Banana July Update

 It's the middle of the month and you know what that means? Another banana update! 

Here they are in Order 

Musa Sikkimensis - 3 new leaves!

Ensete Maurelli - maybe 5 new leaves this month

Musella Lasciocarpa - It had 2 tiny leaves last month. Now it has grown 3 larger ones

Musa Velutina - it grew 4 or 5 new leaves this month!

Musa Zebrina - it only grew 1 leaf from May to June, but has EXPLODED since! Each stem grew 2 or 3 nice large leaves

Ae Ae grew 3 new leaves! I am so impressed!

Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis aka

Mekong Giant has LEAPED! At least 5 new leaves in the past month

Ensete Giletii has also grown 3-4 leaves

Musa Basjoo could the the winner of the growing competition. I couldnt count but I wouldnt be surprised it it was 5-6 per stem.

Dahlias!

Almost all of them are in bloom! Kevin's Floodlight & Seattle are growing next to each other and are so lovely! 

July Update from my parents backyard on Staten Island New York

 Things were looking rough a few weeks ago but it's really come together since then! 

Dad, mom, and my sister's dog Leni!

Longleaf pine & rest of the yard

My oleander 

Windmill Palm

A few assorted plants!

My fiddle leaf fig and Chamadorea Microspadix

Pool Plants

My largest and oldest tropical palm, my Adondila

Ti Plant Pink Diamond with some hibiscus and frostproof gardenia 

Double Yellow Hibiscus

Closeup

Begonia acontifolia?

  Dahlia

hedychium coronarium  & Colocasia redemption

Gazania

Tillandsia novakii

Bluephoria Mandevilla / Dipladanea

Dahlia

Canna Cleopatra

Heliotrope

A new canna! 

My Aloe bloomed twice this year! I got blooms inside the house in January!

My favorite fig tree ALREADY has fruit

 The first fig of the season & it's only early July! Biago's Blush always produces a breba crop, which is the fruit that overwintered on last year's branches.