garden is a bit soggy.  Still the plants are loving every minute of it as well as the slugs and snails. 

Those of you up north are preparing for the winter season and the yuletide. We are also preparing for Independence and the yuletide. To see more blooming gardens please go over to Carol the brainchild of this meme www.maydreamsgardens.com

Enjoy your week and take care.

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day October 2012

 Lipstick pink ixora in full bloom in the back garden and outside the wall.

 Lisianthus in bud

Lisianthus in bloom

Hello and welcome to Garden Blogger's bloom day where gardeners around the world show what is blooming in their gardens. There has been lots of rain generated from tropical storm Rafael around the islands. Barbados got its share as well as some high winds. My garden fared well with just several potted palms falling over and creating a domino effect. 

I have been attempting to grow lisianthus  and it has been an interesting journey. Earlier this year I was browsing through some online seed sources and fell in love with lisianthus. I thought I might be able to grow them here so why not give them a shot? I got the seeds and sowed them around the end of April. They took about  six weeks to emerge and I almost gave up hope.  They were slow to start off.

 At the end of June some were large enough for transplanting. I then put them into larger pots and as they grew I transplanted them into larger and permanent pots.

 As I read up on their culture I noticed that many were bushy and not getting tall. Two grew tall and finally a flower bud appeared on the taller of the two. As I read up on their cultivation I read that very hot weather over 25C  at night will put them into a state of dormancy and they will not get tall. I figured that they have gone into dormancy and I will have to get them out of it. I have also learnt that there are some Florida species that are tolerant to high temperatures over 25C. I have also learnt  that applying gibberellic acid a natural plant hormone will encourage them to grow taller. I have found a fertilizer that is calcium based and contains gibberellins that I will try in another week or so. Another thing  I learnt  is that they do not like overhead watering when they have reached the transplanting stage; with the heavy rains we've been getting I have been uneasy watching for any signs of disease. So far so good.  
To see more of what is blooming around the world please go over to Carol at may dreams gardens.

Have a pleasant week my friends!

GBBD October 2010

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, a night blooming cereus, this plant was given to me by my mother Miss Rose two years ago. It bloomed for the first time a few months ago and last week. It opened around 9.00 pm at night and had closed sometime in the early morning.

 

Lipstick pink ixora along my back wall garden

white dendrobium orchids, photo taken at dawn and during the day.

   Garlic vine

pink mussaenda

The rose of Sharon starts off the day white, this picture was taken around 6.15 am in the morning.

It turns a deep pink in the evening, this photo was taken around 5.00 pm. It's a pity that the flower only lasts a day.

Hello folks and welcome to Garden Blogger Blooms day where gardeners all over the globe post what is blooming in their gardens. This was the brilliant idea of Carol from maydreams gardens. To see more of what is blooming around the world please take a skip hop and a jump over to her blog. Have a great weekend!

Bloom day Monday

this gorgeous plumbago is very drought tolerant

lipstick pink ixora another drought tolerant plant

no rest for the wicked...I was trying to get some zzz's in my hammock when I was interrupted by a four footed friend "Bear".

Welcome to Garden Bloggers Bloom day. This was started by May Dreams Gardens where garden bloggers from all over the world post photos of what is blooming in their garden on the 15th of every month. So why not take a trip over to see what is happening in her side of the world. The drought continues and the water police is on the prowl. I know nuffing and I see nuffing.