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Cherry Red Phloxy Lady

4-29-phlox.png I love phlox -- all kinds of phlox, from the tall garden phlox to the creeping phlox... 4.29.13 - Creeping Phlox ...to the hybrid phlox. I picked up a new annual phlox called Cherry Red 'Phloxy Lady' about 2 weeks...

May 16, 2013 9:06 pm
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'Little Beauty' Tulip

5-6-little-beauty.png I planted 15 bulbs of the so-called Little Beauty Tulips last fall and forgot all about them. One morning last week I spotted tiny tulip buds that opened with midday sun and closed up again in the evening. 5.4.13 There...

May 6, 2013 2:08 pm
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Yellow Trout Lily

4-30-toad-lilies-3.png The yellow Trout Lily, with small, single, nodding flowers in pale yellow on very slender stalks, has been growing in my back yard for over 20 years. 4.21.10 It has grown into a dense, healthy-looking colony over the years --...

May 1, 2013 2:44 pm
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Morning Glory in April

10 31 12 am-glory.jpg It's really a Morning Glory in bloom! I could hardly believe my eye when I saw a single pink morning glory blooming in a large container in my front window this morning, along with abundant chenille flowers and a...

April 24, 2013 10:40 am
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Lipstick Plant, Aeschynantus pulcher

4-10-aeschy.png What an unusual and intriguing flower! 4.4.13 A bright red flower bud emerges from a dark maroon-colored calyx as it became increasingly elongated, resembling a lipstick protruding from a tube. A month ago I happened to find this plant in...

April 10, 2013 10:08 am
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Calceolaria (Pocketbook Plant) sends out unusual flowers

4-1-pocketbook-2.png I have been enjoying my new Calceolaria (Pocketbook Plant) for more than 6 weeks. There have been many new blooms and new buds almost every day. One tiny flower stem could not withstand the weight of blooming flowers, allowing me...

April 1, 2013 5:32 pm
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'Sunset Velvet' Oxalis

3-25-oxalis-drooped.png This is the fourth and latest Oxalis in my houseplant collection. The tri-leaflet foliage looks very delicate, light and airy. The color is most unusual -- light green mixed with gold, bronze and yellow. The flowers are beautiful and dainty...

March 25, 2013 4:40 pm
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Iron Cross aka Lucky Clover: Oxalis tetraphylla

3-4-shamrock.png For many years I have enjoyed Oxalis triangularis (Purple Shamrock) and Lucky Shamrock with bright, light green leaves -- both have the characteristic 3-leaflet foliage. Two weeks ago, I came across Iron Cross (Oxalis tetraphylla) or Lucky Clover, with...

March 16, 2013 4:35 pm
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Kalanchoe humilis, the humble kalanchoe

3-12-kalanchoe.png Finding a new, unfamiliar plant, flowering or non- flowering, has always been a special moment for me. 3.2.13 It's like meeting someone new, and interesting or even intriguing and challenging. It's omething you can nurture, watch it grow and...

March 13, 2013 10:40 am
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Crocus in the snow

3-7-droplets-on-group.png Spring was in the air just last week. Today, we're back in winter. Snow is supposed to continue falling until tomorrow morning. Crocus (along with Hellebores, Pansies and Snowdrops) have appeared since last week. They look lovelier in the snow...

March 7, 2013 2:41 pm
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