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Kumquat 'Meiwa' |
Have Herbs / Edibles |
I got this 1 to replace 1 left in Maurice about 2013. We planted in a large Rubbermaid trash barrel placed in the alcove on east side of house. | June 2, 2020: Bloomed (Covered with fragrant white flowers.) July 15, 2020: Miscellaneous Event (marble size fruit) December 1, 2020: Harvested (All = a full gallon. I'll make marmalade soon.) February 15, 2021: Winterized (Freeze to 20s so covered well with flannel back plastic table cloth) February 25, 2021: Transplanted (Planted out in back yard. Looked dead since freeze) May 10, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (By April 1 it looked dead but for about 3 sprigs at top putting out leaves. Today 5-10 found tiny new growth just starting) July 1, 2021: Bloomed (lots of flowers) April 29, 2022 - April 25, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Really growing well. Put out nice spring growth & forming a rounded bush.) May 15, 2022: Bloomed (Covered with tiny fragrant flowers.) July 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (So healthy & full of pea to marble green fruit) February 14, 2023: Bloomed (New growth & some flowers. By Dec. had lots of fruit & I picked all before a freeze late Dec.) |
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Lycoris 'Albiflora' creamy white |
Have SPECIAL |
I have this creamy white Lycoris Spider lily. I have a 5' row as of 2021. | August 22, 2019: Bloomed (Several stems shot up overnight & will bloom tomorrow Aug. 23, 2019. By the 24th I have 6 opened wide across the 5' row with at least 6 more for the full row.) August 10, 2020: Bloomed (1st of 2020 in west bed row.) March 2, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Dark green leaves after flowers Sept.thru Winter months) May 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Dug about a doz & sold then a dozen for me to grow in s pot) August 20, 2022: Bloomed (Blooming in west bed) |
| Mini orchids |
Have SPECIAL |
Bought 2 in bloom at SuperOne 1 is solid purple & 1 is purple & white. They are only 4" hi& wide. tiny flowers on tiny plants. Growing on bakers rack by white reg. from Rachel. | October 13, 2021: Obtained plant (Bought 2 at SuperOne for $9.99 each with blooms 1 purple, 1 purple & white) March 1, 2023: Bloomed (Both white & purple in frog pot & solid light purple in orange dragonfly pot are in full bloom. I forgot how pretty the 2" flowers arw) |
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| Pink & Gold Lantana |
Have New 2023 |
Saw at Stine a small plant $6 so got it. So pretty& perennial so if I care for it it will get bigger this Summer. Picture taken day I got it 6-4-23. Tag says Bonnie Plant so I read up its a hybrid that does not make seeds. | June 4, 2023: Obtained plant (Bought a Stines $6) March 15, 2024: Bloomed (Original plant trimmed back in Jan. in garage then a 7" cutting from Dec.rooted so I have a new small plant in its own pot. They are both just starting to bloom.) |
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| Pink Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
Have SPECIAL |
Pink Dwf. Poinciana - Bought 3 from Robert / typicaltoed on Etsy. Arrived Sat. 12-7-19. Paid a premium price of $12 each to get free shipping & because I really wanted them. Unfortunately smallest that never did well died after Dec. 2022 freeze. | December 7, 2019: Obtained plant (3 nice 8" plants with 4 to 5 leaf brackets each) March 10, 2020: Potted up (Transplanted all from pint size original pots to 1/2 gal. pots.) February 15, 2021: Winterized (Hard freeze in 20s so brought all 3 in garage) March 12, 2021: Potted up (Moved to sandy soil in 2 gallon pots) March 1, 2022: Maintenance performed (All 3 survived winter in pots . 2 are 3' but 1 is smaller about 18". I'm watching for sprout out any day now that we are warming up.) February 26, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (Late Jan freeze got 2 but largest stayed green . All brought in garage or under good cover .so Ill watch for new growth on all hopefully ) March 15, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (New growth on all tips of both plants.) |
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| Queens Tears bilberbia |
Have Succulents |
Sonia Comboy gave me a starter plant she had just separated off her hanging basket full. Looks shabby but will watch for new growth. | April 21, 2022: Obtained plant June 1, 2022: Transplanted (Finally put in a hanging basket in lorapetalums for 1/2 day filtered sun & July 1 doing well with some new growth) September 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Doing well hanging under lorapetalums & multiplying.) February 14, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (Jan. freeze got half but I cleared dead part & its recovering.) February 10, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Hanging basket was full so I divided individually & potted for plant sale. I found 2 developing pink buds so repotted in a smaller hanging basket.) March 7, 2024: Bloomed (Keeper hanging basket has 2 beautiful flowers. I took pictures & will try to post here.) |
