Ah, seeing the bigger picture, now I recognise it.View attachment 324810
It's actually a dianthus (sp?). It's sold as an annual, but often comes back.
Ah, seeing the bigger picture, now I recognise it.View attachment 324810
It's actually a dianthus (sp?). It's sold as an annual, but often comes back.
Ah, seeing the bigger picture, now I recognise it.
Me too! It was sheer luck this poor plant lived here at my house.Does look like a completely different plant, when not enlarged. I'd love to be able to raise orchids
Me too! It was sheer luck this poor plant lived here at my house.
That's a very nice surprise.This has never, ever. . . I mean. . . NEVER happened to me before!!!!!
A couple years ago I received a phone call from one of the elderly members from the turtle club. He was getting too old to care for his plants and did I want them. Well, a plant person never says no to plants. I got some pathos, a ficus benjamina, some jade, your ordinary house plants, along with a small orchid plant. It was (and still is) in a 4" pot and had three leaves.
I'm not the best plant carer, and sometimes I forget to water. Plus, I broke my wrist (requiring surgery) and knee cap last September and had to call on some friends to move my plants into the greenhouse for the winter. Don't get me wrong, I TOTALLY appreciate their hard work moving the plants, but when one is not the person who put the plants on the shelves, one sometimes doesn't realize one is missing some of them during watering days. And this little orchid plant was stuck behind a bigger pot and hardly got any water over the winter.
When I moved the plants out a couple weeks ago, I repotted the orchid, tossing all the bark and, using the same pot, put orchid soil in the lower half with small grade orchid bark in the top half where the roots were. Last week I noticed a stem with flower buds. WHAT? A BLOOMING ORCHID PLANT? HERE ON MY PROPERTY?????
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Notice the Spathiphyllum in the large pot behind the smaller pots. It came from that fellow from the turtle club too. When it went into the green house it was so full and lush you couldn't see the top of the pot. They don't take well to drought conditions.
Looks like you have a very interesting plot of land. I wish I could come visit you!I've had this cactus for many years, it's been in the same pot in the same place since I potted it. It has survived but didn't thrive. This year it is growing multiple pads for the first time. It came from Arizona. View attachment 325231This is my Lace Leaf maple that is very colorful this time of year, but by mid June to July it looses most of it's color.View attachment 325232
Wonder why this year it grew.... do cactus go dormant?I've had this cactus for many years, it's been in the same pot in the same place since I potted it. It has survived but didn't thrive. This year it is growing multiple pads for the first time. It came from Arizona. View attachment 325231This is my Lace Leaf maple that is very colorful this time of year, but by mid June to July it looses most of it's color.View attachment 325232
Cactus looks good! And the flowers are beautiful!Started all my cactus from single pads. Got flowers this year. Planted between 1 to 3 years ago
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Man I love the opuntia cactus. This forum totally opened me up to the world of lovely green juicy cactusCactus looks good! And the flowers are beautiful!
And if you can find this drink, you'll love prickly pear that much more. I'm drinking one now!Man I love the opuntia cactus. This forum totally opened me up to the world of lovely green juicy cactus
Definitely will try this! Oh and probably try to make my own after ? wish me luckAnd if you can find this drink, you'll love prickly pear that much more. I'm drinking one now!
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Can you put pads in a good juicer ?And if you can find this drink, you'll love prickly pear that much more. I'm drinking one now!
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This is something you can use to soak your Mazuri in tooAnd if you can find this drink, you'll love prickly pear that much more. I'm drinking one now!
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Definitely will try this! Oh and probably try to make my own after ? wish me luck
I have no idea on how to make your own, but I'd love to hear how it goes!! Good luck!Can you put pads in a good juicer ?