Spring has come in full speed, and I found myself hardly catching up. The garden really looks wonderful in any angle, well, at least in my eyes :)
Nun's orchid (Phaius tankervilliae) bloomed in March.
Three Irises also started blooming in March.
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| Neomarica Caerulea 'Regina' |
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| Dietas bicolor |
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| Neomarica Gracilis |
Five Amaryllis bulbs I bought last year, now two "Apple Blossom"s are blooming. The other three are still taking their time, and have not even shown the sign of buds.
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| 'Apple Blossom' |
Caladiums started popping up everywhere around the garden.
This is the second year of this Peruvian Lily (Eucrosia Bicolor) called my garden home. After it finished blooming last year, it gradually lost all the leaves, and completely disappeared from the ground. I almost thought maybe they are rotten in the ground, and I lost them for good. A couple of weeks ago, several flower spikes popping up from the ground without any leaves around. That was real sweet surprise for me. Beautiful, huh? The leaves appeared after the flowers were opened.
Last year I started some Marigolds from store bought seeds. After they finished blooming, I collected those seed heads, and casually spread them in several containers, and then almost forgot them. Surprisingly, the seedlings grow so fast and strong, better than those that I put much care for. Since I had so many seedlings, I started putting them everywhere in my garden, and distributed them to the friends.
The new flowerbed I opened two months ago is also gradually filling in. I added some annuals for the season color. Vinca is becoming my favorite annuals. They just thrive in the Florida sun without much care, and they reseed themselves easily. They are almost like perennials in this South Florida Garden since they could bloom all year long. I have several different colors, pink, white, lavender, and crimson.
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| Flax Lily, Daisy Bush, Marigolds, and double Portulaca (Portulaca 'Fairytale Cinderella') |
Love how the leave of Aechmea blanchetiana 'Orangeade' reflected the morning sunshine in following two pictures.
Other areas of the garden...
Spiderwort has grown from one small division into a big clump. (Thank you, Meems!)
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| Spiderwort (Tradescantia) |
Dipladenia pink got a heavy trim the end of last year, now it is coming back stronger and more beautiful.