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| Red Canna from Red Cedar Ln. |
Have New 2023 Cannas |
May 1 in full bloom green leaves with true clear red flowers on plants that are dwf. so 3'. May 10th I pulled 2 rooted plants of about 5 growing in front yard of Red Cwdar Ln. Came home & planted both in same pot on patio. Some dried seed pods were collected & i soaked about 20 from 2 pods & will pot after a few days of soaking. | May 11, 2023: Obtained plant (Blooming a while since new growth of 2023 appeared. Today I pulled 2 starter plants to bring home & I potted them together . They had large dried seed pods which I opened to get 20 hard seeds. I'm soaking a couple of days & will plant in a pot to start.) May 15, 2023: Plant emerged (I have 4 plants maybe a 5th from seeds) March 15, 2024: Transplanted (Planted the 12" tall clump in the largest barrel pot by white fence. They can take sun & will be colorful there.) April 20, 2024: Bloomed (Only 15" & pretty blue red flowers. I love it!) |
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| Rose Ground cover Red 'Diana Carter' |
Have Roses |
From a cutting from Diana in Houston 1992. 7 Sister type clusters on an easy care year long bloomer. I have 2 in front yard & 1 on west side yard | February 1, 2021: Maintenance performed (Put Bayer 3N1 & trimmed back some) March 10, 2021: Plant emerged (Spring flush of dark new leaves with burgundy underside) March 27, 2021: Bloomed (1st flower opened & lots of buds on 4' wide x 3' high bushes) March 1, 2022: Plant emerged (I always trim & put Bayer 3 in 1 about Valentines & as usual sprouts appear about March 1.) March 22, 2022: Bloomed (1st flower opened ) May 25, 2022: Maintenance performed (1st flush is finished so trimmed for next to come.) April 1, 2023: Bloomed (Seemed late but i trimmed in Jan. so by the time they sent out new growth all 3 are blooming now) March 1, 2024: Plant emerged (Full of burgundy new growth all so healthy & started blooming about March 20,'24) |
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| Rose Katrina - Peggy Martin Rose |
Have Roses |
May 1, 2021 a neighbor on back side of Wallingsford brought me lots of long branch cutting for me to cut up & root. I rooted 2 nice plants by Fall that grew & bloomed April 2022 | May 1, 2021: Obtained plant (Got about 50 cuttings from several 2' to 3' branches & put in water to root) July 7, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Only 2 rooted - one larger I planted in a hanging basket smaller in a 6"pot on patio.) March 4, 2022: Transplanted (Put from hanging baskets to gold tall vase pots so they can hang over edge for now. They both have about 6 stems 16" to 18" long) April 8, 2022: Bloomed (Both bushes almost 3' tall on arch are full of hundreds of tiny buds. 1st 1.25" flower is palest pink almost white which is not med pink of branch I made cuttings from.) May 26, 2022 - May 22, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Both sides have reached top of arch so I tied there) January 15, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (I planted both plants in ground on sides of arch. Note In the gold tall pots hey crossed over top in Sept but I cut them to 2' because I thought I was moving. ) February 21, 2023: Bloomed (found 1st few little flowers today. a couple on each side.) March 1, 2024: Bloomed (Just starting a couple blooms on arch) |
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| Sanseveria |
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| Southern Belle Rose pink |
Have Sell as seed Hardy Hibiscus |
Fresh seeds collected Fall 2020 15 seeds $4 includes postage. These get 5' with 8" flowers by my back fence | June 1, 2020: Bloomed (1st flowers of 2021) March 15, 2021: Maintenance performed (Cut to ground in clean up) May 31, 2021: Bloomed (1st bloom of 2021 on 5' plants by back fence) May 15, 2022: Bloomed (Bush is 5'x4' this year) March 7, 2024: Plant emerged (Trimmed old dead parts & new growth is emerging about 8") |
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| Spider Lily Red (loryosis) |
Have SPECIAL |
Some were originally from Pearlys Mom & some I brought here in 2007 from my Mom. They are lined on edge of bricks by Lorepetalums starting at corner. Back about 2015 I put some in a circle & moved in April 2021. & still a few left behind shot up about Sept. 1 in the grass where circle used to be. | September 20, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Back in April I dug all in a circle years in middle of back yard to move circle. Put all bulbs in a container & really forgot about them. They were where they got rain & sun & surprised me about Aug. 20 with flowers reaching out of container. WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT IT.) August 20, 2022: Bloomed (a few early flowers sprang up) |
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| Thornless blackberry |
Have Herbs / Edibles |
