Monday, July 02, 2007

hummer

They like the crocosmia more than any other flower in the yard.
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Sunday, July 01, 2007

Banana recovery

This banana looked dead. The "dry overwinter" method was too much stress for it. "Yes, we have no bananas" this year. But it is recovering. I read that they need a lot of nitrogen and a lot of water. It got a dose of fish emulshion today.
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Yellow Clivia

This yellow clivia was purchased as a SEED whcih cost about $8.00 via mail order. That was 5 years ago. This is its first blossom.
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Lilies

Unknown varietes of lilies. Most of there are Asiatic hybrids, with one Trumpet. Ning bought these as "variety packs" so they dont have names.


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More roses

"Peace". I had given up on this one. It looked "viral". This Spring it was cut back to about 1 foot, and it hasn't received any water. This is it's nicest blossom so far.
Beautiful in the garden and in a vase. "Fair Bianca." Very fragrant. The perfect white English Rose.
Symphony. This one is so-so compared to some English roses, but is reliable and hardy. This set of blossoms stuck up out of the ground about 1 foot from the main plant. It is own-root.
Scepter'ed Isle. Reliable, hardy, and very fragrant. There are a lot of pink roses around. I like this one a lot.Posted by Picasa