Flower Power: April 2014

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Established Plants

Catlin's Giant Ajuga (Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant')

Texas Gold Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana)

Chocolate Chip Ajuga (Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda')

Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)

 

Potted Plants

Formosa Red Azalea (Azalea indica 'Formosa Red')

Spider Aloe (Aloe x spinosissima)

Ox Tongue (Gasteria glomerata)

Ox Tongue (Gasteria liliputana)

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Flower Wannabes

Dwarf Buford Holly (Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii Nana')

Mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium)

Tardies

Rattlesnake Agave (Manfreda maculosa)

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp.)

Potting & Re-potting

I had already placed one of my two Variegated Thread Leaf Agave (Agave schidigera 'Shira Ito No Ohi') into the lower level of my Three Tiers Garden, and have been hunting for just the right pot for the remaining one.

I finally found one I liked (and was priced right!) and got the agave planted and the pot placed out in the garden.

Next I had a couple of Moth Orchids (Phalaenopsis sp.) that were outgrowing their pots.  At least a couple of inches of bare stem with several aerial roots were exposed on both.

I found pots that were only slightly larger and gathered white packing peanuts (Moth Orchids are reported to like them), previously soaked orchid mix and scissors.

 

I removed the existed potting mix and snipped away any dead roots.  I was happy to see that most of the roots were in good shape.  (I also discovered a buried tag on the one pictured identifying it as the variety Exotic Lady.)

 

Then I returned the orchids to their pots, buried the roots and packed them in with the fresh orchid mix.

 

This is only my second attempt at re-potting Moth Orchids, so hopefully it will work out well.  Time will tell.

Flower Power: GBBD June 2013

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Established Plants

Chinese Indigo (Indigofera kirilowii)

 Pink Rain Lily (Zephyranthes rosea)

 Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)

 American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

 Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora)

 Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

 Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)

 Coral Nymph Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')

 Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)

 Texas Bindweed (Convolvulus equitans)

New Plants in the Garden

Pam's Pink Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus drummondii 'Pam Puryear')

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

Potted Plants

Haworthia attenuata 'variegata'

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

Tardies

Grannie's Crinum Lily (species unknown)

Flower Power: GBBD May 2013

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Established Plants

Coral Nymph Sage (Salvia coccinea 'Coral Nymph')

 Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Alice' (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice')

 Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)

 Rattlesnake Agave (Manfreda maculosa)

 Jerusalem Sage (Phlomis fruticosa)

 Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)

 Anthony Waterer Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer')

 Nandina (Nandina domestica)

Little White Soldiers (Drimiopsis maculata)

New Plants in the Garden

Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana)

Annuals

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens)

 Viola cornuta 'Babyface Ruby and Gold'

Potted Plants

'White Beauty' Aloe

Aloe 'Franco'

Indoor Plants

Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis sp.)

 

 Odontocidium Wild Willie 'Pacific Bingo'

Tardies

Pale-leaf Yucca (Yucca pallida)

 Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)

 'Cherry Coke' Dyckia