Neighbor Wanda Veillion gave me a 4' 4 leaved starter plant off her huge one. She doesn't know name. Later about Nov. she brought another nice rooted plant & 2 branches I then rooted so I have several plants to start 2022. | May 1, 2021: Obtained plant (Wanda gave me a small potted starter plant off hers.) November 8, 2021: Transplanted (Wanda brought 2 more starter plants & we planted all three in a 5' section by the east fence.) April 25, 2022: Fruit Ripened (Lots of fruit still to ripen but just started picking a few, NOTE plant is sending out new stems everywhere.) March 10, 2024: Bloomed (2 healthy plants with new growth since Feb. have flowers.) |
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| Turk's Cap malvaviscus drummondi 'vareigata' |
Have SPECIAL |
I bought my plant from Almost Eden Fall of 2018. | March 22, 2021: Maintenance performed (2-15-21 freeze may have gotten it. Will watch for life.) April 5, 2021: Plant emerged (Several leaves on 2 root sprouts that show variegation ) May 13, 2021: Transplanted (In a 2 gallon pot on patio.) June 7, 2021: Bloomed (All new growth has reverted to green. Just a tiny bit of var. so disappointed but still red flowers are nice.) September 20, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (By July had a growth spurt & all on variegated parts so lots of variegated leaves on a 5' plant & flowers galore in Aug. & Sept attracting humming birds. When I trim back in Nov. I will try to root variegated parts & remove green ones.) April 25, 2022: Bloomed (Full of new variegated leaves & 1st flower of 2022) February 14, 2024: Maintenance performed (leggy so trimmed to 12" & put cuttings in water to root since seeds produced solid green) April 1, 2024: Cuttings took (Roots started on 2 so I potted on April 18th. I will keep for a larger cluster & these had variegated leaves unlike ones from seeds.) |
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| White with yellow beard I named 'Angel Wings' |
Have Irises |
Brought from Mama's yard June 2019. Originally from neighbor Ms. Aymond. Bud has pale blue tint but is pure white when opened. I'll call 'Angel Wings'. | March 17, 2021: Bloomed (1st bloom here on St. Pat's Day) | |
| Wild Horses X Forestlake Ragamuffin Day lily |
Have Day lilies |
I started from seeds I got in a Seed Swap 12-30-17 & planted Spring 2018. I have Wild Horses & they crossed with F. Ragamuffin thats early, tall with 5.5 flower thats pink with gold pie crust edge. Results could be wonderful so awaiting 1st flower maybe 2022. I could call it Wild Ragamuffin, I'll see | June 1, 2022: Bloomed (Only 1 bloom but got to see it.) | |
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Bromeliad (Aechmea distichantha) |
Have New 2023 |
Got 2 different types from a lady at Mst. Gardeners Swap 4-22-23 | May 10, 2023: Bloomed (Just got it at the April Mst. Gardener's swap so happy to have a bloom so fast) March 1, 2024: Transplanted (Original finished blooming & had 2 good size pups so I put all 3 in a smaller pot & under Vitex where did good before. Note I lost one with pink flower without it making pups.) |
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Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus 'Huntington Blue') |
Have Trade as plant Sell as plant |
I got my start when Marshall's Nursery closed 15 years ago. My picture here taken in 2018 is the only one in the plant files. @021 Note: They've multiplied to 2 2' circle clumps that I will thin in Oct. '21 | June 20, 2019: Bloomed (1st bloom of 2019 in east bed of front sidewalk.) July 5, 2019: Bloomed (One on plant on west side of sidewalk.) March 20, 2020: Maintenance performed (Put nice layer of pine needles in both flower beds) June 28, 2020: Bloomed (Both plnts have flowers this year) February 1, 2021: Maintenance performed (Fertilized with Bayer 3 n 1) February 28, 2021: Miscellaneous Event (Freeze 2-15-21 got them good ) March 17, 2021: Plant emerged (Beginning of green seen) May 25, 2022: Bloomed (2' tall on east of sidewalk) July 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Both sides of sidewalk have blooms this year) July 1, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Both sides of sidewalk have blooms this year) February 26, 2023: Maintenance performed (Thinking I was moving I dug all & they are in a shallow cream pot on the patio.) |
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Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue') |
Have New 2022 |
This is closest I can find of ones I got at ron Weathers house. It's a pretty med. blue purple . | November 1, 2021: Obtained plant (These were from 1 clump & a pretty med. blue/purple. There is 1 plant from a different clump hopefully different. No bloom this year.) May 25, 2022: Bloomed (Bloom stem formed on 1 of group of about 5 in a long pot on patio.) |
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Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema 'Siam Red') |
Have House Plants |
Never saw this colorful variety & just had to have it. It's 12" tall x 8" wide not counting pot. I bought it 9-3-21 at Home Depot for $15. | September 3, 2021: Obtained plant (Leaves were reddest of all 8 available. Crown of 3 stems + a new one 4" just sprouting.) May 13, 2022: Miscellaneous Event (Doing great indoors) |
