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| Went out a couple of days ago and took some photos. Here is my Musa basjoo:
It's only about 6 feet tall so far, but it died all the way back and got off to a late start and has put out all this growth, from the ground up, in about 6 weeks. Here's a closeup of the Spigelia marilandica growing next to it:
Here is a Kniphofia hybrid, which is much brighter in person than it appears in this rather washed-out photo:
And finally a palm, one of my waggies (growing with Zantedeschia 'Whipped Cream'):
Here's a closer view of the waggie, which is now 5 years old from seed, in its fourth growing season in the ground, and has survived 3 winters with minimal protection:
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- Posted by Gardener972 7b-8a DFW (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 05 at 18:21
| Very nice! I love that spigelia marilandica! Tell more about that! Also, you mentioned a "waggie," what's that? What's the heart shapped plant with the spotted leaves? |
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- Posted by birdgardner NJ/ 6b (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 05 at 22:22
| very neat. I hadn't thought of putting my spigelia in the tropical garden, and it stopped blooming a couple weeks ago even though I am north of you. Course I got it from Mississippi. My M. basjoo is in the ground now - I got it last year only six inches high and wintered inside - it is putting out a little pup. Maybe in a couple years I'll have that grove effect. What have you got growing behind the banana? |
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| Is the third picture what we call Red Hot Polka. It looks the same. Also where did you get the Musa basjoo. I would love to have it in my yard. |
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- Posted by TonyfromOz z10 NSW Aust (My Page) on Mon, Jul 4, 05 at 5:56
| Gardener972, I think Johnnieb's 'waggies' are Trachycarpus wagnerianus, the young palm in his pics. I must say that, in my opinion, folksy nicknames like this are often an obstacle to effective communication. On the other hand, some like to use them to give a more friendly, informal tone to their postings. |
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| Yes, the "waggies" are Trachycarpus wagnerianus. Sorry about that. And Kniphofia is simply the botanical name for "red hot poker". Behind the banana is simply "redtip" Photinia, growing as a semi-hedge to screen the property next door. I'm not especially fond of this plant but it's evergreen, has decent folaige and is tough as nails, and helps give me a little bit of privacy. My yard is actually quite small, and ends about 2 feet behind the banana. Meanwhile here's another photo, this time of a daylily. This is 'Kindly Light', a spider-flowered daylily, and I find that this kind is especially well suited to a tropical-style garden. In fact at first glance you might not even recognize it as a daylily.
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- Posted by northtexasgirl z8 FTW (My Page) on Sat, Jul 9, 05 at 0:54
| Beautiful!! Loved them all. :) Leona |
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- Posted by cheerpeople 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 12, 05 at 16:13
| nice! thx for sharing:) karen |
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| some from CT .. pavonia .. non stp bloom all summer then in the greenhouse for winter .. summer flower bed color
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