My flowers

honu · February 18, 2007

Yellow ginger may not be very showy, but the perfume is heavenly:

Delicate lily:

Bird of Paradise:

shelleybean · February 18, 2007

Oh, your flowers are so pretty! I love the lily. Thanks for sharing your pics!

flowerpower · February 19, 2007

Just beautiful, Honu

What is the other plant in the Bird of Paradise pic? Thanks

honu · February 20, 2007

Thanks Shelley & Flowerpower!
The lily only blooms once a year, so I get so excited to see it.
To the right of the Bird of Paradise are 4 juvenile papaya trees. I usually plant in groups of 3 or 4 to have a good chance of having at least 1 hermaphrodite, and that will be the only one I keep as that one will have male+female flowers and be productive; the rest will be chopped down. It takes about a year to flower.
Behind them, are, uh... weeds.

More pics:
Heleconia:

Plumeria buds:

Orchid in my favorite color:

Funny little 4 oclock from seed that my sweet friend in Missouri sent me, but thinks it's still on Central time, since I have to wait till 8 pm to see the bloom:

I like to plant Cosmos among the tomatos (but the dill got in there by accident):

Lilypon · February 20, 2007

Killing me softly with his pics!

They are taking my breath away Honu........I've been surrounded by ick since first hard frost Oct 15 and we still have a month or two of snow to look at (or ugly thaw).

Thank you!

remy · February 21, 2007

Honu,
Nice photos! I would love to see your tropical flowers in person, so different than what I can grow here. I'm sure that Ginger smells fantastic, and I think it looks good too!
Remy

blatanna · February 21, 2007

i am so envious. We would only ever be able to grow something like those in a greenhouse.
They're really beautiful.
You are so lucky to live in a climate where you can grow tropical plants.

flowerpower · February 22, 2007

Papaya,oh, cool. I thought the leaves had a really nice shape. The rest of the flowers are just so gorgeous. The colors are so bright.

4 O' Clocks could get by on around 6 hrs of sun. As soon as they get shade, they open. So maybe move them to a shadier location.

February 18, 2007	#1
honu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 270	My flowers Yellow ginger may not be very showy, but the perfume is heavenly: Delicate lily: Bird of Paradise:

February 18, 2007	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Oh, your flowers are so pretty! I love the lily. Thanks for sharing your pics! __________________ Michele

February 21, 2007	#6
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Honu, Nice photos! I would love to see your tropical flowers in person, so different than what I can grow here. I'm sure that Ginger smells fantastic, and I think it looks good too! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

February 21, 2007	#7
blatanna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 150	my flowers. i am so envious. We would only ever be able to grow something like those in a greenhouse. They're really beautiful. You are so lucky to live in a climate where you can grow tropical plants. __________________ Blatanna

February 19, 2007	#3
flowerpower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Catskill Mountains, NY Z5 Posts: 94	Just beautiful, Honu What is the other plant in the Bird of Paradise pic? Thanks

February 20, 2007	#4
honu Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 270	Thanks Shelley & Flowerpower! The lily only blooms once a year, so I get so excited to see it. To the right of the Bird of Paradise are 4 juvenile papaya trees. I usually plant in groups of 3 or 4 to have a good chance of having at least 1 hermaphrodite, and that will be the only one I keep as that one will have male+female flowers and be productive; the rest will be chopped down. It takes about a year to flower. Behind them, are, uh... weeds. More pics: Heleconia: Plumeria buds: Orchid in my favorite color: Funny little 4 oclock from seed that my sweet friend in Missouri sent me, but thinks it's still on Central time, since I have to wait till 8 pm to see the bloom: I like to plant Cosmos among the tomatos (but the dill got in there by accident):

February 20, 2007	#5
Lilypon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 303	Killing me softly with his pics! They are taking my breath away Honu........I've been surrounded by ick since first hard frost Oct 15 and we still have a month or two of snow to look at (or ugly thaw). Thank you!

February 22, 2007	#8
flowerpower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Catskill Mountains, NY Z5 Posts: 94	Papaya,oh, cool. I thought the leaves had a really nice shape. The rest of the flowers are just so gorgeous. The colors are so bright. 4 O' Clocks could get by on around 6 hrs of sun. As soon as they get shade, they open. So maybe move them to a shadier location.