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OK here is a flower and it is in a pot waiting to go in the ground. Sitting between the Hostas you cannot see it is in a pot.
I had dug them up last Fall from the old house and since they were growing so good in the pot I did not want to disturb them until after they bloomed and grew strong to be transplanted in the garden.
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Parade of foliage
I don't think they are ODD at all, Aud. I think they are gorgeous. They look awesome on your new slate floor.Enjoy! Connie
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Many of my flower pots/containers are filled with plants that bloom very rarely. They are kept from autumn to late spring indoors. ( I need to have plants that are green in the winter, cause our summers are so short )
I just wish my containers were as great as yours are
Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower
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Western Australia (Temperate or "Mediterranean" Climate).
Plant Hardiness Zone: 10 Plus
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These are very pretty plants, Aud. I like growing things in pots, and have
found one can put an odd pot here and there in most gardens without reducing the previous
natural look one was striving for.
My only problem with pots here is that they dry out very quickly, even when
it's not the hot season. The "real" terracotta pots are my favourites, but they dry more quickly than the plastic ones. Pots, however, do seem to favour little groups of herbs (I've only got rosemary and basil at the moment).
I tried to take a snap of my patio garden, which is beginning to show some
life and colour, but the camera paints a picture of too much wall and fence and some struggling tiny things that might one day be plants. Obviously, I
should let some more growth occur before recording it !
Western Australia (Temperate or "Mediterranean" Climate).
Plant Hardiness Zone: 10 Plus
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Thank you all for admiring and understanding my pot love.
Penny I have said this so many times I know I sound like a broken record. But...If you could get one pamper and try this. Soak it until it will not hold anymore water. Pull it open to expose that jelly subsance. Lay it in the bottom of the pot plastic side down jello side up fill your pot with your soil.
I promise you even if the temps hit high 80s you will not have to water for a week. This is the only way my plants survived when I was traveling and I was not home to water for 5 days.
I never understand why every book says you have to water until your water runs out of the bottom. Then the pot is dry an hour later. This only works for cactus. Any plant in the ground stays moist and you don't see them dying. They start sending the roots deeper to get to the water.
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Gorgeous plants and beautiful pots!
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A person who says it can't be done
shouldn't be watching the
person that's doing it.
Dony
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Sounds a clever idea, Aud, well worth trying.
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What a beautiful display. I really enjoyed lookin at your plants and pots! I see you still have your shamrock. I put mine back out on the front porch again this year, and something [I think a chipmunk, we have oodles of them this year] ate it all!!!!
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They look gorgeous Aud! I've learned from you and have lots of colorful foliage again this year also. It always stays so nice and fresh looking too. Those rex begonias are fantastic, that's one plant I haven't tried yet.
?And tis my faith, that every flower enjoys the air it breathes.?
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Aud, you're full of surprises! Do those fancy swirl leaf begonias need full sun? I saved 4 from lowe's killer employees.
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because even though they seem far away, they could come true tomorrow"
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smurfboy, the fancy swirl leaf begonias are a couple years old. I grow them in the shade in the summer and they are in very low light all winter.
All I notice is they love water I keep them moist all winter and they are happy.
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I have the white and purple oxalis too, those bloom year round.
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do you want yellow?I can send you plenty free.I have no doubt come winter this garden will be full of it too.
The kiss of the sun for pardon
The song of the birds for mirth
One is nearer to God's heart in the garden
Than anywhere else on earth
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Thank you Shade I am a pot head. That is sweet grass from my pond. It is something I am trying to see if it is hardy in the pot for the winter. The black swirl plant is Begonia Escargot.
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I'm still much tempted to add that multicolored variety of Tradescantia offered by one company to my collection, and wonder if any of our members has tried growing that one. I'd guess it might be only moderately difficult to grow, but one can never tell in my house , with some plants doing great and others suffering from lack of stronger light all winter. I guess it's called Tradescantia spathacea variegata!
"A Rose by any other name...is still a "thorny" issue".
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I have had it for 3 years MrS. It is called tons of names. Oyster, Moses in the cradle. I think you have called it the correct proper name. As usual you know the correct name for a plant and the people selling these plants only know one name money.
It is a slow grower for me. It does not seem to care if it has a lot of light in the winter. In the summer I put it in part sunny places watered less. The next summer I put it in full sun and gave it a lot of water and it still grew slow. I do not know what would make it grow faster,
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Oops my fault Shade I thought you were talking about the one in the back.
The one with all the color is a 99 cent annual I brought three years ago, I bring it in every year and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. LOL
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Wonderful mix there Aud is all I can say, and unfortunately I've sort of cut back in regards to having more of a mix , so mine isn't quite as colorful. However, one of my favorties is still my bright pink Hawaiian Ti plant, I've had for years. Reminds me though I have yet to try many of the wonderful and colorful ornamental sweet potatoes which are available nowdays, and I do love those!
"A Rose by any other name...is still a "thorny" issue".
