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Here you will find pictures of plants growing in my garden in Palm Bay, Florida
Garden under construction, now gone!!!.
Plants received from trading on GardenWeb.
The plants in this section included Clerodendrum, Paulownia.
Petunias,
Bird of Paradise, Chasmanthe, Three varieties of Ginger and last but not least
my hubby decided that there was room on the left side for his tomato garden.
After the freeze in January, 2001, quite
a few of the plants froze. I lost the Graptophyllum and also the Papaya
trees that were to the left of this section. They were almost six
feet tall. I also lost
eight of my orchids. They were covered with a mattress cover, but the wind
was so fierce it blew it off and exposed them to the elements.
January 2002
Most of the plants from the freeze last year came back nice and strong.
Then come January we had another freeze. This year we lost the rest.
I was devastated last year, after all my work, and the generosity of the traders
on gardenweb.com., My garden was beautiful.
2004-2008
Now all we have growing in the yard are trees: Orange, Kumquat, Carombola,
Grapefruit, Tangerine, Lychee , Bauhinia, Cassia, and a Loquat that was grown
from seed. We call the Loquat, the Dzia Dzia tree. The seeds were
sown just after my Father-in-law passed. When my Mother-in-law passed, we
sowed seeds of Bauhinia. She loved flowers, so she has an orchid tree in
her honor.
I've also had houseplants when I lived in New York and I was amazed that my
houseplants were really shrubs and trees growing quite large here in Florida.
Needless to say, most of them ended up in the garden.
My favorite plants are Orchids, Plumeria and
Hoya.
I also have a few Cacti
and Succulents. Click on the highlighted words to see pictures of
my favorites.
Most of the plants are available for trade and will be
noted as:
C:
cuttings SP: small plants or
offsets
B:
bulbs
S: seeds
NFT: not
available for trade at this time
Click on thumbnail to see larger picture.
Seeds I have to trade:
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Amaranthus - red leaves Amaryllis - white, apple blossom Amaranthus Asclepias - Red Butterflies Asters - powderpuff Baptista - false indigo Bonica Rose Brunfelsia Butterfly bush - 'Black Knight', purple Cactus - mixed Calliandra haemantocephala 'Powder Puff' Calotropis giganta Campanula Castor Bean Cestrum nocturnum Chasmanthe Chilean Glory vine Clitoria -blue Cobaea - cup and saucer Columbine Coral Vine Coreopsis lanceolata Cup and Saucer vine Crepe Myrtle - lilac Datura - white, purple, black swirl,, lavender, LeFleur (lilac) Datura - dbl purple, dbl yellow, dbl lavender Eucalyptis Fatsia tetrapanex papyniferus Feijoa Four O'clock Giant Sunflower - grey stripe Gourd - mixed Helebore Hollyhock althena Hyacinth Bean - purple or white Hibiscus - mixed or yellow |
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| VEGETABLE and FRUIT
SEEDS -
seeds are in
limited quantities Basil-sweet |
Kiwi Oregano Parsley Radish - Scarlet Turnip, white tip Rhubarb Spinach Squash - zucchini, dark green Swiss Chard Thyme |
MY WANT
LIST: Seeds
I'm looking for:
Davidia
Hoya
Epiphyllum
Plumeria - any color seeds
Rhodochiton - purple bells
Plants I'm looking for:
| Abelia Acanthus - Bear's Breeches Agave bractusa - squid Agave Agave parrasana - red spines Agave univittata Agave vilmoriniana - octopus Agave Alstroemeria peligrini (Lily of the Incas) Angiozanthos flavida - Kangaroo Paw Anisdontea (African Mallow) Artemsia Arum italicum 'Marmoratum' Bamboo palm Banksia - Austrailian honeysuckle Beaumontia - Easter Lily vine Bursera microphylla (Elephant trunk tree-for bonsai) Caesalpinia - Pride of Barbados peacock flower "Vahiapele" Calonyction - Moon flower Ceiba erianthos Daphne Odora Dietes bicolor - African Iris Dombeya Dracena Drago Duranta Graptophyllum - caricature plant Heliotrope Hibiscus Blue Bayou Jaboticaba - aka Myrciaria cauliflora Jacobinia carnea |
Japonica gigantica Manihot esculenta 'varigata' Miscanthus caberet Mussaenda erythorphylla- coral color Noranta guianesis Ochna serrulata - Mickey mouse plant Orchids - warm types suitable for Florida Pandanus (Screw Pine) Passiflora coccinea - red passion vine Passiflora mollissima - banana passion vine Petrea Phormium tenax Colensoi & Maori Piper nigrum - black pepper plant Pittosporum tobira Prosopis Protea barbigera and cynaroides Pseuderanthemum reticulatum - variegated Romneya matilija poppy - fried egg flower Sanchezia speciosa Sparmamnnia - indoor lime-linden Spire Spondias - Hog Plum Tabernaemonthana divaricara - Crape jasmine Tacca intergrifolia - (White Bat Flower) Testudinaria elephantipes - Elephant's Foot Veltheimia capensis Verbascum Westringia fruticosa-Austrailian rosemary |
Please visit my Orchids
in Bloom page by clicking on flowers
Surf the Web:
GardenWeb : Plant and seed forum for
information and trading.
Orchid Lady : All the information you need to grow all kinds of
orchids.
Virtual Garden : Site for information on all aspects of gardening
